What are the main factors that influence a Float Pool Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Float Pool Nurse's salary?

A Float Pool Nurse's salary grows with experience: a Staff Nurse - RN I (0-2 years)earns $73,801, a Float Pool Nurse (2-4 years)earns $83,651, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $97,217,

What are the highest paying states for a Float Pool Nurse?

Float Pool Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Pool Nurse roles are District of Columbia $93,785, California $93,429, Massachusetts $92,184. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Pool Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Float Pool Nurse level roles vary by specialization: PCA Float Pool: $88,416; Nursing Attendant Float Pool: $88,416; Registered Nurse Float: $88,416; Rn Float Pool: $83,648; Float Nurse: $82,828.

How do different companies affect a Float Pool Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Pool Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Float Pool Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Float Pool Nurse make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Float Pool Nurse in the United States is $84,704 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Float Pool Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,454
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,113 to $92,948
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,023

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Float Pool Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,948	$7,746	$1,787	$45
Average	$84,704	$7,059	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$79,113	$6,593	$1,521	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Float Pool Nurse Salaries

A Float Pool Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Float Pool Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Float Pool Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,785.
California: $93,429.
Massachusetts: $92,184.

District of Columbia $93,785 California $93,429 Massachusetts $92,184 Washington $91,845 New Jersey $91,811 Alaska $91,693 Connecticut $90,524 New York $90,049

Hawaii $88,533 Rhode Island $87,822 Maryland $87,339 Minnesota $86,678 Colorado $86,424 Illinois $86,339 Oregon $86,017 Delaware $85,780

New Hampshire $85,631 Virginia $85,297 Pennsylvania $84,323 Nevada $83,832 North Dakota $83,671 Michigan $83,417 Wisconsin $83,324 Vermont $83,137

Texas $82,621 Maine $82,587 Arizona $82,536 Ohio $82,477 Georgia $81,697 Indiana $81,308 Wyoming $81,232 Utah $81,113

Iowa $81,062 Kansas $80,656 Louisiana $80,537 North Carolina $80,495 Missouri $80,478 Florida $80,147 Montana $79,969 Nebraska $79,800

Kentucky $79,707 South Carolina $79,368 Tennessee $79,156 Idaho $79,072 New Mexico $78,453 Oklahoma $78,318 Alabama $77,818 South Dakota $76,979

Arkansas $76,522 West Virginia $76,276 Mississippi $75,539

Top Paying Cities for Float Pool Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $106,838
San Francisco: $105,787
Oakland: $103,441

