New York registered nurse salary: rankings and context
Here is how that number compares with the rest of the United States, with NY, and with other jobs in New York.
Registered Nurse pay in New York: national and in-state ranking
San Jose leads at US$216,740, 81% above New York, while Jacksonville sits at US$83,520. The neighbours in the ranking are Seattle and Boston.
With New York as the sole NY entry for registered nurses, the useful benchmarks are national: 7th of 21, +23% vs the median.
Take-home, rent and buying power for New York registered nurses
Living costs are close to the baseline (COL index 100), so the median's buying power, about US$119,700, is near its face value.
Cash rank and buying-power rank match for New York: 7th of 21.
Run the median through our simplified tax model (15% effective) and about US$8,500 lands each month. Budget US$1,650 for a modeled 1-bedroom — 19% of pay — and other modeled costs, and roughly US$5,020 remains.
If you compared New York with similarly priced cities
In Los Angeles — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$135,560 (+13% vs New York), and the modeled budget leaves US$1,010 more each month.
Chicago (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$100,490, 16% less than New York; modeled monthly leftover is US$1,250 lower.
A registered nurse moving from New York to Houston (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median fall 17% to US$99,830, with US$1,290 less left over monthly in our model.
Other New York jobs compared with registered nurse
Lawyer is the best-paid tracked role in New York at US$208,880; registered nurse comes 6th of 9.
Closest neighbours in the New York list: Project Manager at US$126,660 (+6%) and Mechanical Engineer at US$109,990 (-8%).
Entry-level vs senior registered nurse pay in New York
Entry and senior pay rank the same in New York: 7th of 21 at both the 10th and the 90th percentile.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$235,190 at the 90th percentile, +48% against New York.
How wide registered nurse pay runs in New York
The band is fairly compact — US$87,180 to US$159,240, 1.8× from the 10th to the 90th percentile — so most offers cluster near the median.