Chief nurse anesthetist is the best-paying nurse job, with an average annual salary of $211,500, according to a report on Nursing Process.
The report used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to determine some of the top paying nursing jobs.
Here are the 50 best-paying nursing jobs in 2023:
- Chief nurse anesthetist: $211,500
- Certified registered nurse anesthetist: $189,190
- Dean of nursing: $185,466
- Chief nursing informatics officer: $159,849
- Chief nursing officer: $146,250
- Chief nurse practitioner: $145,000
- Travel nurse: $118,270
- Director of nursing: $117,996
- Certified nurse midwife: $117,552
- Nurse practitioner: $115,195
- Pain management nurse: $114,450
- Neuroscience nurse: $109,930
- Nurse educator: $108,060
- Respiratory nurse: $107,280
- Cardiac catheterization laboratory nurse: $106,550
- Clinical nurse specialist: $106,407
- Surgical nurse: $104,370
- Clinical nurse leader: $104,107
- Labor and delivery nurse: $104,000
- Geriatric nurse: $103,800
- Rheumatology nurse: $103,680
- Informatics nurse: $102,230
- Nurse researcher: $101,815
- Palliative care nurse: $101,680
- Orthopedic nurse: $101,070
- Progressive care unit/step-down nurse: $100,560
- Post-anesthesia care unit nurse: $99,710
- Pediatric endocrinology nurse: $99,550
- Pediatric intensive care unit nurse: $98,700
- ER nurse: $98,080
- Infusion nurse: $97,260
- Genetic nurse: $96,850
- Burn care nurse: $96,080
- Nurse consultant: $95,540
- Psychiatric nurse: $94,360
- Gastroenterology nurse: $93,980
- Clinical nurse educator: $93,629
- Nurse manager: $92,490
- Oncology nurse: $91,710
- Cardiovascular ICU nurse: $90,980
- Ambulatory care nurse: $89,950
- Aesthetic nurse: $89,900
- Infection control nurse: $88,810
- Pharmaceutical nurse: $88,570
- Nurse administrator: $88,030
- Radiology nurse: $86,040
- Hospice nurse: $85,490
- Dialysis nurse: $85,460
- Flight nurse: $85,150
- Charge nurse: $85,020