Nurse Salary by City (2026)

Mid-career New York baseline: $58,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.

Highest Adjusted
Zurich
$70,992
Median City
Rome
$28,594
Best Value
Dubai
$41,992

Nurse Salary — All 113 Cities

#CityLocal marketLifestyle equivalentCOLITake-Home %
1ZurichCHF 27,257CHF 57,521122.466.9%
2GenevaCHF 27,257CHF 55,735118.662.9%
3New York$58,000$58,000100.068.6%
4San Francisco$58,000$56,60897.669.6%
5SingaporeS$34,001S$66,26487.779.0%
6London£23,584£38,21587.575.0%
7Copenhagenkr 161,998kr 315,52885.765.7%
8Amsterdam€24,097€40,62182.663.0%
9Boston$58,000$47,79282.469.9%
10Tel Aviv₪79,331₪169,72681.378.0%
11Miami$58,000$46,45880.178.9%
12Washington DC$58,000$46,28479.870.4%
13Seattle$58,000$46,11079.578.9%
14Oslokr 279,658kr 457,35778.569.7%
15San Diego$58,000$44,95077.569.6%
16Tokyo¥2,695,428¥6,945,21977.378.9%
17Los Angeles$58,000$44,25476.369.6%
18SydneyA$44,504A$61,39974.590.5%
19Hong KongHK$181,687HK$334,30473.692.1%
20Chicago$58,000$42,45673.273.9%
21Dublin€22,130€35,80172.876.0%
22DubaiAED 92,452AED 152,12672.4100.0%
23DohaQAR 88,782QAR 146,91369.5100.0%
24Seoul₩22,090,663₩50,734,88968.981.3%
25Philadelphia$58,000$39,90468.875.8%
26Luxembourg City€21,638€33,63868.480.8%
27MelbourneA$44,504A$56,20668.290.5%
28Abu DhabiAED 92,452AED 142,46167.8100.0%
29Portland$58,000$38,97667.269.0%
30Denver$58,000$38,10665.774.5%
31VancouverC$51,043C$51,35765.470.5%
32Austin$58,000$37,58464.878.9%
33Tampa$58,000$37,41064.578.9%
34Stockholmkr 258,733kr 339,52164.361.0%
35PerthA$44,504A$52,33363.590.5%
36Atlanta$58,000$36,65663.273.4%
37Nashville$58,000$36,42462.878.9%
38Osaka¥2,695,428¥5,642,42962.878.9%
39Dallas$58,000$36,25062.578.9%
40TorontoC$51,043C$48,92262.369.1%
41Edinburgh£23,584£27,12262.176.3%
42Munich€29,015€30,24461.566.6%
43Minneapolis$58,000$35,61261.471.0%
44AucklandNZ$48,601NZ$56,82660.881.4%
45Houston$58,000$34,91660.278.9%
46Charlotte$58,000$34,68459.874.4%
47Phoenix$58,000$34,16258.976.4%
48Raleigh$58,000$33,98858.674.4%
49Helsinki€19,671€28,62158.289.5%
50Las Vegas$58,000$33,75658.278.9%
51Milan€14,753€28,42557.867.8%
52Nice€22,622€25,91752.772.5%
53MontrealC$51,043C$40,91352.163.2%
54Fukuoka¥2,695,428¥4,618,16651.478.9%
55Berlin€29,015€25,17951.266.6%
56Brussels€18,688€24,73650.382.3%
57Rome€14,753€24,24549.367.8%
58Vienna€18,688€23,70448.275.6%
59Paris€22,622€23,06446.972.5%
60Shanghai¥54,663¥180,38946.272.1%
61TaipeiNT$513,614NT$821,78344.889.8%
62Beijing¥54,663¥169,84743.572.1%
63RiyadhSAR 82,650SAR 92,65542.690.2%
64Panama City$8,120$24,53442.390.2%
65Barcelona€13,770€20,70442.174.2%
66Shenzhen¥54,663¥163,59941.972.1%
67São PauloR$43,893R$122,31541.881.0%
68Guangzhou¥54,663¥151,10538.772.1%
69Madrid€13,770€18,68838.074.2%
70Bangkok฿215,702฿668,67737.294.3%
71CancúnMX$117,922MX$351,80035.889.6%
72Lisbon€11,803€17,06534.774.0%
73Valencia€13,770€16,47533.574.2%
74SantiagoCLP 7,612,500CLP 18,052,50033.280.5%
75Kuala LumpurRM 37,735RM 77,35732.887.0%
76Mexico CityMX$117,922MX$319,37132.589.6%
77Montevideo$U 316,816$U 792,04132.581.9%
78Split€8,852€15,63931.860.0%
79Málaga€13,770€15,34331.274.2%
80San José (CR)₡4,108,916₡9,157,01231.289.3%
81Playa del CarmenMX$117,922MX$302,66630.889.6%
82Athens€10,819€15,04830.676.1%
83PragueKč 294,018Kč 408,95230.674.0%
84Phuket฿215,702฿548,24330.594.3%
85Porto€11,803€14,80230.174.0%
86Tallinn€10,819€14,21228.992.9%
87Cape TownR 158,539R 300,16728.481.9%
88Warsawzł 45,422zł 64,49928.482.2%
89Lagos₦5,503,012₦25,038,70527.371.8%
90Manila₱227,764₱872,00926.895.0%
91Ho Chi Minh City₫101,500,000₫382,800,00026.482.5%
92BudapestFt 3,749,910Ft 5,437,36926.166.5%
93LimaS/19,339S/55,43925.887.0%
94Buenos AiresAR$6,463,855AR$16,547,47025.661.0%
95Bali (Denpasar)Rp 62,673,193Rp 226,518,82525.389.6%
96Riga€8,852€12,44225.369.5%
97Phnom Penh$3,480$14,38424.8100.0%
98NairobiKSh 449,413KSh 1,850,08224.777.9%
99JakartaRp 62,673,193Rp 219,356,17524.589.6%
100Hanoi₫101,500,000₫349,450,00024.182.5%
101Krakowzł 45,422zł 54,05223.882.2%
102Istanbul₺259,864₺428,77623.166.3%
103BogotáCOP 24,108,434COP 55,208,31322.992.0%
104Chiang Mai฿215,702฿406,23922.694.3%
105Bucharestlei 39,272lei 55,22722.555.0%
106Mumbai₹337,824₹1,076,21022.393.0%
107CasablancaMAD 39,438MAD 124,51222.191.3%
108Bangalore₹337,824₹1,003,81920.893.0%
109MedellínCOP 24,108,434COP 49,181,20520.492.0%
110Delhi₹337,824₹941,08119.593.0%
111MarrakechMAD 39,438MAD 108,17319.291.3%
112Chennai₹337,824₹912,12418.993.0%
113CairoE£169,807E£475,46016.875.0%

Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.

Salary Range

Typical nurse salary range (New York baseline, USD):

Entry Level
$30,000
Mid-Career
$58,000
Senior
$100,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average nurse salary in 2026?

The mid-career nurse New York baseline is $58,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.

Which city pays nurses the most?

The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a nurse is Zurich at $70,992 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.

How is the salary adjusted for each city?

Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.