Registered nurses by state
313,868 registered nurses are on the US clinician registry. The 2 states below hold 49,438 of them, 16% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $99,195 in Texas to $162,084 in California.
Most staff RNs never enumerate an NPI, so the registry counts only those who bill independently. Read this as a floor, not a headcount.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 31,558 | 10.1% | $162,084 | 25 |
| Texas | 17,880 | 5.7% | $99,195 | 26 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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