LIVE MARKET·11,906 WI postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026

Registered Nurse (RN) salary in Wisconsin: $64.33/hr$2,573/wk$133,806/yr median.

Pay range $58.11$2,324$120,869–$71.00/hr$2,840/wk$147,680/yr across the middle 50% of 11,906 active Wisconsin postings from 324 employers.

2.4% above the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr · #19 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$64.33$2,573$133,806
P25–P75
$58.11$2,324$120,869–$71.00$2,840$147,680
middle 50%
Postings
11,906
last 12 months
Employers
324
in WI
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

How Wisconsin compares with its neighbors.

01Wisconsin (this page)11,906 postings
$64.33/hr$2,573/wk$133,806/yr
02Illinois19,470 postings
$63.17/hr$2,527/wk$131,394/yr03Iowa8,447 postings
$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr04Michigan5,757 postings
$62.63/hr$2,505/wk$130,270/yr05Minnesota2,850 postings
$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/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 WISCONSIN·15 ROLES

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

01Cath Lab Nurse516 postings
$76.53/hr$3,061/wk$159,182/yr02Interventional Radiology Nurse (IR RN)180 postings
$76.24/hr$3,050/wk$158,579/yr03Operating Room (OR) Nurse226 postings
$73.65/hr$2,946/wk$153,192/yr04Palliative Care Nurse105 postings
$73.40/hr$2,936/wk$152,672/yr05Pediatric ICU Nurse126 postings
$73.33/hr$2,933/wk$152,526/yr06Labor & Delivery Nurse238 postings
$69.83/hr$2,793/wk$145,246/yr07CVICU Nurse160 postings
$67.47/hr$2,699/wk$140,338/yr08Telemetry Nurse286 postings
$67.19/hr$2,688/wk$139,755/yr09Neonatal ICU Nurse (NICU)112 postings
$66.22/hr$2,649/wk$137,738/yr10PCU Nurse201 postings
$65.71/hr$2,628/wk$136,677/yr11ICU Nurse627 postings
$64.50/hr$2,580/wk$134,160/yr12Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)357 postings
$63.92/hr$2,557/wk$132,954/yr13Med-Surg Nurse407 postings
$63.04/hr$2,522/wk$131,123/yr14Emergency Department Nurse262 postings
$61.13/hr$2,445/wk$127,150/yr15Registered Nurse (RN)1,626 postings
$47.50/hr$1,900/wk$98,800/yr
National Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·REGISTERED NURSE (RN) · WI

Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Wisconsin, answered.

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

The median Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Wisconsin is $64.33/hr (about $133,806/yr), based on 11,906 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

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

The middle 50% of Wisconsin postings pay $58.11–$71.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $8.50 to $334.75/hr.

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

Wisconsin pays 2.4% more than the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr, ranking #19 of 51 states with live data.

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

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

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