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Registered Nurse Career Market Report 2026

29,730 active jobs. 910 companies. Median salary $75K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

29,730
Active Job Openings
910
Companies Hiring
$75K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Registered Nurse market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $75K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $58K to $114K.

Remote roles pay 56% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Patient Care is the most-demanded skill at 62%

Case Management demand rose +7.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Davita leads hiring with 1,406 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$79K, +94%)

Salary increase: +$79K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior213$68K$79K$123K
Manager112$71K$84K$114K
Entry-Level61$59K$69K$93K
Mid-Level38$10K$80K$110K
Staff34$71K$75K$134K
Senior14$6K$6K$81K
Lead13$73K$80K$104K
Director7$79K$163K$172K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$79K (94%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States958$71KUSD
United Kingdom48$42KGBP
Canada33$79KUSD
Israel24$75KUSD
Remote21$110KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.5%
Remote2.3%
Hybrid0.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Patient Care
62%
ACLS / BLS
43%
Mental Health
23%
CPR / First Aid
21%
Critical Care
21%
Home Health
18%
Pediatrics
16%
Scheduling
15%
EMR / EHR
15%
Patient Safety
11%
Medication Administration
10%
CPR Certified
9%

Skills on the Rise

Case Management ↑+7.6ppVital Signs ↑+6.7ppHome Health ↑+6.3ppLong-Term Care ↑+6.2ppPharmacy ↑+5.5pp

Declining in Demand

Critical Thinking ↓-14.3ppCustomer Service ↓-8.8ppTime Management ↓-8.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Davita1,4064.7%
Bayada1,0533.5%
Freseniusmedicalcare8092.7%
Ssmh6372.1%
Aah6182.1%
Sentara6152.1%
Sanford6002.0%
Highmarkhealth5771.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States15,419
United Kingdom472
Remote346
Canada265
France225
Israel176
Indonesia156
Australia124

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree28.6%1,430
Master's Degree9.7%485
Bachelor's Degree5.5%276
PhD / Doctorate0.4%21
High School / GED0.0%1

Certifications

RN License (15%)BLS Certification (5%)ACLS Certification (4%)CPR Certified (4%)

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