San Jose, CA $106,838

San Francisco, CA $105,787

Oakland, CA $103,441

New York, NY $98,164

Queens Village, NY $97,529

Paramus, NJ $96,851

Passaic, NJ $96,766

Bergenfield, NJ $96,682

Stamford, CT $96,555

Huntington, NY $96,470

Newark, NJ $95,919

Bridgeport, CT $95,750

New Brunswick, NJ $95,470

Vallejo, CA $95,292

Middlesex, NJ $95,242

Somerset, NJ $95,165

Petaluma, CA $94,971

Santa Cruz, CA $94,640

Boston, MA $94,471

Monterey, CA $94,047

Fairbanks, AK $93,988

Los Angeles, CA $93,827

Washington, DC $93,785

Seattle, WA $93,632

Santa Rosa, CA $93,615

Juneau, AK $93,370

Orange, CA $93,090

Anchorage, AK $92,938

Anaheim, CA $92,878

Santa Ana, CA $92,751

Nassau, NY $92,700

Long Beach, CA $92,667

Danbury, CT $92,641

Santa Maria, CA $92,353

Everett, WA $92,336

Bremerton, WA $91,921

Trenton, NJ $91,760

Sacramento, CA $91,726

San Diego, CA $91,684

Brockton, MA $91,650

Tacoma, WA $91,616

Santa Barbara, CA $91,498

Lowell, MA $91,159

New Suffolk, NY $91,125

Nashua, NH $91,023

Lompoc, CA $90,888

Ventura, CA $90,803

Stockton, CA $90,778

New Haven, CT $90,608

Atlantic City, NJ $90,388

Hartford, CT $90,202

Modesto, CA $90,159

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,973

New Britain, CT $89,931

Kennewick, WA $89,812

Olympia, WA $89,812

New London, CT $89,795

Norwich, CT $89,770

Lawrence, MA $89,727

Bakersfield, CA $89,490

New Bedford, MA $89,372

Riverside, CA $89,372

Richland, WA $89,287

Portsmouth, NH $89,219

Vineland, NJ $89,202

San Bernardino, CA $89,134

Boulder, CO $88,897

Worcester, MA $88,829

Portland, OR $88,753

Saint Paul, MN $88,652

Minneapolis, MN $88,652

Philadelphia, PA $88,533

Honolulu, HI $88,084

Springfield, MA $87,788

Providence, RI $87,779

Chicago, IL $87,534

Bellingham, WA $87,432

Baltimore, MD $87,339

Chico, CA $87,127

Wilmington, DE $86,983

Pittsfield, MA $86,898

Manchester, NH $86,737

Spokane, WA $86,365

Denver, CO $86,356

Albany, NY $85,958

Troy, NY $85,924

Schenectady, NY $85,746

Burlington, VT $85,560

Portland, ME $85,263

Salem, OR $85,196

Yakima, WA $85,179

Ann Arbor, MI $85,153

Rochester, MN $84,916

Reno, NV $84,874

Fresno, CA $84,874

Milwaukee, WI $84,798

Detroit, MI $84,713

Allentown, PA $84,687

Carson City, NV $84,679

Houston, TX $84,552

Colorado Springs, CO $84,543

Syracuse, NY $84,501

Eugene, OR $84,340

Gary, IN $84,239

Bismarck, ND $84,239

Galveston, TX $84,239

Springfield, OR $84,171

Medford, OR $83,967

Fort Collins, CO $83,934

Austin, TX $83,866

Mesa, AZ $83,688

Phoenix, AZ $83,671

Dallas, TX $83,646

Reading, PA $83,595

Saint Cloud, MN $83,561

Concord, NH $83,485

Madison, WI $83,451

Utica, NY $83,222

Raleigh, NC $83,154

Las Vegas, NV $83,146

Rochester, NY $83,087

Des Moines, IA $83,078

Atlanta, GA $82,943

Battle Creek, MI $82,917

Salt Lake City, UT $82,892

Lancaster, PA $82,765

Champaign, IL $82,748

Harrisburg, PA $82,646

Durham, NC $82,570

Kansas City, MO $82,561

Kansas City, KS $82,544

Fort Worth, TX $82,536

Boca Raton, FL $82,502

Cleveland, OH $82,494

Columbus, OH $82,477

Pittsburgh, PA $82,468

Richmond, VA $82,434

Indianapolis, IN $82,417

Cincinnati, OH $82,307

Petersburg, VA $82,180

Lansing, MI $81,994

Billings, MT $81,994

Huntsville, AL $81,994

Lebanon, PA $81,985

Pueblo, CO $81,977

Dayton, OH $81,977

Appleton, WI $81,951

Buffalo, NY $81,918

Racine, WI $81,875

Charlotte, NC $81,867

Saint Louis, MO $81,841

Springfield, IL $81,808

York, PA $81,791

Elkhart, IN $81,791

Gastonia, NC $81,782

Benton Harbor, MI $81,782

Beaumont, TX $81,731

Lorain, OH $81,714

Toledo, OH $81,680

Binghamton, NY $81,638

Rock Hill, SC $81,630

Rockford, IL $81,587

Elyria, OH $81,545

Fargo, ND $81,545

Flagstaff, AZ $81,486

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,435

Miami, FL $81,384

Duluth, MN $81,248

Bangor, ME $81,138

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,045

Louisville, KY $81,003

Grand Rapids, MI $80,986

Hialeah, FL $80,977

Casper, WY $80,859

Scranton, PA $80,757

New Orleans, LA $80,732

Virginia Beach, VA $80,723

Akron, OH $80,681

Peoria, IL $80,571

Sarasota, FL $80,554

Green Bay, WI $80,495

Baton Rouge, LA $80,452

Charleston, SC $80,435

Nashville, TN $80,410

Jamestown, NY $80,393

Davenport, IA $80,393

Tucson, AZ $80,351

Cheyenne, WY $80,325

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,300

Tampa, FL $80,283

Omaha, NE $80,266

Evansville, IN $80,232

Port Arthur, TX $80,232

Bradenton, FL $80,198

Santa Fe, NM $80,046

Orlando, FL $79,961

Clearwater, FL $79,868

La Crosse, WI $79,690

Canton, OH $79,690

Grand Forks, ND $79,664

Tulsa, OK $79,639

Albuquerque, NM $79,639

Newport News, VA $79,631

High Point, NC $79,605

Ogden, UT $79,571

Corpus Christi, TX $79,504

