Hourly Rates by State 2022 per The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Below are all 50 states (plus Washington DC), alphabetically for registered nurses in 2022. Here are the top states, and below the rest:
State | Avg RN Salary | Hourly Rates (36 Hours per Week) | RNs employed | Cost of living index |
$61,920 | $33 | 49,780 | 89.3 | |
$97,230 | $52 | 6,060 | 105.1 | |
$81,600 | $44 | 57,260 | 99.1 | |
$65,810 | $35 | 26,320 | 89.2 | |
$124,000 | $66 | 324,400 | 116.4 | |
$80,670 | $43 | 51,680 | 102.9 | |
$88,530 | $47 | 34,320 | 105 | |
$77,760 | $42 | 11,760 | 99.4 | |
$98,540 | $53 | 11,540 | 115.2 | |
$72,000 | $38 | 187,920 | 101 | |
$75,380 | $40 | 78,290 | 94.5 | |
$106,530 | $57 | 11,110 | 119.3 | |
$73,640 | $39 | 14,400 | 92.2 | |
$78,260 | $42 | 129,260 | 100.5 | |
$68,890 | $37 | 66,800 | 92.5 | |
$64,990 | $35 | 32,650 | 91 | |
$66,560 | $36 | 28,980 | 92.4 | |
$67,260 | $36 | 43,540 | 89.8 | |
$70,380 | $38 | 42,870 | 92.7 | |
$73,630 | $39 | 14,380 | 99.3 | |
$82,660 | $44 | 51,550 | 107.7 | |
$96,630 | $52 | 88,270 | 110.4 | |
$75,930 | $41 | 102,480 | 94 | |
$84,030 | $45 | 69,000 | 98.6 | |
$63,130 | $34 | 29,140 | 87.8 | |
$67,790 | $36 | 69,240 | 92.5 | |
$73,610 | $39 | 9,640 | 93.5 | |
$69,850 | $37 | 20,660 | 92.9 | |
$88,800 | $47 | 24,590 | 97.4 | |
$78,270 | $42 | 12,890 | 106.5 | |
$89,690 | $48 | 77,980 | 116 | |
$77,590 | $41 | 17,030 | 91.6 | |
$93,320 | $50 | 188,300 | 116.3 | |
$71,200 | $38 | 104,810 | 91.8 | |
$71,200 | $38 | 11,810 | 92 | |
$71,640 | $38 | 129,270 | 100 | |
$68,180 | $36 | 31,510 | 91.3 | |
$98,630 | $53 | 37,780 | 102.6 | |
$76,000 | $41 | 149,270 | 97.6 | |
$85,270 | $46 | 10,860 | 101.8 | |
$69,580 | $37 | 46,160 | 91.6 | |
$60,540 | $32 | 14,140 | 91.5 | |
$66,680 | $36 | 62,250 | 92.2 | |
$79,120 | $42 | 217,630 | 99.5 | |
$72,790 | $39 | 23,760 | 96.5 | |
$75,160 | $40 | 7,210 | 103.1 | |
$76,680 | $41 | 66,980 | 101.3 | |
$95,350 | $51 | 62,470 | 108.4 | |
$67,640 | $36 | 19,800 | 88 | |
$76,850 | $41 | 62,860 | 93.2 | |
$73,130 | $39 | 4,890 | 92.8 |