The median H1B registered nurse salary is $79,040 a year, based on 3,186 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $69,826 and $92,492.
Median
$79,040
Average
$84,844
75th percentile
$92,492
| Median (50th percentile) | $79,040 |
| Average | $84,844 |
| 25th percentile | $69,826 |
| 75th percentile | $92,492 |
| Lowest filed wage | $35,464 |
| Highest filed wage | $262,974 |
| Certified LCA filings | 3,186 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: registered nurse, nurse practitioner.
Share of the 3,060 Registered Nurse filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Registered Nurse wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse salary in California | 90 | $127,432 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Oregon | 12 | $108,904 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Connecticut | 20 | $108,147 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Washington | 130 | $106,436 |
| Registered Nurse salary in New Jersey | 43 | $105,473 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Massachusetts | 69 | $102,135 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Michigan | 92 | $98,045 |
| Registered Nurse salary in New York | 444 | $98,044 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Minnesota | 46 | $89,958 |
| Registered Nurse salary in Maryland | 108 | $89,235 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. | 334 | $72,845 |
| University of Rochester | 94 | $89,560 |
| Atlas Healthcare, LLC | 93 | $74,406 |
| Louisiana Children's Medical Center | 72 | $67,234 |
| DUBOIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 71 | $68,086 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | 67 | $63,805 |
| Conexus MedStaff LLC | 65 | $76,827 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. | 61 | $90,412 |
| Insight Global, LLC | 55 | $93,380 |
| Genesis Health System | 55 | $71,193 |
| MultiCare Health System | 53 | $110,905 |
| OhioHealth Corp. | 46 | $75,932 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | $83,535 |
| FY2022 | 185 | $93,487 |
| FY2023 | 352 | $88,218 |
| FY2024 | 1,020 | $82,504 |
| FY2025 | 1,378 | $84,399 |
| FY2026 | 249 | $85,713 |
The median wage on 3,186 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for registered nurse roles is $79,040 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $69,826 and $92,492; the average is $84,844.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($127,432), Oregon ($108,904) and Connecticut ($108,147).
By number of certified filings: Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. (334, average $72,845), University of Rochester (94, average $89,560) and Atlas Healthcare, LLC (93, average $74,406).
Level II: 49% of the 3,060 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.