LIVE MARKET·9,597 VA postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026

Registered Nurse (RN) salary in Virginia: $59.61/hr$2,384/wk$123,989/yr median.

Pay range $54.00$2,160$112,320–$66.60/hr$2,664/wk$138,528/yr across the middle 50% of 9,597 active Virginia postings from 352 employers.

5.2% below the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr · #34 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$59.61$2,384$123,989
P25–P75
$54.00$2,160$112,320–$66.60$2,664$138,528
middle 50%
Postings
9,597
last 12 months
Employers
352
in VA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

How Virginia compares with its neighbors.

01West Virginia3,805 postings
$62.72/hr$2,509/wk$130,458/yr02District of Columbia1,703 postings
$60.35/hr$2,414/wk$125,528/yr
03Virginia (this page)9,597 postings
$59.61/hr$2,384/wk$123,989/yr
04Kentucky4,064 postings
$59.00/hr$2,360/wk$122,720/yr05Maryland6,119 postings
$56.50/hr$2,260/wk$117,520/yr06North Carolina14,233 postings
$53.58/hr$2,143/wk$111,446/yr07Tennessee6,870 postings
$52.81/hr$2,112/wk$109,845/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Registered Nurse (RN) pay is highest nationally.

01California41,443 postings
$79.53/hr$3,181/wk$165,422/yr02Alaska4,035 postings
$77.08/hr$3,083/wk$160,326/yr03Massachusetts19,862 postings
$73.38/hr$2,935/wk$152,630/yr04Hawaii2,455 postings
$73.08/hr$2,923/wk$152,006/yr05Montana2,998 postings
$71.78/hr$2,871/wk$149,302/yr
See all 51 states →National Registered Nurse (RN) salary
03·REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ROLES IN VIRGINIA·15 ROLES

Registered Nurse (RN) roles in Virginia, by title.

01Scrub Nurse75 postings
$87.72/hr$3,509/wk$182,458/yr02Electrophysiology Lab Nurse (EP Nurse)91 postings
$78.10/hr$3,124/wk$162,448/yr03Cath Lab Nurse298 postings
$77.34/hr$3,094/wk$160,867/yr04Interventional Radiology Nurse (IR RN)218 postings
$74.03/hr$2,961/wk$153,982/yr05Pediatric ICU Nurse92 postings
$65.37/hr$2,615/wk$135,970/yr06PCU Nurse260 postings
$62.02/hr$2,481/wk$129,002/yr07Neuro ICU Nurse72 postings
$61.35/hr$2,454/wk$127,608/yr08ICU Nurse344 postings
$60.92/hr$2,437/wk$126,714/yr09Med-Surg Nurse167 postings
$60.42/hr$2,417/wk$125,674/yr10Telemetry Nurse136 postings
$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr11Emergency Department Nurse336 postings
$59.42/hr$2,377/wk$123,594/yr12Med Surg/Telemetry Nurse63 postings
$58.39/hr$2,336/wk$121,451/yr13Labor & Delivery Nurse181 postings
$56.00/hr$2,240/wk$116,480/yr14Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)215 postings
$53.08/hr$2,123/wk$110,406/yr15Registered Nurse (RN)553 postings
$51.50/hr$2,060/wk$107,120/yr
National Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·REGISTERED NURSE (RN) · VA

Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Virginia, answered.

What do Registered Nurse (RN) jobs pay in Virginia?

The median Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Virginia is $59.61/hr (about $123,989/yr), based on 9,597 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Registered Nurse (RN) pay range in Virginia?

The middle 50% of Virginia postings pay $54.00–$66.60/hr. Listed pay runs from $5.50 to $372.75/hr.

Is Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Virginia above the national average?

Virginia pays 5.2% less than the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr, ranking #34 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Registered Nurse (RN) roles in Virginia?

352 employers posted Registered Nurse (RN) roles with listed pay in Virginia over the last 12 months.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Virginia, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.