Compared with the local labor market
Public Health Nurse 3 pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area
Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 28,520 people — is $83,650. Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration pays a median base salary of $91,852 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 61st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration sits in the local pay range
$67,820
$80,530
$83,650
$102,620
$107,190
Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration median · $91,852
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 42nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$68,940
$80,330
$97,550
$112,350
$137,470
Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration median · $91,852
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Cincinnati Health Department, Primary Health Care, CNS West District Administration is $91,852, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.