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

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

How does experience change An Addiction Nurse's salary?

An Addiction Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,535 for beginners, reaching about $38,555 at mid-level, and approach $43,086 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Addiction Nurse?

Addiction Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Addiction Nurse roles are District of Columbia $39,962, California $39,810, Massachusetts $39,280. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Addiction Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Addiction Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Addiction Physician: $296,934; Addiction Psychiatrist: $284,784; Addiction Medicine: $239,518; Addiction Medicine Physician: $212,371; Addiction Counselor: $65,900.

Addiction Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does an Addiction Nurse make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Addiction Nurse in the United States is $36,093 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,205
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,706 to $38,769
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,533

10% $31,533

50% (Median) $36,093

90% $41,205

Addiction Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,769	$3,231	$746	$19
Average	$36,093	$3,008	$694	$17
25th Percentile	$33,706	$2,809	$648	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Addiction Nurse Salaries

An Addiction 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 Addiction Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Addiction 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): $35,535
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,064
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $38,555
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,033
Expert (over 8 years): $43,086

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Addiction Nurse	less than 1 year	$35,535
Home Care Aide I	1-2 years	$32,064
Home Care Aide II	2-4 years	$38,555
Home Care Aide III	5-8 years	$43,033
Home Care Aide Coordinator	over 8 years	$43,086

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

District of Columbia: $39,962.
California: $39,810.
Massachusetts: $39,280.

District of Columbia $39,962 California $39,810 Massachusetts $39,280 Washington $39,135 New Jersey $39,121 Alaska $39,070 Connecticut $38,572 New York $38,370

Hawaii $37,724 Rhode Island $37,421 Maryland $37,215 Minnesota $36,934 Colorado $36,825 Illinois $36,789 Oregon $36,652 Delaware $36,551

New Hampshire $36,488 Virginia $36,345 Pennsylvania $35,930 Nevada $35,721 North Dakota $35,652 Michigan $35,544 Wisconsin $35,504 Vermont $35,425

Texas $35,205 Maine $35,190 Arizona $35,169 Ohio $35,143 Georgia $34,811 Indiana $34,645 Wyoming $34,613 Utah $34,562

Iowa $34,541 Kansas $34,367 Louisiana $34,317 North Carolina $34,299 Missouri $34,292 Florida $34,151 Montana $34,075 Nebraska $34,003

Kentucky $33,963 South Carolina $33,819 Tennessee $33,729 Idaho $33,693 New Mexico $33,429 Oklahoma $33,371 Alabama $33,158 South Dakota $32,801

Arkansas $32,606 West Virginia $32,501 Mississippi $32,187

Top Paying Cities for Addiction 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:

