Nurse pay in Pennsylvania
Nurses in Pennsylvania are being offered a median $84,916 a year right now across 643 live job postings that state pay — ranking #44 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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Pennsylvania market overview
- 25th percentile
- $69,680
- Median
- $84,916
- 75th percentile
- $102,612
- 90th percentile
- $120,000
- Median hourly (397 postings)
- $35/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (178 postings)
- $7,500
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $50,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 643
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Pennsylvania
Highest-offering employers in Pennsylvania right now
- #1$135k
Springfield Staffing
median across 3 priced postings
- #2$125k
RN Infusion
median across 3 priced postings
- #3$116k
Fusion Medical Staffing
median across 8 priced postings
- #4$116k
White Glove Placement, Inc.
median across 4 priced postings
- #5$114k
Epic Healthcare
median across 3 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 Pennsylvania?
- Across 643 live job postings in Pennsylvania that state pay, the median posted offer is $84,916 a year (about $35/hr). The middle half of postings runs $69,680–$102,612, and the top 10% start at $120,000.
- How does Pennsylvania nurse pay compare nationally?
- Pennsylvania's posted median of $84,916 is 11% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #44 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 Pennsylvania nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 178 live postings in Pennsylvania advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $7,500 and offers up to $50,000.