Registered Nurse

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

1,025 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $36,556, above the department median of $36,488.

Employees: 1,025
Total payroll: $50.2M
Role median: $36,556
Agency median: $36,488
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,835$149,101+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,025 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across Missouri

Registered Nurse is held in 6 Missouri departments. In Mental Health, the median of $36,556 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health and Senior Services

$75,413 · 229

Office of Attorney General

$66,869 · 3

Social Services

$34,054 · 38

Elementary and Secondary Education

$19,178 · 24

Public Safety

$18,747 · 266

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse role in other Missouridepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Registered Nurse beyond Missouri

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Missouri, the median of $37,667 ranks #13 of 15. See Registered Nurse across all of Missouri →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$256,713 · 1,911

$182,642 · 4,768

$150,727 · 15

$122,503 · 2,781

$115,950 · 906

$92,515 · 737

$90,863 · 1,024

$75,245 · 437

Median total compensation for comparable Registered Nurseroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list