What are the main factors that influence a Cath Lab Rn's salary?

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

How does experience change A Cath Lab Rn's salary?

A Cath Lab Rn's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,358 for beginners, reaching about $96,211 at mid-level, and approach $100,619 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cath Lab Rn?

Cath Lab Rn salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cath Lab Rn roles are District of Columbia $106,751, California $106,346, Massachusetts $104,929. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cath Lab Rn roles make?

Salaries for Cath Lab Rn level roles vary by specialization: Heart Cath Lab Manager: $116,000; Cath Lab Manager: $115,910; Cath Lab Nurse: $96,601; Cardiac Cath Lab RN: $93,623; Cath Lab Travel RN: $93,623.

How do different companies affect a Cath Lab Rn's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cath Lab Rn roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Cath Lab Rn Salary in the United States

How much does a Cath Lab Rn make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Cath Lab Rn in the United States is $96,416 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Cath Lab Rn's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,250
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,381 to $105,227
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,335

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Cath Lab Rn Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,227	$8,769	$2,024	$51
Average	$96,416	$8,035	$1,854	$46
25th Percentile	$85,381	$7,115	$1,642	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Cath Lab Rn Salaries

A Cath Lab Rn'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cath Lab Rn Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cath Lab Rn's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,358
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,130
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,211
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,016
Expert (over 8 years): $100,619

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cath Lab Rn	$94,358
Intermediate Level Cath Lab Rn	$95,130
Senior Level Cath Lab Rn	$96,211
Specialist Level Cath Lab Rn	$98,016
Expert Level Cath Lab Rn	$100,619

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How Do Cath Lab Rn 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 Cath Lab Rns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,751.
California: $106,346.
Massachusetts: $104,929.

District of Columbia $106,751 California $106,346 Massachusetts $104,929 Washington $104,544 New Jersey $104,505 Alaska $104,370 Connecticut $103,039 New York $102,499

Hawaii $100,774 Rhode Island $99,964 Maryland $99,414 Minnesota $98,662 Colorado $98,373 Illinois $98,276 Oregon $97,910 Delaware $97,640

New Hampshire $97,470 Virginia $97,091 Pennsylvania $95,982 Nevada $95,423 North Dakota $95,239 Michigan $94,950 Wisconsin $94,844 Vermont $94,632

Texas $94,044 Maine $94,005 Arizona $93,947 Ohio $93,880 Georgia $92,993 Indiana $92,549 Wyoming $92,463 Utah $92,328

Iowa $92,270 Kansas $91,807 Louisiana $91,672 North Carolina $91,624 Missouri $91,605 Florida $91,229 Montana $91,026 Nebraska $90,833

Kentucky $90,727 South Carolina $90,341 Tennessee $90,100 Idaho $90,004 New Mexico $89,300 Oklahoma $89,146 Alabama $88,577 South Dakota $87,623

Arkansas $87,102 West Virginia $86,822 Mississippi $85,983

Top Paying Cities for Cath Lab Rns

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: $121,609
San Francisco: $120,414
Oakland: $117,743

