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Director of nurses registry salary

Average director of nurses registry salary

$118,035

$56.75 hourly rate

Entry-level director of nurses registry salary
$64,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025
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Average director of nurses registry salary by state

Highest paying states for directors of nurses registry

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Michigan$121,232$58.28
2Pennsylvania$127,180$61.14
3Ohio$130,245$62.62
4New Jersey$136,138$65.45
5West Virginia$113,804$54.71
6New York$127,833$61.46
7Alaska$120,126$57.75
8Vermont$116,323$55.92
9Indiana$112,077$53.88
10Illinois$119,951$57.67
11Maine$119,926$57.66
12Virginia$120,478$57.92
13Delaware$118,471$56.96
14Washington$122,495$58.89
15District of Columbia$138,751$66.71
16Utah$114,545$55.07
17Wisconsin$110,558$53.15
18Louisiana$105,930$50.93
19Nevada$114,906$55.24
20Oregon$117,260$56.38
21Georgia$108,740$52.28
22Kansas$105,732$50.83
23Rhode Island$111,523$53.62
24Missouri$109,538$52.66
25Connecticut$112,109$53.90
26New Hampshire$110,859$53.30
27Arizona$106,949$51.42
28Massachusetts$111,696$53.70
29Mississippi$95,664$45.99
30North Dakota$105,187$50.57
31Maryland$106,948$51.42
32Texas$97,693$46.97
33Nebraska$96,767$46.52
34South Dakota$92,202$44.33
35North Carolina$94,556$45.46
36Iowa$99,989$48.07
37Kentucky$94,227$45.30
38Tennessee$90,514$43.52
39Montana$92,019$44.24
40California$110,936$53.33
41Oklahoma$87,515$42.07
42New Mexico$90,270$43.40
43South Carolina$87,784$42.20
44Minnesota$99,586$47.88
45Colorado$98,637$47.42
46Alabama$85,524$41.12
47Idaho$94,130$45.25
48Florida$93,696$45.05
49Wyoming$87,451$42.04
50Arkansas$94,509$45.44
51Hawaii$69,314$33.32

Director of nurses registry salary details

A director of nurses registry's salary ranges from $64,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $217,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average director of nurses registry salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a director of nurses registry's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$217,000$18,083$104
75th Percentile$162,000$13,500$78
Average$118,035$9,836$57
25th Percentile$85,000$7,083$41
10th Percentile$64,000$5,333$31

Highest paying director of nurses registry jobs

The highest paying types of directors of nurses registry are senior advisor, principal consultant, and business developer.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
House Supervisor$61,029$5,086$29.3438,478
Principal Consultant$116,478$9,706$56.00143,753
Operations Coordinator$41,934$3,495$20.16102,598
Business Development Internship$33,146$2,762$15.94147,302
Business Development Consultant$85,153$7,096$40.94168,111
Operations Internship$33,357$2,780$16.04111,994

Top companies hiring directors of nurses registry now:

  1. Kaiser Permanente jobs (1)
  2. Dignity Health jobs (8)
  3. St Joseph's Hospital jobs (2)
  4. Maryland General Health Systems Inc jobs (2)
  5. Kforce jobs (1)

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$122,000$118,400$114,800$111,200$107,600$104,000
MaleFemale

Director of nurses registry salary trends

The average director of nurses registry salary has risen by $17,372 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average director of nurses registry earned $100,663 annually, but today, they earn $118,035 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for directors of nurses registry over the last decade.

Compare director of nurses registry salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average director of nurses registry salary over time

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Director of nurses registry salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$118,000$56.75+3.8%
2025$114,000$54.59+2.3%
2024$111,000$53.31+0.7%
2023$110,000$52.92+1.4%
2022$109,000$52.18+1.3%

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