San Jose: $45,524
San Francisco: $45,025
Oakland: $44,076

San Jose, CA $45,524

San Francisco, CA $45,025

Oakland, CA $44,076

New York, NY $41,557

Paramus, NJ $41,051

Queens Village, NY $41,050

Passaic, NJ $41,015

Bergenfield, NJ $41,012

Stamford, CT $40,933

Huntington, NY $40,918

Newark, NJ $40,651

Bridgeport, CT $40,575

Vallejo, CA $40,503

New Brunswick, NJ $40,489

Petaluma, CA $40,467

Middlesex, NJ $40,399

Somerset, NJ $40,373

Santa Cruz, CA $40,326

Boston, MA $40,106

Monterey, CA $39,980

Seattle, WA $39,897

Santa Rosa, CA $39,890

Los Angeles, CA $39,879

Juneau, AK $39,785

Washington, DC $39,745

Orange, CA $39,617

Santa Ana, CA $39,522

Long Beach, CA $39,485

Anaheim, CA $39,478

Anchorage, AK $39,460

Santa Maria, CA $39,352

Everett, WA $39,345

Danbury, CT $39,218

Bremerton, WA $39,168

Tacoma, WA $39,038

New Suffolk, NY $39,037

Sacramento, CA $39,027

Santa Barbara, CA $38,987

San Diego, CA $38,948

Trenton, NJ $38,948

Brockton, MA $38,908

Fairbanks, AK $38,820

Lompoc, CA $38,727

Lowell, MA $38,698

Ventura, CA $38,691

Nashua, NH $38,684

Stockton, CA $38,681

Modesto, CA $38,417

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,338

Olympia, WA $38,269

Kennewick, WA $38,269

New Haven, CT $38,255

Lawrence, MA $38,125

Hartford, CT $38,089

Riverside, CA $38,081

New Bedford, MA $38,045

Richland, WA $38,045

Bakersfield, CA $37,995

San Bernardino, CA $37,980

New Britain, CT $37,977

Atlantic City, NJ $37,977

New London, CT $37,962

Norwich, CT $37,951

Portsmouth, NH $37,944

Boulder, CO $37,868

Portland, OR $37,818

Worcester, MA $37,814

Minneapolis, MN $37,702

Philadelphia, PA $37,652

Honolulu, HI $37,533

Saint Paul, MN $37,515

Vineland, NJ $37,508

Providence, RI $37,403

Chicago, IL $37,298

Bellingham, WA $37,255

Springfield, MA $37,226

Baltimore, MD $37,215

Chico, CA $37,125

Pittsfield, MA $37,028

Manchester, NH $36,959

Spokane, WA $36,800

Denver, CO $36,797

Albany, NY $36,627

Troy, NY $36,612

Nassau, NY $36,574

Schenectady, NY $36,537

Wilmington, DE $36,508

Burlington, VT $36,457

Salem, OR $36,443

Portland, ME $36,331

Yakima, WA $36,295

Rochester, MN $36,183

Reno, NV $36,165

Fresno, CA $36,165

Milwaukee, WI $36,132

Detroit, MI $36,096

Ann Arbor, MI $36,090

Allentown, PA $36,085

Colorado Springs, CO $36,024

Syracuse, NY $36,006

Carson City, NV $36,006

Houston, TX $35,956

Eugene, OR $35,938

Gary, IN $35,894

Springfield, OR $35,865

Bismarck, ND $35,858

Galveston, TX $35,833

Medford, OR $35,779

Fort Collins, CO $35,764

Concord, NH $35,746

Austin, TX $35,735

Mesa, AZ $35,660

Reading, PA $35,656

Phoenix, AZ $35,652

Dallas, TX $35,642

Saint Cloud, MN $35,607

Madison, WI $35,559

Utica, NY $35,461

Rochester, NY $35,403

Des Moines, IA $35,400

Raleigh, NC $35,396

Atlanta, GA $35,342

Battle Creek, MI $35,331

Salt Lake City, UT $35,320

Lancaster, PA $35,266

Harrisburg, PA $35,216

Kansas City, MO $35,180

Kansas City, KS $35,172

Champaign, IL $35,172

Fort Worth, TX $35,169

Columbus, OH $35,163

Boca Raton, FL $35,154

Pittsburgh, PA $35,140

Richmond, VA $35,125

Indianapolis, IN $35,118

Cleveland, OH $35,115

Las Vegas, NV $35,071

Cincinnati, OH $35,071

Petersburg, VA $35,017

Huntsville, AL $34,963

Lansing, MI $34,939

Lebanon, PA $34,934

Pueblo, CO $34,931

Appleton, WI $34,920

Buffalo, NY $34,905

Dayton, OH $34,894

Racine, WI $34,887

Charlotte, NC $34,884

Saint Louis, MO $34,873

York, PA $34,851

Elkhart, IN $34,851

Gastonia, NC $34,844

Billings, MT $34,836

Beaumont, TX $34,826

Lorain, OH $34,819

Benton Harbor, MI $34,811

Toledo, OH $34,804

Binghamton, NY $34,786

Rock Hill, SC $34,783

Rockford, IL $34,764

Springfield, IL $34,750

Elyria, OH $34,746

Fargo, ND $34,746

Flagstaff, AZ $34,721

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,700

Duluth, MN $34,678

Miami, FL $34,678

Grand Forks, ND $34,653

Cheyenne, WY $34,653

Bangor, ME $34,573

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,533

Durham, NC $34,518

Louisville, KY $34,515

Grand Rapids, MI $34,508

Hialeah, FL $34,505

Casper, WY $34,454

Scranton, PA $34,411

New Orleans, LA $34,400

Virginia Beach, VA $34,396

Akron, OH $34,378

Peoria, IL $34,331

Sarasota, FL $34,324

