Registered nurse med/surgs make $82,673 per year on average, or $39.75 per hour, in the United States. Registered nurse med/surgs on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $54,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $124,000.
Location impacts how much a registered nurse med/surg can expect to make. Registered nurse med/surgs make the most in Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and New York.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Connecticut | $109,674 | $52.73 | 2,641 |
2 | Delaware | $104,509 | $50.24 | 993 |
3 | Maine | $90,114 | $43.32 | 1,541 |
4 | Massachusetts | $98,408 | $47.31 | 7,388 |
5 | Rhode Island | $117,131 | $56.31 | 628 |
6 | New Jersey | $110,963 | $53.35 | 4,751 |
7 | New Hampshire | $91,280 | $43.88 | 1,564 |
8 | North Dakota | $89,353 | $42.96 | 837 |
9 | Michigan | $92,434 | $44.44 | 5,911 |
10 | New York | $103,468 | $49.74 | 8,363 |
11 | Wyoming | $88,939 | $42.76 | 419 |
12 | Maryland | $98,389 | $47.30 | 4,474 |
13 | Texas | $88,115 | $42.36 | 15,671 |
14 | Pennsylvania | $88,027 | $42.32 | 8,358 |
15 | South Dakota | $84,297 | $40.53 | 910 |
16 | Wisconsin | $89,282 | $42.92 | 3,444 |
17 | West Virginia | $82,186 | $39.51 | 1,446 |
18 | Illinois | $92,835 | $44.63 | 7,316 |
19 | Tennessee | $84,767 | $40.75 | 4,397 |
20 | Ohio | $86,061 | $41.38 | 6,567 |
21 | California | $99,954 | $48.05 | 15,013 |
22 | Washington | $87,047 | $41.85 | 5,820 |
23 | Iowa | $84,003 | $40.39 | 2,782 |
24 | Kentucky | $83,495 | $40.14 | 2,812 |
25 | Vermont | $83,953 | $40.36 | 698 |
26 | Georgia | $84,092 | $40.43 | 8,070 |
27 | Minnesota | $89,017 | $42.80 | 3,813 |
28 | District of Columbia | $102,137 | $49.10 | 607 |
29 | Indiana | $80,163 | $38.54 | 6,003 |
30 | Montana | $82,874 | $39.84 | 1,013 |
31 | Florida | $82,359 | $39.60 | 19,184 |
32 | Nebraska | $86,159 | $41.42 | 1,322 |
33 | Oregon | $88,302 | $42.45 | 2,272 |
34 | Virginia | $89,048 | $42.81 | 5,826 |
35 | Kansas | $81,386 | $39.13 | 2,353 |
36 | Arkansas | $78,493 | $37.74 | 2,318 |
37 | Louisiana | $78,572 | $37.77 | 3,194 |
38 | North Carolina | $81,306 | $39.09 | 7,062 |
39 | Hawaii | $97,142 | $46.70 | 372 |
40 | Mississippi | $79,343 | $38.15 | 1,680 |
41 | Utah | $84,742 | $40.74 | 767 |
42 | Oklahoma | $80,886 | $38.89 | 2,209 |
43 | Alaska | $67,248 | $32.33 | 768 |
44 | New Mexico | $78,957 | $37.96 | 1,711 |
45 | South Carolina | $79,208 | $38.08 | 3,082 |
46 | Arizona | $78,079 | $37.54 | 4,285 |
47 | Alabama | $77,810 | $37.41 | 2,698 |
48 | Colorado | $80,613 | $38.76 | 4,130 |
49 | Missouri | $76,870 | $36.96 | 3,958 |
50 | Nevada | $77,651 | $37.33 | 1,156 |
51 | Idaho | $73,660 | $35.41 | 1,034 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | New York, NY | $103,643 | $49.83 |
2 | Washington, DC | $102,173 | $49.12 |
3 | Los Angeles, CA | $99,532 | $47.85 |
4 | Baltimore, MD | $98,602 | $47.40 |
5 | Boston, MA | $98,291 | $47.26 |
6 | Chicago, IL | $93,244 | $44.83 |
7 | Detroit, MI | $92,422 | $44.43 |
8 | Portland, ME | $91,043 | $43.77 |
9 | Arlington, VA | $90,930 | $43.72 |
10 | San Antonio, TX | $89,977 | $43.26 |
11 | Fargo, ND | $89,850 | $43.20 |
12 | Milwaukee, WI | $89,397 | $42.98 |
13 | Austin, MN | $88,959 | $42.77 |
14 | Portland, OR | $88,279 | $42.44 |
15 | Philadelphia, PA | $88,098 | $42.35 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $124,000 | $10,333 | $60 |
75th Percentile | $102,000 | $8,500 | $49 |
Average | $82,673 | $6,889 | $40 |
25th Percentile | $66,000 | $5,500 | $32 |
10th Percentile | $54,000 | $4,500 | $26 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Staff Nurse | $66,733 | $5,561 | $32.08 | 699,636 |
Emergency Department Registered Nurse | $73,269 | $6,106 | $35.23 | 661,518 |
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner | $92,839 | $7,737 | $44.63 | 486,582 |
