Registered Nurses Salary in Asheville, NC
Median annual salary
$81,590
-16% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,001
cost index 98.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Asheville, NC
| 10th percentile | $65,100 |
| 25th percentile | $77,620 |
| Median (50th) | $81,590 |
| 75th percentile | $98,930 |
| 90th percentile | $118,330 |
| Mean | $89,130 |
| Employed in metro | 4,680 |
A Registered Nurses in Asheville, NC earns a median of $81,590 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Asheville, NC has a cost index of 98.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,001 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,838, median gross rent $1,296/mo, and the median home value $370,900. See the full Asheville, NC cost-of-living profile.