Nurse salary in Washington: what each kind of nurse earns.
There is no single nurse wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of nurse in Washington, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$83,150 – $274,390
Range of medians across the 5 nurse occupations BLS publishes for Washington. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “nurse” wage for Washington. Across the 5 nurse occupations with a published May 2025 median in Washington, median annual pay ran from $83,150 (licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses) to $274,390 (nurse anesthetists). Registered nurses, the largest of them in Washington (69,260 employed), earned a median of $124,200, compared with $97,550 nationally.
Nurses in Washington at a glance
Registered nurses are the largest nurse occupation with a published median in Washington, with 69,260 employed and a median annual wage of $124,200 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the nurse occupations with a published median in Washington, nurse anesthetists had the highest: $274,390 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
All of the 5 nurse occupations with a published median in Washington were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of nurse earns in Washington
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Washington | Median hourly | Employed in Washington | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetists | $274,390 | $131.92 | 760 | $236,590 | +16% vs national |
| Nurse Midwives | $158,970 | $76.43 | 170 | $134,040 | +19% vs national |
| Nurse Practitioners | $156,100 | $75.05 | 6,700 | $132,300 | +18% vs national |
| Registered Nurses | $124,200 | $59.71 | 69,260 | $97,550 | +27% vs national |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $83,150 | $39.98 | 6,780 | $64,400 | +29% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Washington, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Nurses page. BLS publishes no nurse-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Washington.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).