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State Registered Nurse Salaries
| STATE | Hourly | Annual |
| Alabama | $21.54 | $44,800.00 |
| Alaska | $26.76 | $55,670.00 |
| Arizona | $24.34 | $50,620.00 |
| Arkansas | $20.36 | $42,360.00 |
| California | $29.94 | $62,270.00 |
| Colorado | $24.12 | $50,160.00 |
| Connecticut | $27.12 | $56,400.00 |
| Delaware | $26.81 | $55,770.00 |
| District of Columbia | $27.02 | $56,200.00 |
| Florida | $23.05 | $47,940.00 |
| Georgia | $22.90 | $47,630.00 |
| Hawaii | $28.12 | $58,490.00 |
| Idaho | $22.84 | $47,500.00 |
| Illinois | $23.17 | $48,200.00 |
| Indiana | $21.26 | $44,220.00 |
| Iowa | $19.74 | $41,050.00 |
| Kansas | $20.48 | $42,600.00 |
| Kentucky | $21.78 | $45,300.00 |
| Louisiana | $22.37 | $46,530.00 |
| Maine | $22.95 | $47,730.00 |
| Maryland | $29.77 | $61,920.00 |
| Massachusetts | $27.72 | $57,650.00 |
| Michigan | $24.52 | $51,000.00 |
| Minnesota | $25.94 | $53,950.00 |
| Mississippi | $21.15 | $43,990.00 |
| Missouri | $21.92 | $45,600.00 |
| Montana | $20.13 | $41,860.00 |
| Nebraska | $20.90 | $43,480.00 |
| Nevada | $26.81 | $55,770.00 |
| New Hampshire | $22.74 | $47,300.00 |
| New Jersey | $27.06 | $56,290.00 |
| New Mexico | $23.26 | $48,380.00 |
| New York | $27.84 | $57,900.00 |
| North Carolina | $23.06 | $47,970.00 |
| North Dakota | $21.19 | $44,070.00 |
| Ohio | $23.02 | $47,890.00 |
| Oklahoma | $20.75 | $43,160.00 |
| Oregon | $25.49 | $53,010.00 |
| Pennsylvania | $23.75 | $49,390.00 |
| Rhode Island | $25.54 | $53,130.00 |
| South Carolina | $23.22 | $48,300.00 |
| South Dakota | $19.62 | $40,800.00 |
| Tennessee | $22.96 | $47,760.00 |
| Texas | $23.57 | $49,020.00 |
| Utah | $23.08 | $48,010.00 |
| Vermont | $22.18 | $46,130.00 |
| Virginia | $23.58 | $49,050.00 |
| Washington | $26.70 | $55,540.00 |
| West Virginia | $21.05 | $43,780.00 |
| Wisconsin | $23.65 | $49,180.00 |
| Wyoming | $20.84 | $43,350.00 |
| Guam | $18.93 | $39,370.00 |
| Puerto Rico | $10.72 | $22,300.00 |
| Virgin Islands | $18.48 | $38,430.00 |