Higher Education nurse pay in Washington
$97,698median posted offer#1 of 2 states for Higher Education
Higher Education nurses in Washington are being offered a median $97,698 a year across 6 live postings that state pay — 24% above the national Higher Education median of $78,915. Updated September 10, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Higher Education in Washington?
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Other specialties in Washington
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine 7 postings$162k
- PICU 6 postings$146k
- Pediatric 35 postings$141k
- Wellness and Fitness Services, Hospitals and Health Care, and Medical Practices 20 postings$140k
- Research Services, Biotechnology Research, and Hospitals and Health Care 9 postings$134k
- Cardiology 5 postings$134k
- Emergency 10 postings$132k
- Operating Room 5 postings$130k
Or see all nurse pay in Washington (909 postings), or Higher Education pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesSee open nursing roles in WashingtonEvery posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorTurn it into a full-year number, see what it's worth where you'd live, and compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute PULSEFind the work that brings out your bestPay is one axis. Your pace, decision style, connection, scope, and energy rhythm shape the rest.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Higher Education nurses make in Washington?
- Across 6 live Higher Education postings in Washington that state pay, the median offer is $97,698 a year. The middle half runs $97,698–$97,698, and the top 10% start at $118,524.
- Is Washington a good state for Higher Education nurses?
- On posted pay, Washington ranks #1 of 2 states for Higher Education. The median there is 24% above the national Higher Education median of $78,915. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is worth it.
- 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.