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Registered Nurses Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,140
25th Percentile Wage
$73,790
50th Percentile Wage
$93,760
75th Percentile Wage
$121,670
90th Percentile Wage
$146,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,140.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$93,760
-0.49% 9.68%
2016
$94,220
2.15% -
2015
$92,190
5.99% -
2014
$86,670
2.62% -
2013
$84,400
-0.33% -
2012
$84,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,760 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$99,750
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$96,410
Worcester
$95,360
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$93,760
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$90,080
Barnstable Town
$85,200
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$83,770
Pittsfield
$82,520
Springfield
$82,340
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$80,500
New Bedford
$80,100
Peabody
$79,620
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$75,140
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$73,640
Framingham
$73,390
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$72,430
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$72,130