What are the main factors that influence an Acting Head Nurse's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Acting Head Nurse?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Acting Head Nurse roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Acting Head Nurse's salary?

An Acting Head Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $106,996 for beginners, reaching about $108,208 at mid-level, and approach $111,250 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Acting Head Nurse?

Acting Head Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Acting Head Nurse roles are District of Columbia $121,015, California $120,556, Massachusetts $118,949. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Acting Head Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Acting Head Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Head CRNA Nurse Anesthetist: $261,790; Acting Head of Policy, Planning & QA: $141,813; Acting Head, Pharmacology Toxicology Professor, Pharmacology Toxicology: $94,257; OR Nurse: $88,800; Head Veterinary Nurse: $86,975.

Acting Head Nurse Salary in Oregon

How much does an Acting Head Nurse make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Acting Head Nurse in Oregon is $110,992 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, an Acting Head Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $128,740
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,119 to $120,282
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $95,951

10% $95,951

50% (Median) $110,992

90% $128,740

Acting Head Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,282	$10,023	$2,313	$58
Average	$110,992	$9,249	$2,134	$53
25th Percentile	$103,119	$8,593	$1,983	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Acting Head Nurse Salaries

An Acting Head Nurse'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 Acting Head Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Acting Head Nurse'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): $106,996
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,602
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,208
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,057
Expert (over 8 years): $111,250

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Acting Head Nurse	less than 1 year	$106,996
Early Career Level Acting Head Nurse	1-2 years	$107,602
Mid-Level Level Acting Head Nurse	2-4 years	$108,208
Senior-Level Level Acting Head Nurse	5-8 years	$109,057
Expert Level Acting Head Nurse	over 8 years	$111,250

How Do Acting Head Nurse 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 Acting Head Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $121,015.
California: $120,556.
Massachusetts: $118,949.

District of Columbia $121,015 California $120,556 Massachusetts $118,949 Washington $118,512 New Jersey $118,468 Alaska $118,315 Connecticut $116,807 New York $116,195

Hawaii $114,238 Rhode Island $113,320 Maryland $112,697 Minnesota $111,845 Colorado $111,517 Illinois $111,407 Oregon $110,992 Delaware $110,686

New Hampshire $110,494 Virginia $110,063 Pennsylvania $108,806 Nevada $108,172 North Dakota $107,965 Michigan $107,637 Wisconsin $107,516 Vermont $107,276

Texas $106,609 Maine $106,566 Arizona $106,500 Ohio $106,423 Georgia $105,418 Indiana $104,915 Wyoming $104,817 Utah $104,664

Iowa $104,598 Kansas $104,074 Louisiana $103,921 North Carolina $103,866 Missouri $103,844 Florida $103,418 Montana $103,188 Nebraska $102,970

Kentucky $102,849 South Carolina $102,412 Tennessee $102,139 Idaho $102,030 New Mexico $101,232 Oklahoma $101,057 Alabama $100,412 South Dakota $99,330

Arkansas $98,740 West Virginia $98,423 Mississippi $97,472

Top Paying Cities for Acting Head Nurse

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:

