Registered Nurse total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity
Base pay is only part of the story. A Registered Nurse's total compensation runs about $129K (range $124K–$133K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included — base is roughly 76% of that.
Where the money comes from
Total (mid): $129K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance — treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.
Common questions
What is a Registered Nurse's total compensation?
A Registered Nurse's total comp is roughly $129K at the mid estimate (range $124K–$133K): base $98K plus a 3–12% bonus, ~3% equity, and ~22% benefits.
How much of Registered Nurse pay is base vs bonus and equity?
Base is about 76% of total comp for a Registered Nurse. The rest comes from bonus ($7K mid), equity/RSUs (~$2K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$21K).
Do Registered Nurses get stock or RSUs?
Typically yes in this field — around 3% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).
Bonus/equity/benefits are modelled estimates from industry-category norms applied to the BLS base salary — not sourced from any third-party database, and not an offer.