Registered Nurses Salary in Pennsylvania
The median annual wage for registered nurses in Pennsylvania is $96,430 ($46.36 per hour) — -1.1% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $96,430
- Mean annual wage
- $94,020
- Median hourly wage
- $46.36
- Employment in PA
- 146,520
146,520 employed · 24.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Pennsylvania
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $70,800 | $34.04 |
| 25th percentile | $80,610 | $38.75 |
| Median (50th) | $96,430 | $46.36 |
| 75th percentile | $104,730 | $50.35 |
| 90th percentile | $117,900 | $56.69 |
What this salary is worth in Pennsylvania
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $98,830
- Median rent burden
- 15.0%
- Est. affordable home price
- $351,770
Pennsylvania prices are 97.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Pennsylvania: $1,209/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,411/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 Pennsylvania is $254,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Registered Nurses salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- 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 Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- 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.