Antelope: $105,643
Aurora: $112,049
Beaverton: $114,306

Antelope, OR $105,643

Aurora, OR $112,049

Beaverton, OR $114,306

Beavercreek, OR $112,436

Boring, OR $113,163

Bridal Veil, OR $112,988

Brightwood, OR $111,226

Canby, OR $112,123

Cascade Locks, OR $109,634

Clackamas, OR $114,263

Clatskanie, OR $109,431

Colton, OR $111,258

Columbia City, OR $112,261

Corbett, OR $112,434

Donald, OR $111,450

Dufur, OR $106,219

Eagle Creek, OR $112,676

Estacada, OR $110,986

Fairview, OR $114,068

Gervais, OR $110,267

Gladstone, OR $114,223

Government Camp, OR $109,204

Grass Valley, OR $105,880

Gresham, OR $114,032

Hood River, OR $109,007

Hubbard, OR $110,882

Kent, OR $105,642

Lake Oswego, OR $114,499

Marylhurst, OR $114,352

Maupin, OR $105,768

Molalla, OR $110,331

Moro, OR $106,103

Mosier, OR $107,884

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $108,603

Mulino, OR $111,992

Odell, OR $108,758

Oregon City, OR $113,424

Rainier, OR $111,022

Rhododendron, OR $110,202

Rufus, OR $106,432

Saint Helens, OR $111,904

Warren, OR $112,528

Deer Island, OR $111,504

Sandy, OR $111,806

Scappoose, OR $112,376

Shaniko, OR $105,991

The Dalles, OR $106,806

Troutdale, OR $113,633

Tualatin, OR $113,969

Tygh Valley, OR $106,700

Vernonia, OR $110,678

Wasco, OR $106,192

Welches, OR $110,681

West Linn, OR $113,970

Wilsonville, OR $113,260

Woodburn, OR $110,506

Happy Valley, OR $114,419

Damascus, OR $113,847

Amity, OR $109,993

Arch Cape, OR $107,095

Astoria, OR $107,789

Banks, OR $112,200

Bay City, OR $107,545

Beaver, OR $108,092

Buxton, OR $111,518

Cannon Beach, OR $107,048

Carlton, OR $110,269

Cloverdale, OR $107,425

Cornelius, OR $113,038

Dayton, OR $110,340

Dundee, OR $111,228

Forest Grove, OR $112,140

Gales Creek, OR $110,890

Garibaldi, OR $107,555

Gaston, OR $111,560

Hammond, OR $106,567

Hebo, OR $107,773

Hillsboro, OR $113,350

Manning, OR $111,639

Lafayette, OR $110,474

Mcminnville, OR $109,934

Manzanita, OR $107,414

Nehalem, OR $107,699

Newberg, OR $112,220

North Plains, OR $112,832

Oceanside, OR $107,174

Pacific City, OR $107,430

Rockaway Beach, OR $107,409

Saint Paul, OR $110,822

Seaside, OR $108,002

Sherwood, OR $113,385

Tillamook, OR $108,169

Netarts, OR $107,275

Timber, OR $110,838

Tolovana Park, OR $107,064

Warrenton, OR $107,017

Wheeler, OR $107,688

Yamhill, OR $110,613

Neskowin, OR $107,374

Portland, OR $114,522

Salem, OR $110,358

Keizer, OR $110,379

Albany, OR $109,271

Alsea, OR $107,413

Aumsville, OR $110,147

Blodgett, OR $107,534

Brownsville, OR $108,129

Cascadia, OR $106,852

Corvallis, OR $109,011

Crabtree, OR $109,160

Crawfordsville, OR $108,074

Dallas, OR $109,808

Depoe Bay, OR $106,999

Detroit, OR $106,573

Eddyville, OR $106,960

Falls City, OR $109,271

Foster, OR $107,690

Gates, OR $108,629

Grand Ronde, OR $108,818

Halsey, OR $108,147

Idanha, OR $106,660

Independence, OR $110,219

Jefferson, OR $109,983

Lebanon, OR $108,238

Logsden, OR $107,409

Lyons, OR $108,859

Mill City, OR $108,867

Monmouth, OR $109,519

Mount Angel, OR $110,239

Neotsu, OR $107,501

Newport, OR $106,792

South Beach, OR $106,443

Lincoln City, OR $107,370

Otis, OR $107,581

