Annual mean wage for Registered Nurses in All Industries in the United States

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Most recent values, 2025

Year Value
2025 101420

Series Details

Series ID
OEUN000000000000029114104 Click the link to visit the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Series Title
Annual mean wage for Registered Nurses in All Industries in the United States
Coverage Period
Dec 2025
Area
National
Areatype
National
Datatype
Annual mean wage
Industry
Cross-Industry, Private, Federal, State, and Local
Occupation
Registered Nurses
Seasonal
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Sector
Cross-Industry, Private, Federal, State, and Local
Occupation Description
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes “Nurse Anesthetists” (29-1151), “Nurse Midwives” (29-1161), and “Nurse Practitioners” (29-1171).

Data Source

Survey Name
Occupation Employment Statistics (OE)
Country
United States
Agency
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Data Updated
May 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT

Series Description

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program conducts a semi-annual mail survey designed to produce estimates of employment and wages for specific occupations. The OES program collects data on wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments in order to produce employment and wage estimates for about 800 occupations. Data from self-employed persons are not collected and are not included in the estimates.

The OES program produces occupational estimates by geographic area and by industry. Estimates based on geographic areas are available at the National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area levels. The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces occupational employment and wage estimates for over 450 industry classifications at the national level. The industry classifications correspond to the sector, 3-, 4-, and 5-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industrial groups. Cross-industry estimates are available by Nation, State, and metropolitan area for about 800 occupations. Industry-specific estimates are available at the National level for over 450 industries.

Annual wage estimates are rounded to the nearest dollar and are stored with no decimal place. Hourly wage estimates are rounded to the nearest cent and are stored with two decimal places. Employment estimates are rounded to the nearest ten and are stored with no decimal place. Percent relative standard errors are rounded to the nearest tenth and stored with one decimal place. Special characteristics of the data are footnoted where necessary. The OES estimates are updated annually, normally in May.