Nurse pay in Arizona
Nurses in Arizona are being offered a median $96,058 a year right now across 584 live job postings that state pay — ranking #20 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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Arizona market overview
- 25th percentile
- $81,315
- Median
- $96,058
- 75th percentile
- $117,780
- 90th percentile
- $131,570
- Median hourly (276 postings)
- $38/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (140 postings)
- $10,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $50,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 584
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Arizona
Highest-offering employers in Arizona right now
- #1$147k
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
median across 4 priced postings
- #2$123k
US Veterans Health Administration
median across 7 priced postings
- #3$123k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 38 priced postings
- #4$121k
American Traveler
median across 12 priced postings
- #5$118k
Voyage Health
median across 6 priced postings
What nurses say they’re paidreported by nurses
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What to do with this
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in Arizona?
- Across 584 live job postings in Arizona that state pay, the median posted offer is $96,058 a year (about $38/hr). The middle half of postings runs $81,315–$117,780, and the top 10% start at $131,570.
- How does Arizona nurse pay compare nationally?
- Arizona's posted median of $96,058 is matches the national median ($95,680), ranking #20 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do Arizona nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 140 live postings in Arizona advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $10,000 and offers up to $50,000.