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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-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 | - | - |
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 | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham |