How much do Registered Nurses make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $82,110 and the 90th percentile is $125,900. The difference is $43,790, which is 43.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $95,220 to the 75th at $113,310, covers $18,090.

The mean annual wage is $103,700, which sits above the median of $99,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 2.5% higher than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,908, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% lower than the New Jersey median of $106,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $96,908 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Registered Nurses. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 17th of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $101,180 and employment of 73,790. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,660, against $96,908 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $101,440 and employment of 10,860. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,472, against $96,908 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $119,720 and employment of 197,740. That median is 19.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,358, against $96,908 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (5,180 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.