San Jose, CA $121,609

San Francisco, CA $120,414

Oakland, CA $117,743

New York, NY $111,736

Queens Village, NY $111,013

Paramus, NJ $110,242

Passaic, NJ $110,145

Bergenfield, NJ $110,049

Stamford, CT $109,904

Huntington, NY $109,808

Newark, NJ $109,181

Bridgeport, CT $108,988

New Brunswick, NJ $108,670

Vallejo, CA $108,468

Middlesex, NJ $108,410

Somerset, NJ $108,323

Petaluma, CA $108,101

Santa Cruz, CA $107,725

Boston, MA $107,532

Monterey, CA $107,050

Fairbanks, AK $106,983

Los Angeles, CA $106,800

Washington, DC $106,751

Seattle, WA $106,578

Santa Rosa, CA $106,559

Juneau, AK $106,279

Orange, CA $105,961

Anchorage, AK $105,787

Anaheim, CA $105,720

Santa Ana, CA $105,575

Nassau, NY $105,517

Long Beach, CA $105,479

Danbury, CT $105,450

Santa Maria, CA $105,122

Everett, WA $105,103

Bremerton, WA $104,630

Trenton, NJ $104,447

Sacramento, CA $104,409

San Diego, CA $104,360

Brockton, MA $104,322

Tacoma, WA $104,283

Santa Barbara, CA $104,148

Lowell, MA $103,763

New Suffolk, NY $103,724

Nashua, NH $103,608

Lompoc, CA $103,454

Ventura, CA $103,358

Stockton, CA $103,329

New Haven, CT $103,136

Atlantic City, NJ $102,885

Hartford, CT $102,673

Modesto, CA $102,625

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,413

New Britain, CT $102,365

Kennewick, WA $102,230

Olympia, WA $102,230

New London, CT $102,210

Norwich, CT $102,181

Lawrence, MA $102,133

Bakersfield, CA $101,863

New Bedford, MA $101,728

Riverside, CA $101,728

Richland, WA $101,632

Portsmouth, NH $101,555

Vineland, NJ $101,535

San Bernardino, CA $101,458

Boulder, CO $101,188

Worcester, MA $101,111

Portland, OR $101,024

Saint Paul, MN $100,909

Minneapolis, MN $100,909

Philadelphia, PA $100,774

Honolulu, HI $100,263

Springfield, MA $99,925

Providence, RI $99,916

Chicago, IL $99,636

Bellingham, WA $99,520

Baltimore, MD $99,414

Chico, CA $99,173

Wilmington, DE $99,009

Pittsfield, MA $98,913

Manchester, NH $98,730

Spokane, WA $98,305

Denver, CO $98,296

Albany, NY $97,843

Troy, NY $97,804

Schenectady, NY $97,602

Burlington, VT $97,389

Portland, ME $97,052

Salem, OR $96,975

Yakima, WA $96,956

Ann Arbor, MI $96,927

Rochester, MN $96,657

Reno, NV $96,609

Fresno, CA $96,609

Milwaukee, WI $96,522

Detroit, MI $96,425

Allentown, PA $96,396

Carson City, NV $96,387

Houston, TX $96,242

Colorado Springs, CO $96,232

Syracuse, NY $96,184

Eugene, OR $96,001

Gary, IN $95,885

Bismarck, ND $95,885

Galveston, TX $95,885

Springfield, OR $95,808

Medford, OR $95,577

Fort Collins, CO $95,538

Austin, TX $95,461

Mesa, AZ $95,259

Phoenix, AZ $95,239

Dallas, TX $95,210

Reading, PA $95,153

Saint Cloud, MN $95,114

Concord, NH $95,027

Madison, WI $94,989

Utica, NY $94,728

Raleigh, NC $94,651

Las Vegas, NV $94,642

Rochester, NY $94,574

Des Moines, IA $94,564

Atlanta, GA $94,410

Battle Creek, MI $94,381

Salt Lake City, UT $94,352

Lancaster, PA $94,208

Champaign, IL $94,188

Harrisburg, PA $94,073

Durham, NC $93,986

Kansas City, MO $93,976

Kansas City, KS $93,957

Fort Worth, TX $93,947

Boca Raton, FL $93,909

Cleveland, OH $93,899

Columbus, OH $93,880

Pittsburgh, PA $93,870

Richmond, VA $93,832

Indianapolis, IN $93,812

Cincinnati, OH $93,687

Petersburg, VA $93,542

Lansing, MI $93,330

Billings, MT $93,330

Huntsville, AL $93,330

Lebanon, PA $93,321

Pueblo, CO $93,311

Dayton, OH $93,311

Appleton, WI $93,282

Buffalo, NY $93,244

Racine, WI $93,195

Charlotte, NC $93,186

Saint Louis, MO $93,157

Springfield, IL $93,118

York, PA $93,099

Elkhart, IN $93,099

Gastonia, NC $93,089

Benton Harbor, MI $93,089

Beaumont, TX $93,031

Lorain, OH $93,012

Toledo, OH $92,974

Binghamton, NY $92,925

Rock Hill, SC $92,916

Rockford, IL $92,868

Elyria, OH $92,819

Fargo, ND $92,819

Flagstaff, AZ $92,752

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,694

Miami, FL $92,636

Duluth, MN $92,482

Bangor, ME $92,357

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,251

Louisville, KY $92,202

Grand Rapids, MI $92,183

Hialeah, FL $92,173

Casper, WY $92,038

Scranton, PA $91,923

New Orleans, LA $91,894

Virginia Beach, VA $91,884

Akron, OH $91,836

Peoria, IL $91,711

Sarasota, FL $91,691

Green Bay, WI $91,624

Baton Rouge, LA $91,576

Charleston, SC $91,556

Nashville, TN $91,527

Jamestown, NY $91,508

Davenport, IA $91,508

Tucson, AZ $91,460

Cheyenne, WY $91,431

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,402

