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Registered Nurses Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,210
25th Percentile Wage
$68,570
50th Percentile Wage
$82,400
75th Percentile Wage
$97,100
90th Percentile Wage
$108,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,210.

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
$82,400
1.66% 14.41%
2016
$81,030
0.10% -
2015
$80,950
8.55% -
2014
$74,030
1.32% -
2013
$73,050
3.45% -
2012
$70,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,400 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Philadelphia is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$84,690
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$84,090
Newark-Union
$83,950
Philadelphia
$82,400
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$79,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$79,650
State College
$78,580
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$78,450
Lancaster
$78,040
Williamsport
$77,790
Reading
$77,780
Lebanon
$76,960
Pittsburgh
$76,520
York-Hanover
$76,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$75,590
Gettysburg
$75,560
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$75,160
East Stroudsburg
$75,150
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$74,970
Erie
$74,750
Altoona
$73,620
Johnstown
$73,560
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$73,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$68,640
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$63,960