Registered Nurses pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$126,390avg. a year
$60.76 an hour · 39,900 employed
Registered Nurses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $126,390 a year. That is $4,850 (4%) more than the Washington average of $121,540. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$128,260Median pay
$60.76Average hourly
+4%vs. Washington average
39,900Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
124,220 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$125,230
$60.21 an hour
22,250 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$117,110
$56.30 an hour
31,410 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$116,580
$56.05 an hour
42,560 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$114,560
$55.08 an hour
56,850 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$113,280
$54.46 an hour
6810 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$112,440
$54.06 an hour
71,330 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$112,290
$53.99 an hour
81,610 jobs
Yakima, WA
$111,730
$53.71 an hour
91,190 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$111,200
$53.46 an hour
10730 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$93,040
$44.73 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $126,390 a year, and the median is $128,260. About 39,900 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $4,850 (4%) more than the Washington average of $121,540.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 19.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.88 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.