The highest paying nursing jobs are:
| Registered Nurse Specialty | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | $174,790 | $84.03 |
| Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | $126,308 | $63.15 |
| Chief Nursing Officer | $125,071 | $62.54 |
| Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | $112,355 | $56.18 |
| Family Nurse Practitioner | $109,737 | $54.87 |
| Nurse Practitioner | $110,030 | $52.90 |
| Nurse Midwife | $106,910 | $51.40 |
| Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab Nurse | $102,648 | $51.32 |
| Catheterization Lab Nurse | $101,816 | $50.91 |
| Pain Management Nurse | $99,958 | $49.98 |
| PICU Nurse | $98,384 | $49.19 |
| Psychiatric Nurse | $98,260 | $49.13 |
| Utilization Review Nurse | $97,344 | $48.67 |
| Interventional Radiology Nurse | $96,616 | $48.31 |
| Advanced Practice Registered Nurse | $95,224 | $47.61 |
| NICU Nurse | $94,120 | $47.06 |
| Labor and Delivery Nurse | $93,808 | $46.90 |
| Director of Nursing | $93,715 | $46.86 |
| Operating Room Nurse | $93,496 | $46.75 |
| Primary Care Nurse | $92,706 | $46.35 |
| CVICU Nurse | $92,664 | $46.33 |
| PACU Nurse | $90,844 | $45.42 |
| OB/GYN Nurse | $90,792 | $45.40 |
| Endoscopy Nurse | $90,428 | $45.21 |
| Wound Care Nurse | $89,791 | $44.90 |
| Clinical Lead Nurse | $88,292 | $44.15 |
| Oncology Nurse | $88,036 | $44.02 |
| Nurse Manager | $86,971 | $43.49 |
| ICU Nurse | $86,528 | $43.26 |
| Travel Nurse | $86,060 | $43.03 |
| Clinical Nurse | $85,742 | $42.87 |
| Quality and Patient Safety Nurse | $85,557 | $42.78 |
| Cardiac Nurse | $85,363 | $42.68 |
| Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse | $83,668 | $41.83 |
| Pediatrics Nurse | $83,564 | $41.78 |
| Occupational Health Nurse | $82,780 | $41.39 |
| Hospice Nurse | $82,095 | $41.05 |
| Mental Health Nurse | $81,744 | $40.87 |
| Dialysis Nurse | $81,640 | $40.82 |
| Nurse Consultant | $81,212 | $40.61 |
| Telemetry Nurse | $79,872 | $39.94 |
| Progressive Care Nurse | $79,664 | $39.83 |
| Medical/Surgical Nurse | $77,324 | $38.66 |
| Maternity Nurse | $77,109 | $38.55 |
| Infusion Nurse | $75,920 | $37.96 |
| Rehabilitation Nurse | $75,504 | $37.75 |
| Nurse Navigator | $73,303 | $36.65 |
| Case Manager Nurse | $71,307 | $35.65 |
| Research Nurse | $70,737 | $35.37 |
| Emergency Room Nurse | $70,511 | $35.26 |
| Nurse Coordinator | $69,268 | $34.63 |
| Nursery Nurse | $68,622 | $34.31 |
| Admissions Nurse | $67,045 | $33.52 |
| Public Health Nurse | $66,363 | $33.18 |
| Recovery Nurse | $66,277 | $33.14 |
| Nurse Instructor | $65,896 | $32.95 |
| Triage Nurse | $64,117 | $32.06 |
| HEDIS Nurse | $64,080 | $32.04 |
| Wellness Nurse | $61,637 | $30.82 |
| Field Nurse | $56,640 | $28.32 |
| Charge Nurse | $52,460 | $26.23 |
| Floor Nurse | $48,780 | $24.39 |
| School Nurse | $46,800 | $23.40 |
| Home Care Nurse | $32,280 | $16.14 |
Summary of the highest paid nursing jobs
Finding the highest paid nursing job is a crucial element of career progression. The average registered nurse earns $77,460 per year. Adding additional skills and education dramatically increases your earning potential. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are the highest paid nurses due to the increased education and work experience required to be a CRNA.
Nurse practitioners are the second highest paid group of nurses, averaging $110,030 per year across all specialties. Mental health nurse practitioners are the highest paid nurse practitioners, averaging $126,306 per year.
To collect this data, Incredible Health aggregated anonymous salary data from over 10,000 nurses. Only specialties with at least 100 respondents were included in the dataset.
