Average Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care Hourly Pay

The top respondents for the job title Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care are from the companies HCA, Inc., Ascension Health and Banner Health. Reported salaries are highest at Memorial Hermann Hospital where the average pay is $35.14. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Banner Health and Select Specialty Hospitals, earning around $33.55 and $32.58, respectively. Mercy Hospital pays the lowest at around $30.66. Ascension Health and Methodist also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $32.06 and $32.08, respectively.

Skills in Surgery Intensive Care Unit (SICU) are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Cardiology, Telemetry, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Critical Care.

An entry-level Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $26.42 based on 575 salaries. An early career Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $28.65 based on 4,076 salaries. A mid-career Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $32.39 based on 2,904 salaries. An experienced Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $36.72 based on 2,850 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $39.

Employees with Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care in their job title in Los Angeles, California earn an average of 50.7% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Houston, Texas (12.9% more) and Atlanta, Georgia (6.8% more). The lowest salaries can be found in San Antonio, Texas (12.3% less).