Laramie, WY $79,453

Norfolk, VA $79,453

Rock Island, IL $79,402

Saginaw, MI $79,385

Jacksonville, FL $79,376

Salisbury, NC $79,360

Memphis, TN $79,343

Moline, IL $79,300

Fort Myers, FL $79,275

Waterloo, IA $79,165

Spartanburg, SC $79,080

Lincoln, NE $79,038

Fort Wayne, IN $79,021

Birmingham, AL $78,928

Cedar Falls, IA $78,911

Provo, UT $78,902

Springfield, OH $78,894

San Antonio, TX $78,877

Greensboro, NC $78,843

South Bend, IN $78,834

Winston Salem, NC $78,826

Boise, ID $78,800

Savannah, GA $78,741

Muskegon, MI $78,589

Lima, OH $78,487

Lake Charles, LA $78,453

Anderson, IN $78,436

Lexington, KY $78,411

Augusta, GA $78,385

Greenville, SC $78,385

Wichita, KS $78,309

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,309

Columbia, SC $78,233

Bloomington, IN $78,021

Roanoke, VA $77,970

Asheville, NC $77,860

Knoxville, TN $77,716

Shreveport, LA $77,708

Wilmington, NC $77,598

Frankfort, KY $77,437

Oklahoma City, OK $77,377

Chillicothe, OH $77,344

Longview, TX $77,335

Topeka, KS $77,310

Mobile, AL $77,183

Terre Haute, IN $77,149

Erie, PA $77,140

Altoona, PA $77,098

Melbourne, FL $77,073

Amarillo, TX $77,039

Killeen, TX $77,013

Fayetteville, AR $76,945

Sioux Falls, SD $76,886

Chattanooga, TN $76,835

Idaho Falls, ID $76,827

Gainesville, FL $76,649

Portsmouth, OH $76,607

Little Rock, AR $76,590

Lynchburg, VA $76,590

Youngstown, OH $76,556

Lafayette, LA $76,556

Temple, TX $76,522

Daytona Beach, FL $76,505

Clarksville, TN $76,497

Pensacola, FL $76,488

Hopkinsville, KY $76,234

Charleston, WV $76,225

Florence, SC $76,183

Sioux City, IA $76,132

Macon, GA $75,887

Tallahassee, FL $75,878

Fayetteville, NC $75,861

Wichita Falls, TX $75,844

Waco, TX $75,844

Pine Bluff, AR $75,810

Vincennes, IN $75,649

Lubbock, TX $75,616

Great Falls, MT $75,565

Alamogordo, NM $75,556

Abilene, TX $75,489

Rapid City, SD $75,378

Monroe, LA $75,378

Albany, GA $75,328

Huntington, WV $75,319

Jackson, MS $75,311

Greenville, MS $75,302

Parkersburg, WV $75,217

Montgomery, AL $75,201

Johnstown, PA $75,184

Springfield, MO $75,116

Biloxi, MS $75,074

Sumter, SC $74,896

Columbus, GA $74,887

Twin Falls, ID $74,836

Pascagoula, MS $74,726

Kingsport, TN $74,506

Gulfport, MS $74,481

Alexandria, LA $74,201

Fort Smith, AR $73,989

El Paso, TX $73,761

Helena, MT $73,650

Las Cruces, NM $73,379

Harlingen, TX $73,142

Pocatello, ID $73,066

Florence, AL $73,041

Brownsville, TX $73,024

Dothan, AL $72,888

Mcallen, TX $72,846

Columbus, MS $72,219

Altus, OK $71,829

Lawton, OK $71,668

Pierre, SD $71,363

What Skills Can Increase a Float Pool Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.16% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Nursing Process (Mentioned in 3.34% Job Postings): The nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first described as a four-stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.16%
Nursing Process	3.34%
Long Term Care	1.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Float Pool Nurse's salary.

Telemetry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Telemetry	$87,246	3%
Accountability	$86,398	2%
Dedication	$86,398	2%
Partnering	$86,398	2%
Innovation	$86,398	2%
Commitment	$86,398	2%

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How Education impacts a Float Pool Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Float Pool Nurses enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Float Pool Nurse with a Associate's Degree is between $81,300 and $85,864).

Float Pool Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Pool Nurse

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.1%

Associates 43.3%

Bachelors 48.9%

Masters 5.3%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.1%
Associates	43.3%
Bachelors	48.9%
Masters	5.3%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Float Pool Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Float Pool Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$79,113

Average $84,704/year

$92,948

$6,593

Average $7,059/month

$7,746

$1,521

Average $1,629/week

$1,787

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,948	$7,746	$1,787	$45
Average	$84,704	$7,059	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$79,113	$6,593	$1,521	$38

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Salary Trends for Float Pool Nurse

Salaries for a Float Pool Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $73,640 in 2023 to around $73,804 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Pool Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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$73,804

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2023	$73,640
2024	$74,273
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