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Registered Nurse vs Resource Nurse

In 2025, the median salary for Resource Nurse was $7,511 (6.3%) higher than for Registered Nurse: $126,115 against $118,605. Registered Nurse had 27,436 people on the list, Resource Nurse 316.

At a glance

Registered NurseResource Nurse
People on the 2025 list27,436316
Median salary$118,605$126,115
Middle half$111,652–$127,379$120,050–$134,656
Highest salary$322,245$285,838
Total salaries$3,344,617,179$41,183,248
People, change+14.6% vs 2024+16.6% vs 2024
Median, change+2.2% vs 2024+2.3% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearRegistered NurseResource Nurse
2000$103,080
2001$104,465
2002$107,604
2003$109,015
2004$107,247
2005$106,842
2006$107,136
2007$108,007
2008$107,112$106,564
2009$106,537$103,772
2010$106,931$117,321
2011$106,911$107,855
2012$106,548$111,343
2013$106,461$116,127
2014$106,009$111,147
2015$105,625$105,231
2016$105,913$107,867
2017$105,713$109,850
2018$105,940$105,716
2019$105,518$107,002
2020$106,157$107,935
2021$107,156$108,622
2022$109,427$111,740
2023$117,483$122,994
2024$116,075$123,281
2025$118,605$126,115

People on the list by year

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YearRegistered NurseResource Nurse
200017
200118
200263
200377
200482
2005186
2006274
2007646
20081,27414
20091,21011
20101,3428
20111,7799
20122,02712
20131,93313
20142,67822
20153,29829
20163,60829
20174,18141
20185,57254
20196,09974
202013,878140
202110,994116
202217,364225
202322,038260
202423,936271
202527,436316

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Registered Nurse or Resource Nurse?

By median salary in 2025, Resource Nurse: $126,115 against $118,605.

Which has more people on the list?

Registered Nurse: 27,436 against 316 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2008?

In 2008 the median for Registered Nurse was $107,112 and for Resource Nurse $106,564, a gap of $548; in 2025 the gap was $7,511.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work