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Registered Nurses salary in New York, NY
Median pay for registered nurses in New York, NY:
$108,540/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $79,220 – $136,480 · about 184,360 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by
+$27,730 (+34%).
What it's really worth in New York
With New York's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $108,540 has the buying power of about
$96,356 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $93,610 · median home $727,625 · median rent $3,503/mo.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.