Posted October 2026

Registered Nurse jobs in North Carolina

261 Registered Nurse roles in North Carolina from 10 employers, each with its published pay. The median is $47.75 per hour. 491 more open roles are listed with them; each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Registered Nurse jobs by city in North Carolina

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Charlotte943,476$40.76/hr$84,780
Raleigh499,825$40.80/hr$84,870
Greensboro307,381$40.48/hr$84,200
Durham301,870$39.36/hr$81,860
Winston-Salem255,769$40.51/hr$84,270
Fayetteville209,496$39.07/hr$81,260
Cary182,659$40.80/hr$84,870
Wilmington125,284$36.40/hr$75,710
High Point118,601$40.48/hr$84,200
Concord112,395$40.76/hr$84,780
Greenville95,138$38.88/hr$80,870
Asheville94,992$38.81/hr$80,720
Gastonia85,535$40.76/hr$84,780
Apex75,977$40.80/hr$84,870
Jacksonville70,840$37.43/hr$77,860
Huntersville67,087$40.76/hr$84,780
Chapel Hill64,028$39.36/hr$81,860
Burlington61,365$41.88/hr$87,110
Kannapolis60,521$40.76/hr$84,780
Wake Forest56,764$40.80/hr$84,870
Rocky Mount54,541$38.99/hr$81,090
Mooresville52,884$40.76/hr$84,780

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

Per diemPosted today

NURSE

Department of War Education Activity · Fort Bragg, NC

$38.86–$57.05/ hour
  • Intermittent
  • Req 888776400
Top 25% payNew this week
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PermanentPosted today

RN- Electrophysiology Lab

CarolinaEast Health System · New Bern, NC

Pay range with your report
  • Day
  • Req 102032168704
New this week
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Who is hiring in North Carolina

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Advocate Health206$47.75
Duke Health110With your report
ECU Health96$40.38
Cone Health94With your report
LifePoint Health71With your report
WakeMed Health and Hospitals48With your report
PruittHealth31With your report
Fresenius Medical Care18With your report

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Common questions

How much do registered nurses make in North Carolina?

Across 261 RN postings in North Carolina with published pay, the median midpoint is $47.75 per hour, with typical ranges from $36 to $57.

Who is hiring RNs in North Carolina?

10 employers posted RN roles with pay in North Carolina, led by Advocate Health.

How fresh is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 255 of 261 were posted in the last 30 days.

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1Pay for your role at other hospitals

  • Veterans Health AdministrationFayetteville, NC · 2 postings$56.27/ hr$40–$75
  • Sentara HealthcareElizabeth City, NC · 12 postings$51.47/ hr$36–$61
  • Advocate HealthCharlotte, NC · 194 postings$47.75/ hr$36–$77
  • BrightSpring Health ServicesWINSTON-SALEM, NC · 4 postings$43.75/ hr$39–$48

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

2What they are offering now

Low$36Median$47.75High$57

261 RN postings with published pay in North Carolina, 255 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 261 RN roles

  1. Registered Nurse - Veterans Affairs Surgery Quality Improvement Program Quality Consultant (VASQIP)Permanent
    $86k–$144k/ year
    Veterans Health Administration · Fayetteville, NC · posted today
  2. Clinical Nurse Specialist - CardiacPermanent
    $92k–$134k/ year
    ECU Health · Greenville, NC · posted today

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