Registered Nurse salary by state in 2026
BLS puts the RN median at $97,550 (May 2025). Here is the median in all 50 states and DC, the $63,190 spread behind it, and what the number leaves out.
Emily Park · · 10 minResearch Editor
Emily Park
Emily covers pay, roles and where the work is, with a number and a source in every piece. If a figure is here, the link to where it came from is too.
Emily Park · · 10 min
How to find remote jobs that are actually remote
Only 10.6 percent of people at work in the US did all their hours from home in August 2026. Here is how to tell a fully remote posting from a hybrid one.
Emily Park · · 10 min
How to become a data analyst, without a degree in it
Most people in these jobs hold a bachelor's degree, and federal data never says in what. The education, pay and title map behind a Data Analyst posting.
Emily Park · · 10 min
Program Manager vs Project Manager: the same job, or not?
The federal classification has a code for project managers and none for program managers. That absence explains how the two titles actually behave.
Emily Park · · 6 min
What a project manager actually earns in 2026
The federal median is $102,320. The useful number is the spread around it, and the one factor that moves it more than your title does.
Emily Park · · 6 minThe best of the blog, once a week
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