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Nurse pay in Florida

$87,105median posted offer · $33/hr 9% below the national median

Nurses in Florida are being offered a median $87,105 a year right now across 948 live job postings that state pay — ranking #39 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.

$87k median$61k · p10$71k$108k$126k · p90

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$87k median$61k · p10$71k$108k$126k · p90

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Posted offers on live listings — not take-home pay or a promise of what any one nurse will earn.

Florida market overview

25th percentile
$70,720
Median
$87,105
75th percentile
$107,702
90th percentile
$126,464
Median hourly (554 postings)
$33/hr
Sign-on bonus, median (123 postings)
$10,000
Sign-on bonus, highest posted
$75,000
Live postings stating pay
948

Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.

What each specialty is offered in Florida

SpecialtyMedian90th percentilePostings
Hospitals and Health Care$87k$94k125
Healthcare Occupations$88k$123k107
Nursing Occupations$89k$123k105
Patient Care Nursing Occupations$88k$123k98
Registered Nurses$87k$125k68
Home Health$91k$119k52
General$90k$125k33
ICU$92k$130k32
Cardiac$123k$142k29
Pediatric$76k$85k28
Allied Health Occupations$109k$114k19
Rehabilitation$83k$89k19
Acute Care$93k$118k18
Medical/Surgical$76k$114k18
Nurse Case Managers$112k$114k16
Patient Case Managers & Advocates$112k$114k16
Skilled Nursing$84k$93k15
Wound Care$92k$120k15
Medical-Surgical$92k$105k14
Nurse Practitioner$114k$146k14
Operating Room$105k$128k14
Geriatric$70k$80k13
Long-term Care$83k$96k12
Government Administration$57k$94k11
Hospice$87k$90k10
Military$76k$76k10
Nurse Managers & Supervisors$80k$96k10
Perioperative Care$77k$121k10
ER$92k$92k9
Travel$102k$127k9
Administrative & Consulting Nurses$89k$96k8
Emergency$87k$100k8
Oncology$91k$146k8
PACU$82k$196k8
Psychiatric$63k$102k8
Behavioral Health$63k$79k7
Critical & Intensive Care$101k$133k7
Infectious Disease$102k$114k7
Licensed Practical Nurses$68k$101k7
Long-term care$83k$91k7
Nursing Management/Admin$114k$128k7
Skilled Nursing Facility$77k$102k7
Home Care$98k$114k6
Substance Abuse$63k$76k6
Case Management$93k$105k5
Directors of Nursing$89k$91k5
Education/Staff Development$102k$114k5
Executive Nurses & Nurse Administrators$89k$91k5
Healthcare Management Occupations$89k$91k5
Outpatient$110k$139k5

Highest-offering employers in Florida right now

  1. #1$338k

    ST LUKES CATARACT & LASER INSTITUTE

    median across 4 priced postings

  2. #2$218k

    Innovation Home Health Care LLC

    median across 3 priced postings

  3. #3$121k

    Voyage Health

    median across 5 priced postings

  4. #4$119k

    TGN - A.T. Staffing

    median across 88 priced postings

  5. #5$116k

    American Traveler

    median across 6 priced postings

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What to do with this

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Questions nurses ask

How much do nurses make in Florida?
Across 948 live job postings in Florida that state pay, the median posted offer is $87,105 a year (about $33/hr). The middle half of postings runs $70,720–$107,702, and the top 10% start at $126,464.
How does Florida nurse pay compare nationally?
Florida's posted median of $87,105 is 9% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #39 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 Florida nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
123 live postings in Florida advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $10,000 and offers up to $75,000.

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