Registered Nurses Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$84,830
-13% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,106
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $72,460 |
| 25th percentile | $78,430 |
| Median (50th) | $84,830 |
| 75th percentile | $104,040 |
| 90th percentile | $110,220 |
| Mean | $91,890 |
| Employed in metro | 12,780 |
A Registered Nurses in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $84,830 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,106 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.