Pay & salary
Nurse pay is local, stated, and comparable. Posted numbers beat averages: what employers in your state are offering right now, on the postings themselves. That is what the pay pages and the rail below run on.57,083 pay-stated nursing jobs are open right now.
Nurse Pay Index
Advice is one thing. Here is what the postings say.
The median nursing job posted right now pays $95,680 a year, read live from 47,542 postings that state pay. See your state, your specialty, and where your own number lands.
$95,680
Open pay-stated nursing roles
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Part-Time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Assisted Living
St. Mark VillagePalm Harbor, FL · Posted 3 days ago
$30–$33/hr
- LPN
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
Life Care Center of Westminster
Westminster, CO · Posted 4 days ago
$38–$46/hr
- LPN/LVN
Licensed Practical Nurse
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY · Posted 3 days ago
$27–$28/hr
- LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Medical Surgical - Telemetry
Saint Francis HospitalEvanston, IL · Posted 4 days ago
$31–$40/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse-HH/HO - Skilled Nursing - Full Time
The Guthrie ClinicUnited States · Posted last week
$22–$35/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
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Questions nurses ask
- Why do nurse salary numbers vary so much between sites?
- Most sites average old survey data across whole states. Posted pay on live listings moves faster and tells you what an employer will put in writing, which is why we lead with it.
- Do all nursing jobs list pay?
- No, and the gap matters. Some states require a posted range and others don't. The rail on this page shows only roles that state a number, so a listing without one never pads the picture.
- How do I compare an offer against the market?
- Put the offer's base, differentials, and schedule next to posted pay for the same role and state. The offer tools walk that comparison line by line.