Registered Nurses wage levels by area
Depending on the area, a Registered Nurses job reaches Level III at $74,631 to $194,688 a year, which means 3 entries in the H-1B lottery.
Where each level starts
| Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | |||
| $70,637 | $79,852 | $89,087 | $98,301 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | |||
| $92,165 | $105,810 | $119,476 | $133,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | |||
| $73,591 | $84,240 | $94,869 | $105,519 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | |||
| $103,189 | $121,680 | $140,192 | $158,684 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | |||
| $75,712 | $86,757 | $97,823 | $108,868 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | |||
| $74,776 | $87,735 | $100,693 | $113,652 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | |||
| $75,151 | $87,652 | $100,173 | $112,674 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | |||
| $79,852 | $92,165 | $104,458 | $116,772 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | |||
| $85,696 | $96,034 | $106,372 | $116,709 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | |||
| $124,218 | $150,426 | $176,655 | $202,863 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | |||
| $96,783 | $111,509 | $126,236 | $140,962 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | |||
| $75,442 | $87,548 | $99,632 | $111,738 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | |||
| $73,944 | $83,533 | $93,143 | $102,732 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | |||
| $76,732 | $86,050 | $95,368 | $104,687 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | |||
| $74,610 | $87,776 | $100,964 | $114,130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | |||
| $101,567 | $119,039 | $136,490 | $153,962 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | |||
| $73,216 | $82,909 | $92,602 | $102,295 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | |||
| $79,727 | $90,272 | $100,818 | $111,364 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | |||
| $72,946 | $82,597 | $92,248 | $101,900 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | |||
| $72,072 | $80,954 | $89,856 | $98,738 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | |||
| $69,015 | $78,604 | $88,213 | $97,802 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | |||
| $81,495 | $91,396 | $101,296 | $111,197 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | |||
| $77,730 | $88,359 | $98,988 | $109,616 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $67,392 | $76,711 | $86,008 | $95,327 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | |||
| $110,199 | $137,072 | $163,925 | $190,799 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | |||
| $76,045 | $87,236 | $98,426 | $109,616 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | |||
| $82,680 | $94,453 | $106,247 | $118,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | |||
| $84,948 | $103,293 | $121,639 | $139,984 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | |||
| $97,136 | $111,114 | $125,092 | $139,069 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | |||
| $111,676 | $128,274 | $144,893 | $161,492 |
| Cleveland, OH | |||
| $75,026 | $83,263 | $91,500 | $99,736 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $65,604 | $75,442 | $85,280 | $95,119 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $61,610 | $69,576 | $77,564 | $85,530 |
| Albuquerque, NM | |||
| $77,127 | $86,903 | $96,679 | $106,455 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $62,671 | $73,071 | $83,471 | $93,871 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | |||
| $68,328 | $77,148 | $85,946 | $94,765 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | |||
| $70,076 | $77,522 | $84,948 | $92,394 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | |||
| $70,533 | $79,103 | $87,652 | $96,221 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| $70,804 | $79,789 | $88,796 | $97,781 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | |||
| $74,277 | $85,884 | $97,511 | $109,117 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | |||
| $69,784 | $78,541 | $87,298 | $96,055 |
| Tulsa, OK | |||
| $66,144 | $76,711 | $87,277 | $97,844 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | |||
| $72,717 | $81,141 | $89,544 | $97,968 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $76,461 | $85,405 | $94,328 | $103,272 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | |||
| $70,679 | $80,392 | $90,085 | $99,799 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | |||
| $69,077 | $79,165 | $89,253 | $99,341 |
| Bismarck, ND | |||
| $67,309 | $74,444 | $81,557 | $88,692 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $63,191 | $70,512 | $77,834 | $85,156 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $67,954 | $75,712 | $83,471 | $91,229 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | |||
| $66,935 | $75,255 | $83,596 | $91,916 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | |||
| $73,112 | $81,932 | $90,772 | $99,591 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | |||
| $73,404 | $81,016 | $88,650 | $96,263 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $74,132 | $82,826 | $91,541 | $100,236 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | |||
| $69,368 | $77,959 | $86,549 | $95,140 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | |||
| $140,650 | $167,669 | $194,688 | $221,708 |
| Richmond, VA | |||
| $72,343 | $82,119 | $91,916 | $101,692 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |||
| $59,447 | $67,455 | $75,442 | $83,450 |
| Peoria, IL | |||
| $69,909 | $78,188 | $86,487 | $94,765 |
| Abilene, TX | |||
| $67,392 | $76,232 | $85,093 | $93,933 |
| Rochester, NY | |||
| $77,044 | $84,615 | $92,165 | $99,736 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | |||
| $57,970 | $66,290 | $74,631 | $82,951 |
| Columbus, OH | |||
| $71,864 | $80,288 | $88,692 | $97,116 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | |||
| $68,224 | $76,440 | $84,656 | $92,872 |
Annual amounts, rounded up to the dollar. Open an area for hourly rates and an example salary.
What this occupation covers
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.
OFLC wage year 2026-27 (BLS OEWS May 2025) · file released · page built · Rule: 90 FR 60864
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