Tampa, FL $91,383

Omaha, NE $91,363

Evansville, IN $91,325

Port Arthur, TX $91,325

Bradenton, FL $91,286

Santa Fe, NM $91,113

Orlando, FL $91,016

Clearwater, FL $90,910

La Crosse, WI $90,708

Canton, OH $90,708

Grand Forks, ND $90,679

Tulsa, OK $90,650

Albuquerque, NM $90,650

Newport News, VA $90,640

High Point, NC $90,611

Ogden, UT $90,573

Corpus Christi, TX $90,496

Laramie, WY $90,438

Norfolk, VA $90,438

Rock Island, IL $90,380

Saginaw, MI $90,361

Jacksonville, FL $90,351

Salisbury, NC $90,332

Memphis, TN $90,313

Moline, IL $90,264

Fort Myers, FL $90,235

Waterloo, IA $90,110

Spartanburg, SC $90,014

Lincoln, NE $89,965

Fort Wayne, IN $89,946

Birmingham, AL $89,840

Cedar Falls, IA $89,821

Provo, UT $89,811

Springfield, OH $89,802

San Antonio, TX $89,782

Greensboro, NC $89,744

South Bend, IN $89,734

Winston Salem, NC $89,724

Boise, ID $89,695

Savannah, GA $89,628

Muskegon, MI $89,454

Lima, OH $89,339

Lake Charles, LA $89,300

Anderson, IN $89,281

Lexington, KY $89,252

Augusta, GA $89,223

Greenville, SC $89,223

Wichita, KS $89,136

Tuscaloosa, AL $89,136

Columbia, SC $89,050

Bloomington, IN $88,808

Roanoke, VA $88,751

Asheville, NC $88,625

Knoxville, TN $88,461

Shreveport, LA $88,452

Wilmington, NC $88,326

Frankfort, KY $88,143

Oklahoma City, OK $88,076

Chillicothe, OH $88,037

Longview, TX $88,028

Topeka, KS $87,999

Mobile, AL $87,854

Terre Haute, IN $87,815

Erie, PA $87,806

Altoona, PA $87,758

Melbourne, FL $87,729

Amarillo, TX $87,690

Killeen, TX $87,661

Fayetteville, AR $87,584

Sioux Falls, SD $87,517

Chattanooga, TN $87,459

Idaho Falls, ID $87,449

Gainesville, FL $87,247

Portsmouth, OH $87,198

Little Rock, AR $87,179

Lynchburg, VA $87,179

Youngstown, OH $87,140

Lafayette, LA $87,140

Temple, TX $87,102

Daytona Beach, FL $87,083

Clarksville, TN $87,073

Pensacola, FL $87,063

Hopkinsville, KY $86,774

Charleston, WV $86,764

Florence, SC $86,716

Sioux City, IA $86,658

Macon, GA $86,379

Tallahassee, FL $86,369

Fayetteville, NC $86,350

Wichita Falls, TX $86,331

Waco, TX $86,331

Pine Bluff, AR $86,292

Vincennes, IN $86,109

Lubbock, TX $86,070

Great Falls, MT $86,012

Alamogordo, NM $86,003

Abilene, TX $85,926

Rapid City, SD $85,800

Monroe, LA $85,800

Albany, GA $85,742

Huntington, WV $85,733

Jackson, MS $85,723

Greenville, MS $85,714

Parkersburg, WV $85,617

Montgomery, AL $85,598

Johnstown, PA $85,579

Springfield, MO $85,501

Biloxi, MS $85,453

Sumter, SC $85,251

Columbus, GA $85,241

Twin Falls, ID $85,183

Pascagoula, MS $85,058

Kingsport, TN $84,807

Gulfport, MS $84,778

Alexandria, LA $84,460

Fort Smith, AR $84,219

El Paso, TX $83,959

Helena, MT $83,833

Las Cruces, NM $83,525

Harlingen, TX $83,255

Pocatello, ID $83,168

Florence, AL $83,139

Brownsville, TX $83,120

Dothan, AL $82,966

Mcallen, TX $82,917

Columbus, MS $82,204

Altus, OK $81,760

Lawton, OK $81,577

Pierre, SD $81,230

What Skills Can Increase a Cath Lab Rn's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Accountability (Mentioned in 4.65% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Nursing Practice (Mentioned in 2.82% Job Postings): Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Accountability	4.65%
Nursing Practice	2.82%
Basic Life Support	1.73%

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 Cath Lab Rn's salary.

Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Cardiology: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$103,165	7%
Cardiology	$101,236	5%
Accountability	$100,272	4%
Integrity	$100,272	4%
Customer Service	$100,272	4%
Collaboration	$99,308	3%

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Cath Lab Rn Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cath Lab Rn'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

$85,381

Average $96,416/year

$105,227

$7,115

Average $8,035/month

$8,769

$1,642

Average $1,854/week

$2,024

$41

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,227	$8,769	$2,024	$51
Average	$96,416	$8,035	$1,854	$46
25th Percentile	$85,381	$7,115	$1,642	$41

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Salary Trends for Cath Lab Rn

Salaries for a Cath Lab Rn can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $122,648 in 2023 to around $122,355 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cath Lab Rn salary trends, .

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