Nurse pay in North Carolina
Nurses in North Carolina are being offered a median $92,300 a year right now across 709 live job postings that state pay — ranking #26 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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North Carolina market overview
- 25th percentile
- $79,040
- Median
- $92,300
- 75th percentile
- $99,320
- 90th percentile
- $118,661
- Median hourly (460 postings)
- $36/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (82 postings)
- $10,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $100,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 709
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in North Carolina
Highest-offering employers in North Carolina right now
- #1$122k
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
median across 12 priced postings
- #2$119k
US Veterans Health Administration
median across 5 priced postings
- #3$118k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 43 priced postings
- #4$112k
US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
median across 4 priced postings
- #5$103k
TalentBurst, Inc.
median across 7 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 North Carolina?
- Across 709 live job postings in North Carolina that state pay, the median posted offer is $92,300 a year (about $36/hr). The middle half of postings runs $79,040–$99,320, and the top 10% start at $118,661.
- How does North Carolina nurse pay compare nationally?
- North Carolina's posted median of $92,300 is 4% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #26 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 North Carolina nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 82 live postings in North Carolina advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $10,000 and offers up to $100,000.