What does the nurse salary calculator estimate?

TrueNursePay estimates gross hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, and simplified take-home pay for nursing roles by specialty, state, and city.

Are TrueNursePay estimates official salary data?

TrueNursePay uses BLS OEWS gross wage benchmarks on registered nurse pages and model-based salary estimates on specialty pages. Take-home figures always use simplified TrueNursePay tax assumptions. None of these figures are guaranteed offers, employer-specific compensation, tax advice, legal advice, or financial advice.

2026 nurse salary estimates

Nurse Salary & Take-Home Pay Calculator

Compare 2026 nurse hourly pay, annual salary, and estimated take-home pay by specialty, state, and city before evaluating an offer.

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Take-home pay calculator

Nurse take-home pay calculator 2026

Start with gross nurse salary, then compare estimated monthly take-home pay using a simplified federal tax assumption plus the state income tax rate stored in this model. These estimates are for planning and offer comparison, not tax advice.

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What the estimate includes

Hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual gross pay.
Estimated monthly take-home pay for city salary pages.
State and national salary comparisons for offer context.

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Registered Nurse salary guide

BLS May 2025 national mean: $101,420/yr or $48.76/hr.

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Pediatric Nurse salary guide

National baseline: $78,000/yr or $37.50/hr before state and city adjustments.

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Labor and Delivery Nurse salary guide

National baseline: $82,000/yr or $39.42/hr before state and city adjustments.

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How the salary data works

Registered Nurse pages use BLS May 2025 national, state, and metro gross wage benchmarks.

Specialty pages use national baselines with state cost-of-living and city market assumptions.

Take-home pay always uses simplified federal and state tax assumptions.