Registered Nurses Salary in North Carolina
The median annual wage for registered nurses in North Carolina is $84,350 ($40.56 per hour) — -13.5% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $84,350
- Mean annual wage
- $90,470
- Median hourly wage
- $40.56
- Employment in NC
- 111,120
111,120 employed · 22.5 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in North Carolina
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,660 | $32.53 |
| 25th percentile | $78,770 | $37.87 |
| Median (50th) | $84,350 | $40.56 |
| 75th percentile | $102,040 | $49.06 |
| 90th percentile | $110,220 | $52.99 |
What this salary is worth in North Carolina
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $89,424
- Median rent burden
- 17.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $307,703
North Carolina prices are 94.3 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in North Carolina: $1,228/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,109/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in North Carolina is $288,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Registered Nurses salary in other states
- Alabama
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- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.