Registered Nurses pay in Trenton-Princeton
$103,700avg. a year
$49.86 an hour · 5,180 employed
Registered Nurses in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area earn an average of $103,700 a year. That is $6,400 (6%) less than the New Jersey average of $110,100. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$99,990Median pay
$49.86Average hourly
-6%vs. New Jersey average
5,180Jobs in this metro
Other New Jersey metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other New Jersey metro areas. Swipe to see all 5.
1197,740 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$119,600
$57.50 an hour
21,590 jobs
Vineland, NJ
$101,600
$48.85 an hour
373,790 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$101,400
$48.75 an hour
43,400 jobs
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
$100,040
$48.10 an hour
510,860 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$96,590
$46.44 an hour
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How Trenton-Princeton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Trenton-Princeton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $253,080 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $153,790 |
| Pharmacists | $137,980 |
| Physical Therapists | $109,910 |
| Dental Hygienists | $101,510 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $95,570 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Trenton-Princeton?
The average is $103,700 a year, and the median is $99,990. About 5,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New Jersey average?
That is $6,400 (6%) less than the New Jersey average of $110,100.
Is this job common in Trenton-Princeton?
It makes up 21.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.99 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 45940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.