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Nurse pay in Ohio

$92,966median posted offer · $36/hr 3% below the national median

Nurses in Ohio are being offered a median $92,966 a year right now across 637 live job postings that state pay — ranking #24 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.

$93k median$60k · p10$75k$100k$119k · p90

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$93k median$60k · p10$75k$100k$119k · p90

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Ohio market overview

25th percentile
$75,140
Median
$92,966
75th percentile
$100,163
90th percentile
$119,163
Median hourly (401 postings)
$36/hr
Sign-on bonus, median (62 postings)
$7,500
Sign-on bonus, highest posted
$20,000
Live postings stating pay
637

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

What each specialty is offered in Ohio

SpecialtyMedian90th percentilePostings
Healthcare Occupations$95k$117k109
Hospitals and Health Care$95k$95k109
Nursing Occupations$95k$117k109
Patient Care Nursing Occupations$95k$117k102
Registered Nurses$95k$119k70
ICU$100k$124k48
Allied Health Occupations$93k$108k34
Nurse Case Managers$93k$106k33
Patient Case Managers & Advocates$93k$106k33
Acute Care$99k$104k24
Travel$99k$107k24
Nursing Management/Admin$99k$111k19
Home Health$82k$101k17
General$96k$105k16
Medical/Surgical$100k$105k16
Education/Staff Development$99k$124k11
Pediatric$107k$111k11
Cardiac$100k$107k10
Infectious Disease$99k$124k9
Medical Practices$101k$101k9
Medical-Surgical$101k$126k9
Government Administration$88k$95k8
Hospice$90k$106k8
Nurse Practitioner$122k$132k8
Telemetry$104k$126k8
Administrative & Consulting Nurses$95k$124k7
Critical & Intensive Care$99k$103k6
ER$91k$101k6
Emergency/Trauma$99k$105k6
Oncology$109k$126k6
Operating Room$111k$122k6
Urgent Care$110k$110k6
Cardiology$83k$101k5
Case Management$94k$121k5
Geriatric$75k$89k5
Long-term care$81k$89k5
Step-Down$99k$101k5

Highest-offering employers in Ohio right now

  1. #1$119k

    American Traveler

    median across 5 priced postings

  2. #2$117k

    US Veterans Health Administration

    median across 16 priced postings

  3. #3$117k

    Veterans Health Administration

    median across 46 priced postings

  4. #4$116k

    Voyage Health

    median across 9 priced postings

  5. #5$114k

    TalentBurst, Inc.

    median across 3 priced postings

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Questions nurses ask

How much do nurses make in Ohio?
Across 637 live job postings in Ohio that state pay, the median posted offer is $92,966 a year (about $36/hr). The middle half of postings runs $75,140–$100,163, and the top 10% start at $119,163.
How does Ohio nurse pay compare nationally?
Ohio's posted median of $92,966 is 3% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #24 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 Ohio nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
62 live postings in Ohio advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $7,500 and offers up to $20,000.

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