Registered Nurses Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$86,570
-11% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$99,850
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $79,340 |
| 25th percentile | $82,780 |
| Median (50th) | $86,570 |
| 75th percentile | $100,760 |
| 90th percentile | $106,350 |
| Mean | $92,250 |
| Employed in metro | 12,340 |
A Registered Nurses in Rochester, NY earns a median of $86,570 per year. That is 11% below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $99,850 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.