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Registered Nurses in Louisiana

Want to work in Louisiana as a Registered Nurse? Read this first!

13.6% Jobs Projection
$62,400 Median Salary
3,010 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Registered Nurses in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Registered Nurses in Louisiana is growing faster than average.

  • Registered Nurses in Louisiana earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Registered Nurses Work in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, there were 43,110 people working as Registered Nurses in the year 2018.

There were 45,970 Registered Nurses employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,860 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Registered Nurses working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Registered Nurses in this state are growing at a rate of 13.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.8%.

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Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 3,010 annual job openings, and a total of 50,700 jobs for Louisiana Registered Nurses in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 203,700 annual jobs and 3,393,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Registered Nurses Make in Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Registered Nurses ranged from $43,840 to $83,020 with $62,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.08 to $39.91. The median hourly rate was $30.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $29.47 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.53.

The median salary in Louisiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Louisiana Metros for Registered Nurses

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Registered Nurses.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 15,320 $66,210
Baton Rouge, LA 6,840 $59,550
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 5,400 $61,980
Lafayette, LA 3,770 $61,710
Alexandria, LA 1,950 $62,550
Monroe, LA 1,750 $60,810
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 1,560 $58,090
Lake Charles, LA 1,510 $59,580
Hammond, LA 1,250 $61,670

Top States for Registered Nurses Employment

View the list below to see where most Registered Nurses work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 294,510 $104,410
Texas 210,350 $72,000
New York 182,490 $85,300
Florida 177,600 $64,400
Pennsylvania 148,520 $69,170
Illinois 129,400 $72,250
Ohio 125,380 $64,200
North Carolina 102,500 $62,940
Michigan 96,680 $70,590
Massachusetts 80,630 $86,860
New Jersey 79,530 $81,820
Georgia 76,640 $67,870
Missouri 71,770 $62,270
Minnesota 69,000 $77,940
Indiana 67,870 $62,330
Virginia 64,750 $68,000
Tennessee 60,360 $60,120
Wisconsin 59,030 $70,150
Washington 56,290 $79,920
Arizona 54,690 $75,770

Below are the states where Registered Nurses get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $105,300
California $104,410
Oregon $91,220
District of Columbia $88,800
Alaska $87,650
Massachusetts $86,860
New York $85,300
Nevada $85,210
New Jersey $81,820
Connecticut $79,920

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