The average hourly pay for nurses in the U.S. is $42.80 for registered nurses, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey's most recent data.
The highest average hourly wage for registered nurses is in California. RNs in South Dakota made the lowest hourly wage.
Here is the average hourly wage for nurses by state:
Alabama: $32.17
Alaska: $49.67
Arizona: $41.70
Arkansas: $31.98
California: $64.10
Colorado: $41.63
Connecticut: $45.32
Delaware: $40.88
District of Columbia: $47.23
Florida: $38.42
Georgia: $40.95
Hawaii: $54.43
Idaho: $37.79
Illinois: $39.53
Indiana: $36.34
Iowa: $33.35
Kansas: $34.61
Kentucky: $37.32
Louisiana: $36.50
Maine: $37.22
Maryland: $42.30
Massachusetts: $50.07
Michigan: $38.78
Minnesota: $42.72
Mississippi: $32.66
Missouri: $34.55
Montana: $37.67
Nebraska: $35.34
Nevada: $46.30
New Hampshire: $40.11
New Jersey: $46.48
New Mexico: $41.15
New York: $48.14
North Carolina: $37.22
North Dakota: $36.06
Ohio: $37.72
Oklahoma: $36.98
Oregon: $51.26
Pennsylvania: $38.76
Rhode Island: $42.43
South Carolina: $35.74
South Dakota: $31.01
Tennessee: $34.85
Texas: $40.54
Utah: $36.73
Vermont: $38.46
Virginia: $39.36
Washington: $48.88
West Virginia: $34.73
Wisconsin: $38.94
Wyoming: $38.95