Otter Rock, OR $106,811

Philomath, OR $107,915

Rickreall, OR $110,238

Rose Lodge, OR $107,688

Saint Benedict, OR $110,224

Scio, OR $109,345

Scotts Mills, OR $109,965

Seal Rock, OR $106,317

Shedd, OR $108,102

Sheridan, OR $109,564

Siletz, OR $107,208

Silverton, OR $109,998

Stayton, OR $109,697

Mehama, OR $109,404

Sublimity, OR $109,876

Sweet Home, OR $107,885

Gleneden Beach, OR $107,115

Tangent, OR $108,297

Tidewater, OR $106,701

Toledo, OR $106,825

Turner, OR $110,165

Waldport, OR $106,449

Willamina, OR $109,188

Eugene, OR $108,828

Agness, OR $105,347

Allegany, OR $105,474

Alvadore, OR $108,723

Azalea, OR $106,579

Bandon, OR $105,556

Blachly, OR $107,796

Blue River, OR $106,131

Broadbent, OR $105,394

Brookings, OR $106,004

Camas Valley, OR $105,452

Canyonville, OR $106,240

Cheshire, OR $108,198

Coos Bay, OR $105,505

Coquille, OR $105,513

Cottage Grove, OR $107,833

Crescent Lake, OR $105,653

Creswell, OR $108,472

Culp Creek, OR $107,381

Curtin, OR $107,754

Days Creek, OR $106,101

Deadwood, OR $107,350

Dexter, OR $108,160

Dillard, OR $105,788

Dorena, OR $107,058

Drain, OR $107,365

Elkton, OR $106,609

Elmira, OR $108,342

Fall Creek, OR $108,016

Florence, OR $106,514

Gardiner, OR $105,649

Glendale, OR $106,357

Glide, OR $105,905

Gold Beach, OR $105,685

Harrisburg, OR $108,556

Idleyld Park, OR $105,649

Junction City, OR $108,485

Lakeside, OR $105,682

Langlois, OR $105,452

Lorane, OR $108,044

Lowell, OR $108,004

Mapleton, OR $106,740

Marcola, OR $108,343

Pleasant Hill, OR $108,633

Monroe, OR $108,002

Myrtle Creek, OR $105,798

Myrtle Point, OR $105,434

North Bend, OR $105,509

Noti, OR $107,979

Oakland, OR $106,444

Oakridge, OR $106,934

Ophir, OR $105,674

Port Orford, OR $105,528

Powers, OR $105,506

Reedsport, OR $106,254

Riddle, OR $106,015

Roseburg, OR $105,940

Scottsburg, OR $106,067

Springfield, OR $108,609

Sixes, OR $105,440

Sutherlin, OR $106,498

Swisshome, OR $106,858

Tenmile, OR $105,558

Thurston, OR $108,659

Tiller, OR $106,196

Umpqua, OR $105,852

Veneta, OR $108,249

Vida, OR $107,425

Walterville, OR $107,933

Walton, OR $107,578

Wedderburn, OR $105,747

Westfir, OR $107,289

Westlake, OR $106,213

Wilbur, OR $106,040

Winchester, OR $106,047

Winston, OR $105,579

Wolf Creek, OR $106,551

Yachats, OR $106,469

Yoncalla, OR $107,067

Medford, OR $108,347

Central Point, OR $108,195

White City, OR $107,514

Ashland, OR $107,562

Butte Falls, OR $106,870

Cave Junction, OR $106,568

Eagle Point, OR $107,744

Gold Hill, OR $107,938

Grants Pass, OR $107,090

Jacksonville, OR $107,742

Kerby, OR $106,734

Merlin, OR $106,399

Murphy, OR $107,499

O Brien, OR $106,515

Phoenix, OR $108,313

Prospect, OR $106,602

Rogue River, OR $107,450

Selma, OR $106,468

Shady Cove, OR $107,594

Talent, OR $108,107

Trail, OR $106,772

Wilderville, OR $106,692

Williams, OR $107,407

Klamath Falls, OR $106,582

Crater Lake, OR $105,437

Adel, OR $105,980

Beatty, OR $105,710

Bly, OR $105,811

Bonanza, OR $105,901

Chiloquin, OR $105,890

Dairy, OR $105,843

Fort Klamath, OR $105,855

Keno, OR $106,625

Lakeview, OR $106,067

Malin, OR $106,038

Merrill, OR $106,082

Midland, OR $106,196

