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Nov 18 2020

Average Registered Nurse Salary in New Jersey

Registered nurses in the state of New Jersey earn an average salary of $84,280 per year (or $40.52 per hour) as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 80% of New Jersey RNs earn between $62,360 and $109,210.

On average, RNs in New Jersey earn about 9% more than the national average salary for nurses, at $77,460 (or $37.24 per hour).

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Among other factors, the cost of living in a given region can impact what nurses tend to earn working in those areas. With a Cost of Living Index of 118.2 in Q3 2020, New Jersey nurses face prices for things like food, housing, and transportation that are higher than in other states. When adjusted for this higher cost of living, New Jersey’s nursing salaries are actually somewhat below the national average.

StateAvg. RN SalaryAvg. RN Salary (adjusted for COL)
New Jersey$84,280$71,303
Nationwide$77,460-

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RN salary across New Jersey cities

New Jersey nursing salaries vary quite a bit from region to region across the state. The area where nurses are paid the highest is Newark, thanks to its proximity to the New York City metro area, where the average RN salary is $93,280 and where over 170,000 nurses are currently employed across the entire metro. Atlantic City (average RN salary of $82,460) and the Bridgeton-Vineland metro area (average RN salary of $82,370) both come in as close 2nd/3rd places.

Metro AreaRNs EmployedAvg. RN Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA174,210$93,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD71,120$77,640
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ9,750$69,100
Trenton, NJ4,450$78,880
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ3,260$82,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ1,240$82,370
Ocean City, NJ710$73,830

RN salary vs similar healthcare professions in New Jersey

Overall, “Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations” workers in New Jersey earn an average salary of $95,770, according to the BLS. Here’s how a sample of these other types of healthcare professions compare to RN salaries in the state:

Profession# Employed in NJAvg. Salary
Registered Nurses80,140$84,280
LPNs / LVNs17,770$57,510
Pharmacy Technicians9,810$34,550
Dental Hygienists6,790$87,270
Physical Therapist7,860$99,060
Nurse Practitioners6,460$123,810

Job outlook for Registered Nurses in New Jersey

There are over 80,000 registered nurses in the state of New Jersey. Yet, nursing jobs in the state are still projected to increase by at least 11% from 2018 to 2028 – an increase of more than 8,000 new RNs in the state in the coming years.

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Written by Incredible Health Staff · Category: Salary

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