Registered Nurse salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 73 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Riverdale, Decatur, Clayton, Marietta, Madison.

Also listed as: Nurse

Median salary$84,531
Middle 50%$82.6k–$92.6k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $80,288
Filings73FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,283 and $131,990.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,576
25th$82,576
50th (median)$84,531
75th$92,643
90th$113,884

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $80k $90k FY2022: median $78,187 (13 filings) FY2023: median $79,134 (10 filings) FY2024: median $78,043 (62 filings) FY2025: median $82,888 (40 filings) FY2026: median $84,531 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 62 filings FY24 FY2025: 40 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 62
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021–––7
FY2022$78,187$78,187$79,00013
FY2023$79,134$74,064$89,43510
FY2024$78,043$75,192$78,04362
FY2025$82,888$82,576$92,00440
FY2026$84,531$84,531$96,51233

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Registered Nurse salary of $84,531 is worth about $84,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Registered Nurses in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $100,490 in May 2025 (56,460 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,531, 16% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Emory Healthcare$92,64335
Lifeline Nursing Solutions$83,55432
Global Nursing Recruiterstoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,080 11
Mid-level · Level II $84,531 55
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$70,283$79,08011
Mid-level · Level II$84,531$84,53155

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.