Psychiatric Registered Nurse | $67,749 | $5,646 | $32.57 | 640,480 |
Triage Register Nurse | $64,060 | $5,338 | $30.80 | 458,151 |
Contractor-Registered Nurse | $91,482 | $7,624 | $43.98 | 648,022 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | Heartland Home Health Inc. | $97,213 | $46.74 | 4 |
2 | University of California, Berkeley | $95,081 | $45.71 | 478 |
3 | Sutter Health | $90,638 | $43.58 | 2137 |
4 | Waverly Health Center | $87,658 | $42.14 | 16 |
5 | Virginia Mason Medical Center | $87,650 | $42.14 | 506 |
6 | AHMC Healthcare | $87,244 | $41.94 | 328 |
7 | Tuality Healthcare | $86,593 | $41.63 | 51 |
8 | Suncoast Post-Tension | $86,233 | $41.46 | 26 |
9 | ATC Healthcare | $86,135 | $41.41 | 135 |
10 | Cascade Health | $86,001 | $41.35 | 111 |
11 | Eisenhower Medical Center | $85,848 | $41.27 | 69 |
12 | E! News | $85,845 | $41.27 | |
13 | Sharp HealthCare | $85,831 | $41.26 | 1250 |
14 | Favorite Healthcare Staffing | $85,429 | $41.07 | 3747 |
15 | Connally Memorial Medical Center | $85,251 | $40.99 | 8 |
16 | Accountable Healthcare Holdings Corp. | $85,070 | $40.90 | 7102 |
17 | NurseCore | $84,910 | $40.82 | 42 |
18 | Copper Mountain Community College | $84,671 | $40.71 | 2 |
19 | RNnetwork | $84,597 | $40.67 | 471 |
20 | Premier | $84,555 | $40.65 | 19 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $65,600 | $31.52 |
Mid Level | $82,500 | $39.64 |
Senior Level | $113,000 | $54.37 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2022 | $82,700 | $39.75 | +2.7% |
2021 | $80,400 | $38.68 | +2.1% |
2020 | $78,700 | $37.85 | +2.4% |
2019 | $76,800 | $36.93 | +2.2% |
2018 | $75,100 | $36.12 | +1.4% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Pulse Clinical Alliance | Registered Nurse Med Surg-Day Shift | Lowville, NY | 06/02/2022 | $179,482 |
Pulse Clinical Alliance | Registered Nurse-Med/Surgical, Nights) Urbana, IL 61801 | Urbana, IL | 06/02/2022 | $139,829 |
Medical City Arlington | RN Seasonal Med Surg CDU | Arlington, TX | 06/02/2022 | $121,046 |
Uchealth | RN Fellowship-Burn/Trauma Unit Med Surg | Denver, CO | 06/01/2022 | $69,038 |
Careerstaff Unlimited | Registered Nurse-RN-Med-Surg | Bridgeton, MO | 06/01/2022 | $96,002 |
Pulse Clinical Alliance | Registered Nurse-Medical/Surgical | Days | Tulsa, OK 74136 | Tulsa, OK | 06/01/2022 | $118,333 |
North Suburban Medical Center | Registered Nurse (RN)-Med Surg/Tele | Denver, CO | 06/01/2022 | $61,567 |
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | Seasonal Reistered Nurse (RN) Medical Surgical | Webster, TX | 06/01/2022 | $87,654 |
Stability Healthcare | Med-Surg Travel RN | Birmingham, AL | 06/01/2022 | $101,971 |
Careerstaff Unlimited | Registered Nurse | RN | Med-Surg | Broken Arrow, OK | 06/01/2022 | $104,350 |
Rhode Island pays Registered Nurse Med/Surgs the most in the United States, with an average salary of $117,131 per year, or $56.31 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Registered Nurse Med/Surg if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New Jersey you should be paid close to $110,963 per year.
Agency Registered Nurse gets paid the most. Agency Registered Nurse made a median salary of $93,790. The best-paid 10 percent make $117,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $74,000.
Netcare nurses get paid an average of $52,000 annually. An average Netcare registered nurse's monthly pay in South Africa is approximately R 20,098, meeting the national average.
Netcare Education, a division of the Netcare Group, is regarded as one of South Africa's leading private education and training institutions of healthcare professionals, both in nursing and ancillary health care and emergency medical services.
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