H-1B salary guideSOC 29-1141Rank #83Updated Sep 2026
Registered Nurses
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141). Based on 7,964 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$81,120
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$68,910
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$89,856
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
927
Rank #83 · 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 | 1,167 | $65,000 | $72,800 | $83,200 |
| Level II | 1,803 | $68,994 | $76,107 | $86,351 |
| Level III | 664 | $69,826 | $78,624 | $87,240 |
| Level IV | 193 | $89,440 | $94,952 | $110,802 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $65,000 | $72,800 | $83,200 |
| Level II | $68,994 | $76,107 | $86,351 |
| Level III | $69,826 | $78,624 | $87,240 |
| Level IV | $89,440 | $94,952 | $110,802 |
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…
361
Health Management Systems,…
330
Sinai Hospital of Baltimor…
134
Penn Highlands DuBois
122
Conexus MedStaff LLC
120
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
118
EMORY HEALTHCARE, INC.
100
Cisco Systems, Inc.
96
Louisiana Children's Medic…
91
Atlas Healthcare, LLC
90
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 | $81k |
Compare Registered Nurses with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
38 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Registered Nurses — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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Understand the data
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