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Private Duty Nursing nurse pay

$83,200median posted offer#339 of 386 specialties

Read from 57 live Private Duty Nursing postings that state pay13% below the all-nursing median of $95,680. Updated September 10, 2026.

$83k median$63k · p10$73k$103k$128k · p90

Where does your pay sit in Private Duty Nursing?

Checked against 57 live postings that state pay. Your number stays in your browser.

$83k median$63k · p10$73k$103k$128k · p90

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

Where Private Duty Nursing pays the most

StateMedianTop 10% fromPostings
New York$124,800$158k5
Illinois$96,720$107k6
Georgia$91,520$99k6
Texas$67,080$75k6

What to do with this

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Questions nurses ask

How much do Private Duty Nursing nurses make?
Across 57 live Private Duty Nursing postings that state pay, the median offer is $83,200 a year. The middle half runs $72,800–$102,960, and the top 10% start at $128,128.
Does Private Duty Nursing pay more than nursing overall?
Private Duty Nursing ranks #339 of 386 specialties on posted pay. Its median is 13% below the all-nursing median of $95,680.
Which states pay Private Duty Nursing nurses the most?
By posted median right now: #1 New York ($124,800), #2 Illinois ($96,720), #3 Georgia ($91,520). Rankings move as postings change — this page updates continuously.
Where do these numbers come from?
Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Headline figures blend every employment type; `employmentTypes` splits the same postings into staff, travel, PRN and agency bands, each annualized on the posting's own stated terms (weekly travel rates at 52 weeks), so a rate is only ever ranked against its own band. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.