Nashville, TN $34,299

Omaha, NE $34,299

Green Bay, WI $34,299

Baton Rouge, LA $34,281

Charleston, SC $34,274

Davenport, IA $34,256

Jamestown, NY $34,256

Tucson, AZ $34,238

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,216

Tampa, FL $34,209

Evansville, IN $34,187

Port Arthur, TX $34,187

Bradenton, FL $34,173

Santa Fe, NM $34,108

Orlando, FL $34,043

Clearwater, FL $34,032

La Crosse, WI $33,956

Canton, OH $33,956

Albuquerque, NM $33,934

Newport News, VA $33,931

High Point, NC $33,920

Ogden, UT $33,905

Corpus Christi, TX $33,877

Norfolk, VA $33,855

Laramie, WY $33,855

Rock Island, IL $33,833

Saginaw, MI $33,826

Jacksonville, FL $33,822

Salisbury, NC $33,815

Boise, ID $33,808

Moline, IL $33,790

Fort Myers, FL $33,779

Memphis, TN $33,772

Tulsa, OK $33,754

Waterloo, IA $33,732

Spartanburg, SC $33,696

Lincoln, NE $33,678

Fort Wayne, IN $33,671

Provo, UT $33,667

Cedar Falls, IA $33,624

San Antonio, TX $33,610

Greensboro, NC $33,595

South Bend, IN $33,591

Savannah, GA $33,552

Muskegon, MI $33,537

Birmingham, AL $33,534

Winston Salem, NC $33,516

Lake Charles, LA $33,429

Anderson, IN $33,422

Lexington, KY $33,411

Augusta, GA $33,400

Greenville, SC $33,400

Lima, OH $33,371

Wichita, KS $33,368

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,368

Columbia, SC $33,335

Springfield, OH $33,328

Asheville, NC $33,270

Bloomington, IN $33,245

Knoxville, TN $33,115

Shreveport, LA $33,111

Wilmington, NC $33,065

Roanoke, VA $33,065

Topeka, KS $33,000

Frankfort, KY $32,996

Oklahoma City, OK $32,971

Chillicothe, OH $32,956

Longview, TX $32,953

Melbourne, FL $32,949

Sioux Falls, SD $32,891

Mobile, AL $32,888

Terre Haute, IN $32,873

Altoona, PA $32,852

Amarillo, TX $32,826

Killeen, TX $32,815

Fayetteville, AR $32,787

Chattanooga, TN $32,776

Sioux City, IA $32,743

Idaho Falls, ID $32,736

Lynchburg, VA $32,707

Gainesville, FL $32,660

Portsmouth, OH $32,642

Little Rock, AR $32,635

Lafayette, LA $32,621

Youngstown, OH $32,621

Daytona Beach, FL $32,599

Clarksville, TN $32,595

Pensacola, FL $32,592

Temple, TX $32,589

Hopkinsville, KY $32,483

Erie, PA $32,476

Florence, SC $32,462

Charleston, WV $32,404

Great Falls, MT $32,386

Macon, GA $32,335

Tallahassee, FL $32,332

Fayetteville, NC $32,325

Waco, TX $32,317

Helena, MT $32,292

Pine Bluff, AR $32,278

Vincennes, IN $32,234

Lubbock, TX $32,220

Alamogordo, NM $32,198

Twin Falls, ID $32,166

Rapid City, SD $32,155

Jackson, MS $32,090

Huntington, WV $32,087

Greenville, MS $32,086

Parkersburg, WV $32,050

Montgomery, AL $32,043

Wichita Falls, TX $32,007

Springfield, MO $32,007

Biloxi, MS $31,989

Monroe, LA $31,953

Johnstown, PA $31,928

Sumter, SC $31,913

Columbus, GA $31,910

Pascagoula, MS $31,841

Abilene, TX $31,841

Kingsport, TN $31,747

Albany, GA $31,747

Gulfport, MS $31,736

Alexandria, LA $31,617

Fort Smith, AR $31,527

El Paso, TX $31,430

Las Cruces, NM $31,267

Harlingen, TX $31,175

Pocatello, ID $31,170

Florence, AL $31,123

Brownsville, TX $31,116

Mcallen, TX $31,040

Dothan, AL $30,989

Columbus, MS $30,775

Altus, OK $30,607

Lawton, OK $30,538

Pierre, SD $30,408

Addiction Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Addiction 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, Addiction Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Addiction Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Addiction Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,311	$21.0	20%

Addiction Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Addiction 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.

$33,706

Average $36,093/year

$38,769

$2,809

Average $3,008/month

$3,231

$648

Average $694/week

$746

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,769	$3,231	$746	$19
Average	$36,093	$3,008	$694	$17
25th Percentile	$33,706	$2,809	$648	$16

Salary Trends for Addiction Nurse

Salaries for an Addiction Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $40,296 in 2023 to around $40,141 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Addiction Nurse salary trends, click here.

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit United States

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