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Average Nurse Salary in

Pennsylvania

Average Nurse Salary in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is one of the middle paying states for registered nurses. The registered nurse salary in Pennsylvania is $76,940 per year. This means that nurses in Pennsylvania earn an average of $37.00 per hour. On the other hand, the national average for registered nurses is $77,600 per year. This annual salary is approximately $37.31 per hour.

(Data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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Highest Paying Cities in

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Travel Nurse

Average gross weekly nurse pay in the top cities/wider metro area

Lebanon - $2,941
Harrisburg - $2,554
East Stroudsburg - $2,431
Williamsport - $2,351
Carlisle - $2,345
Erie - $2,323
Altoona - $2,319
Allentown - $2,310
Hazleton - $2,276
Danville - $2,212

(Trusted Health Data)(Data courtesy of Trusted Health, May 2021)

Registered Nurse

Average annual nurse salary in the following cities/wider metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $98,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area: $78,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $78,460
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area: $77,830
Williamsport, PA Metro Area: $77,140
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area: $77,010
Reading, PA Metro Area: $76,980
York-Hanover, PA Metro Area: $75,640
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area: $75,600
Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $75,270

(Data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Nurse Specialties

Average annual nurse salary for the following nurse specialties

Med/Surg Nurse - $97,061 (Range of $87,809 - $108,129)‍
Progressive Care Nurse - $86,533 (Range of $76,171 - $98,097)‍
Operating Room Nurse - $78,708 (Range of $70,619 - $87,010)‍
Emergency Nurse - $76,576 (Range of $68,381 - $85,053)‍
ICU Nurse - $76,062 (Range of $68,533 - $82,660)‍
Labor and Delivery Nurse - $73,900 (Range of $67,300 - $83,700)‍
Pediatric Nurse - $72,300 (Range of $65,600 - $82,800)

(Data courtesy of Salary.com)(Data courtesy of Salary.com, May 2021)

Cost of Living

Although nurse salaries in Pennsylvania may be 1% lower than the national average, living in Pennsylvania costs about average. Pennsylvania ranks close to the national cost of living index. While your nursing salary may be lower, the cost of rent alone may make up for it. For more detailed cost of living by city, check out the nurse Salary Explorer.

(Data courtesy of World Population Review)

Job Growth for Nurses

Pennsylvania is a popular destination for staff and travel nurses alike. In 2021, Pennsylvania was home to more than 146,450 nurses.

However, Pennsylvania has a strong job outlook, as the number of nurses in Pennsylvania is expected to grow. Registered nurse jobs are forecasted to grow by more than 1.3% between 2021 and 2023, bringing the total number of working nurses in Pennsylvania to more than 148,340.

(Data courtesy of Projections Central)

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We combined proprietary data with official nurse salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to create the most comprehensive view of nurse salary in the United States. We present our findings in hourly pay for staff nurses and gross weekly pay for travel nurses to account for the different ways nurses think about pay.

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