Posted October 2026

Registered Nurse jobs in New Jersey

194 Registered Nurse roles in New Jersey from 14 employers, each with its published pay. The median is $48.67 per hour. 486 more open roles are listed with them; each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Registered Nurse jobs by city in New Jersey

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Newark317,303$54.56/hr$113,490
Jersey City302,824$54.56/hr$113,490
Paterson160,463$54.56/hr$113,490
Elizabeth140,413$54.56/hr$113,490
Trenton91,193$46.94/hr$97,640
Clifton90,322$54.56/hr$113,490
Bayonne74,532$54.56/hr$113,490
East Orange71,850$54.56/hr$113,490
Camden71,749$47.70/hr$99,210
Passaic70,722$54.56/hr$113,490
Union City66,918$54.56/hr$113,490
Vineland62,070$47.76/hr$99,340
Hoboken59,149$54.56/hr$113,490
New Brunswick57,487$54.56/hr$113,490
Perth Amboy56,939$54.56/hr$113,490
Plainfield56,507$54.56/hr$113,490
West New York52,975$54.56/hr$113,490

Median pay is the BLS OEWS figure for the metro area of each city, May 2024. Population is the Census Bureau 2024 estimate.

Open roles

PermanentPosted today

Registered Nurse (CLC)

Veterans Health Administration · Lyons, NJ

$96k–$162k/ year
  • Full-time
  • Req 889134800
Top 25% payNew this week
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PermanentPosted today

RN Dialysis Coordinator

Central Maine Healthcare Corporation · Dover, NJ

$46.00–$59.67/ hour
  • FULL_TIME
  • Req 286066
New this week
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Per diemPosted today

Per diem Registered Nurse

US Oncology Network · Moorestown Twp, NJ

$27.98–$58.11/ hour
  • PRISM Vision Group Prism Vision Group
  • Req 43647
New this week
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Who is hiring in New Jersey

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Hackensack Meridian Health144With your report
Atlantic Health System94With your report
Virtua Health83With your report
Jefferson Health70$47.94
Cooper University Health Care45With your report
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation42$47.36
AtlantiCare40With your report
Capital Health System36$54.09

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Common questions

How much do registered nurses make in New Jersey?

Across 194 RN postings in New Jersey with published pay, the median midpoint is $48.67 per hour, with typical ranges from $40 to $63.

Who is hiring RNs in New Jersey?

14 employers posted RN roles with pay in New Jersey, led by Jefferson Health.

How fresh is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 164 of 194 were posted in the last 30 days.

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1Pay for your role at other hospitals

  • Veterans Health AdministrationLyons, NJ · 2 postings$61.99/ hr$46–$78
  • Centrastate Healthcare SystemFreehold, NJ · 23 postings$59.40/ hr$44–$82
  • Capital Health SystemPennington, NJ · 36 postings$54.09/ hr$36–$63
  • Select MedicalSaddle Brook, NJ · 5 postings$53.97/ hr$43–$62

Median posted pay per hour, with the range each employer published.

2What they are offering now

Low$40Median$48.67High$63

194 RN postings with published pay in New Jersey, 164 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 194 RN roles

  1. Registered Nurse - Community Living CenterPer diem
    $96k–$162k/ year
    Veterans Health Administration · Lyons, NJ · posted today
  2. Registered Nurse (CLC)Permanent
    $96k–$162k/ year
    Veterans Health Administration · Lyons, NJ · posted today

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