H-1B salary guideSOC 29-1141Rank #82Updated Jun 2026
Registered Nurses
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141). Based on 7,495 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$79,186
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$68,697
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$88,462
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
478
Rank #82 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,039 | $64,937 | $72,342 | $81,120 |
| Level II | 1,588 | $68,869 | $75,192 | $84,926 |
| Level III | 590 | $69,826 | $77,875 | $86,382 |
| Level IV | 184 | $89,440 | $94,952 | $110,755 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $64,937 | $72,342 | $81,120 |
| Level II | $68,869 | $75,192 | $84,926 |
| Level III | $69,826 | $77,875 | $86,382 |
| Level IV | $89,440 | $94,952 | $110,755 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Avant Healthcare Professio…
357
Health Management Systems,…
330
Sinai Hospital of Baltimor…
129
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
112
Penn Highlands DuBois
111
EMORY HEALTHCARE, INC.
95
Cisco Systems, Inc.
94
Atlas Healthcare, LLC
88
Resilience Healthcare Chic…
77
Conexus MedStaff LLC
76
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $56k |
| FY2011 | $60k |
| FY2012 | $59k |
| FY2013 | $61k |
| FY2014 | $63k |
| FY2015 | $64k |
| FY2016 | $65k |
| FY2017 | $64k |
| FY2018 | $69k |
| FY2019 | $69k |
| FY2020 | $73k |
| FY2021 | $74k |
| FY2022 | $75k |
| FY2023 | $74k |
| FY2024 | $74k |
| FY2025 | $79k |
| FY2026 | $79k |
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