Registered Nurse H-1B salaries — 565 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 150
- Filings · FY2025
- $84k
- Median base · FY2025
- $73k–$94k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Avant Healthcare Professionals
- Top sponsor · 99 all-time
Registered Nurse: 565 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $84k across 150 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $73k and $94k. The biggest sponsors are Avant Healthcare Professionals, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Sanford; most filings are in Billings, MT.
How much does a Registered Nurse make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $84k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Registered Nurse sponsorship changed?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 77 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 77 | −49% | $81k |
| FY2025 | 150 | −11% | $84k |
| FY2024 | 169 | +138% | $74k |
| FY2023 | 71 | +196% | $69k |
| FY2022 | 24 | +200% | $68k |
| FY2021 | 8 | +14% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 7 | −70% | $68k |
| FY2019 | 23 | +188% | $68k |
| FY2018 | 8 | −47% | $62k |
| FY2017 | 15 | +15% | $61k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $59k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Registered Nurses?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avant Healthcare Professionals | 99 | $74k |
| 2 | Sinai Hospital of Baltimore | 66 | $94k |
| 3 | Sanford | 28 | $48k |
| 4 | Resilience Healthcare Chicago Graduate Education Foundation | 25 | $75k |
| 5 | Conexus Medstaff | 14 | $68k |
| 6 | Optimus Services | 11 | $84k |
| 7 | Cincinnati Children S Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $71k |
| 8 | Adex Medical Staffing | 8 | $68k |
| 9 | Medliant | 8 | $69k |
| 10 | Catholic Health System | 7 | $82k |
Where are H-1B Registered Nurse jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billings, MT | 83 | $74k |
| 2 | Baltimore, MD | 72 | $94k |
| 3 | Oak Park, IL | 25 | $75k |
| 4 | Fargo, ND | 16 | $45k |
| 5 | Bronx, NY | 15 | $84k |
| 6 | Sioux Falls, SD | 12 | $60k |
| 7 | Cincinnati, OH | 11 | $71k |
| 8 | Chicago, IL | 9 | $68k |
| 9 | Dubois, PA | 9 | $68k |
| 10 | Buffalo, NY | 7 | $82k |
Common questions about Registered Nurse H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Registered Nurse?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Registered Nurse is $84k (FY2025), from 150 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $67k and $84k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Registered Nurses?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Registered Nurse are Avant Healthcare Professionals, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Sanford.
- Where are most H-1B Registered Nurse jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Registered Nurse roles are Billings, MT, Baltimore, MD, Oak Park, IL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Registered Nurse H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →