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Nurse Salary Calculator — RN, NP, LPN & Travel
Estimate your annual nurse pay by role, state, years of experience, setting, shift, and overtime. Data calibrated against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics.
Your details
Estimated compensation
$81,767
Per year, including overtime
- Base annual
- $81,767
- Hourly rate
- $39.31/hr
- Estimated range
- $67,049 – $96,484
- Overtime contribution
- $0
Estimates based on BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, blended with experience curves and setting multipliers. Individual offers vary by employer, contract, and benefits package.
RN salary by state
Mean annual wages, BLS OEWS most recent release.
| State | RN mean | vs. National |
|---|---|---|
| California | $137,690 | +60% |
| Hawaii | $119,710 | +39% |
| Oregon | $113,440 | +32% |
| Massachusetts | $104,150 | +21% |
| Alaska | $103,310 | +20% |
| Washington | $102,990 | +20% |
| New York | $100,370 | +17% |
| New Jersey | $96,670 | +12% |
| Nevada | $96,310 | +12% |
| Minnesota | $93,210 | +8% |
| Connecticut | $92,950 | +8% |
| Maryland | $87,990 | +2% |
| Texas | $84,320 | -2% |
| Florida | $80,960 | -6% |
| Illinois | $82,470 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | $82,780 | -4% |
| Georgia | $81,430 | -5% |
| Ohio | $79,940 | -7% |
| North Carolina | $79,580 | -8% |
| Arizona | $91,930 | +7% |
FAQs
- How accurate is this nurse pay calculator?
- Estimates are blended from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS dataset with role, state, setting, shift, and experience multipliers. Individual offers vary; use this as a directional benchmark.
- Does the RN salary calculator include shift differentials?
- Yes — evening, night, and weekend differentials are applied as multipliers. Crisis pay and contract-specific bonuses are not modeled.
- How is travel nurse pay calculated?
- Travel assignments use a 1.25 setting multiplier reflecting average contract premiums. Tax-free housing stipends are not included in the gross figure.
- Why does the same RN earn more in California than Texas?
- State multipliers reflect actual BLS mean wages — California's RN mean is $137,690 vs Texas at $84,320. Cost of living offsets some of that gap.