New Pine Creek, OR $106,305

Paisley, OR $105,807

Plush, OR $105,929

Silver Lake, OR $105,769

Sprague River, OR $105,797

Summer Lake, OR $105,668

Christmas Valley, OR $105,845

Bend, OR $106,090

Fields, OR $105,957

Ashwood, OR $105,618

Brothers, OR $105,716

Burns, OR $105,973

Princeton, OR $105,773

Diamond, OR $105,703

Camp Sherman, OR $105,783

Chemult, OR $105,706

Crane, OR $105,889

Crescent, OR $105,652

Culver, OR $105,864

Fort Rock, OR $105,783

Frenchglen, OR $105,693

Gilchrist, OR $105,856

Hines, OR $105,995

La Pine, OR $105,971

Madras, OR $105,937

Mitchell, OR $105,702

Paulina, OR $105,744

Post, OR $105,696

Powell Butte, OR $105,948

Prineville, OR $105,952

Redmond, OR $106,102

Riley, OR $105,689

Sisters, OR $105,785

Terrebonne, OR $105,995

Warm Springs, OR $105,804

Pendleton, OR $109,365

Adams, OR $107,219

Arlington, OR $106,002

Athena, OR $109,607

Baker City, OR $106,065

Bates, OR $105,771

Boardman, OR $108,876

Bridgeport, OR $105,793

Canyon City, OR $105,941

Condon, OR $105,750

Cove, OR $105,956

Dayville, OR $105,827

Echo, OR $109,674

Elgin, OR $105,976

Enterprise, OR $105,732

Fossil, OR $105,767

Haines, OR $106,002

Halfway, OR $105,771

Helix, OR $112,190

Heppner, OR $105,817

Hereford, OR $105,840

Hermiston, OR $112,800

Lexington, OR $107,762

Oxbow, OR $105,292

Imbler, OR $106,034

Imnaha, OR $105,030

Ione, OR $105,973

Irrigon, OR $112,059

John Day, OR $106,113

Joseph, OR $105,608

Kimberly, OR $105,795

La Grande, OR $106,098

Long Creek, OR $105,814

Lostine, OR $105,862

Meacham, OR $106,000

Mikkalo, OR $106,132

Milton Freewater, OR $108,590

Monument, OR $105,791

Mount Vernon, OR $105,935

North Powder, OR $105,956

Pilot Rock, OR $106,344

Prairie City, OR $106,013

Richland, OR $105,665

Seneca, OR $105,948

Spray, OR $105,787

Stanfield, OR $112,504

Summerville, OR $105,990

Sumpter, OR $105,901

Ukiah, OR $105,797

Umatilla, OR $113,340

Union, OR $105,978

Unity, OR $105,957

Wallowa, OR $106,007

Weston, OR $107,511

Adrian, OR $104,205

Arock, OR $105,318

Brogan, OR $105,749

Drewsey, OR $105,880

Durkee, OR $105,676

Harper, OR $105,450

Huntington, OR $105,759

Ironside, OR $105,804

Jamieson, OR $105,468

Jordan Valley, OR $105,336

Juntura, OR $105,803

Nyssa, OR $104,713

Ontario, OR $104,940

Riverside, OR $105,696

Vale, OR $105,498

Westfall, OR $105,835

Acting Head Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Acting Head Nurse roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Acting Head Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Acting Head Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Acting Head Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$133,191	$64.0	20%

Acting Head Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Acting Head Nurse'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.

$103,119

Average $110,992/year

$120,282

$8,593

Average $9,249/month

$10,023

$1,983

Average $2,134/week

$2,313

$50

Average $53/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,282	$10,023	$2,313	$58
Average	$110,992	$9,249	$2,134	$53
25th Percentile	$103,119	$8,593	$1,983	$50

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