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Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) salaries 2026.

Browse comprehensive salary data for every healthcare role—from registered nurses and physicians to allied health professionals and clinical support staff. Find real pay ranges based on your specialty, experience, and location.

425+

Job titles

15

Categories

161

Career tracks

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Healthcare Careers: Complete Role Directory

The healthcare industry offers hundreds of career paths across clinical care, behavioral health, administrative support, and specialized technical roles. Whether you're exploring nursing specialties, considering a career as a physician assistant, or researching allied health professions, our directory provides detailed salary information for every position.

Each role includes real salary data based on experience level, geographic location, and facility type. Use this directory to compare pay across similar positions, understand career progression opportunities, and make informed decisions about your healthcare career.

Real postings

Every number on this page is built from active healthcare job postings with listed pay ranges — not survey estimates or guesses.

Weighted medians

Hourly medians and pay ranges are weighted by posting volume so high-demand roles and locations carry the right amount of signal.

Refreshed continuously

Postings are pulled from a rolling window and rebuilt daily, so what you see reflects the most recent market — not last year's data.

◣ Market movement

Clinical salary trends inside Registered Nurse (RN).

This rolls up monthly postings, pay, and state market signal from the individual salary pages in this track.

Latest month

Apr 2026

344 postings

Monthly pay move

+8.0%

$68.99/hr latest median

Posting move

-60.4%

vs Mar 2026

Highest signal role

1,889

Case Management Nurse

Monthly aggregate

Posting and pay trend

Weighted by monthly postings across 4 titles with data.

Nov 2025

424

$75.71

Dec 2025

402

$74.82

Jan 2026

331

$73.12

Feb 2026

346

$72.13

Mar 2026

869

$63.90

Apr 2026

344

$68.99

Geographic market signal

Where Clinical pay and demand are strongest.

Top states by median pay

Only real state data with at least 5 postings.

01Vermont$78.40118
02New York$76.3286
03Alaska$76.11147
04California$76.06829
05Montana$75.6513
06Massachusetts$75.10176
07Wisconsin$74.10156
08Michigan$73.1631

Top states by postings

Demand-weighted view of where this track is showing up.

01California829$76.06
02Massachusetts176$75.10
03Wisconsin156$74.10
04Alaska147$76.11
05Vermont118$78.40
06Washington105$69.61
07New York86$76.32
08Georgia68$69.23

Role-level comparison

Compare Clinical titles side by side.

Case Management Nurse currently has the highest median in this track at $73.15/hr, while Case Management Nurse has the largest posting sample.

4 titles · 2,716 postings

Clinical salaries

All Clinical salary titles in Registered Nurse (RN), loaded from the generated salary index and aggregated across available market data.

$71.12

Median

$147,937

Yearly

$46.25 - $79.38

P25 - P75

2,716

Postings

295

Companies

263

Cities

69

States

4

With data

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Understanding Healthcare Salaries

Factors That Affect Healthcare Pay

Healthcare salaries vary significantly based on several key factors. Geographic location plays a major role—nurses in California and New York typically earn 20-40% more than the national average, while cost of living adjustments affect real purchasing power.

Experience level, specialty certifications, shift differentials (especially for nights and weekends), and facility type (academic medical centers vs. community hospitals) all impact compensation. Travel and contract positions often offer premium rates compared to permanent staff roles.

High-Demand Healthcare Roles

Critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialized technologists remain among the most sought-after healthcare professionals. The ongoing nursing shortage has driven competitive salaries and signing bonuses across most markets.

Behavioral health professionals, including psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers, are seeing increased demand as mental health services expand. Allied health roles in imaging and respiratory therapy also face workforce shortages.

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