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

An Assistant Chief Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,098 for beginners, reaching about $70,707 at mid-level, and approach $77,410 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Chief Nurse?

Assistant Chief Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Chief Nurse roles are District of Columbia $82,826, California $82,512, Massachusetts $81,412. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Chief Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Chief Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Chief Engineer: $298,511; Chief Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA): $261,800; Chief Nurse Anesthetist: $261,784; chief nurse officer: $241,574; Associate Chief Nurse: $239,318.

Assistant Chief Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Chief Nurse make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Chief Nurse in the United States is $74,807 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,703
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,755 to $85,221
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,604

10% $55,604

50% (Median) $74,807

90% $94,703

Assistant Chief Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,221	$7,102	$1,639	$41
Average	$74,807	$6,234	$1,439	$36
25th Percentile	$64,755	$5,396	$1,245	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Chief Nurse Salaries

An Assistant Chief 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Chief Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Chief 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): $69,098
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,420
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,707
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,373
Expert (over 8 years): $77,410

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Chief Nurse	less than 1 year	$69,098
Early Career Level Assistant Chief Nurse	1-2 years	$69,420
Mid-Level Level Assistant Chief Nurse	2-4 years	$70,707
Senior-Level Level Assistant Chief Nurse	5-8 years	$74,373
Expert Level Assistant Chief Nurse	over 8 years	$77,410

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

District of Columbia: $82,826.
California: $82,512.
Massachusetts: $81,412.

District of Columbia $82,826 California $82,512 Massachusetts $81,412 Washington $81,113 New Jersey $81,083 Alaska $80,978 Connecticut $79,946 New York $79,527

Hawaii $78,188 Rhode Island $77,560 Maryland $77,133 Minnesota $76,550 Colorado $76,325 Illinois $76,251 Oregon $75,966 Delaware $75,757

New Hampshire $75,625 Virginia $75,330 Pennsylvania $74,470 Nevada $74,036 North Dakota $73,894 Michigan $73,670 Wisconsin $73,587 Vermont $73,423

Texas $72,967 Maine $72,937 Arizona $72,892 Ohio $72,839 Georgia $72,151 Indiana $71,807 Wyoming $71,740 Utah $71,635

Iowa $71,590 Kansas $71,231 Louisiana $71,126 North Carolina $71,089 Missouri $71,074 Florida $70,782 Montana $70,625 Nebraska $70,475

Kentucky $70,393 South Carolina $70,094 Tennessee $69,907 Idaho $69,832 New Mexico $69,286 Oklahoma $69,166 Alabama $68,725 South Dakota $67,984

Arkansas $67,580 West Virginia $67,364 Mississippi $66,713

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Chief 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: $94,354
San Francisco: $93,321
Oakland: $91,354

San Jose, CA $94,354

San Francisco, CA $93,321

Oakland, CA $91,354

New York, NY $86,132

Paramus, NJ $85,085

Queens Village, NY $85,081

Passaic, NJ $85,010

Bergenfield, NJ $85,003

Stamford, CT $84,838

Huntington, NY $84,808

Newark, NJ $84,255

Bridgeport, CT $84,097

Vallejo, CA $83,948

New Brunswick, NJ $83,918

Petaluma, CA $83,873

Middlesex, NJ $83,731

Somerset, NJ $83,679

Santa Cruz, CA $83,582

Boston, MA $83,125

Monterey, CA $82,863

Seattle, WA $82,691

Santa Rosa, CA $82,676

Los Angeles, CA $82,654

Juneau, AK $82,460

Washington, DC $82,377

Orange, CA $82,111

Santa Ana, CA $81,913

Long Beach, CA $81,839

Anaheim, CA $81,824

Anchorage, AK $81,786

Santa Maria, CA $81,562

Everett, WA $81,547

Danbury, CT $81,284

Bremerton, WA $81,180

Tacoma, WA $80,911

New Suffolk, NY $80,910

Sacramento, CA $80,889

Santa Barbara, CA $80,806

San Diego, CA $80,724

Trenton, NJ $80,724

Brockton, MA $80,642

Fairbanks, AK $80,458

Lompoc, CA $80,268

Lowell, MA $80,207

Ventura, CA $80,193

Nashua, NH $80,178

Stockton, CA $80,170

Modesto, CA $79,624

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,460

Olympia, WA $79,318

Kennewick, WA $79,318

New Haven, CT $79,288

Lawrence, MA $79,018

Hartford, CT $78,944

Riverside, CA $78,929

New Bedford, MA $78,854

Richland, WA $78,854

Bakersfield, CA $78,749

San Bernardino, CA $78,719

New Britain, CT $78,712

Atlantic City, NJ $78,712

New London, CT $78,682

Norwich, CT $78,659

Portsmouth, NH $78,644

Boulder, CO $78,486

Portland, OR $78,383

Worcester, MA $78,375

Minneapolis, MN $78,143

Philadelphia, PA $78,038

Honolulu, HI $77,792

Saint Paul, MN $77,756

Vineland, NJ $77,739

Providence, RI $77,522

Chicago, IL $77,305

Bellingham, WA $77,216

Springfield, MA $77,156

Baltimore, MD $77,133

Chico, CA $76,946

Pittsfield, MA $76,744

Manchester, NH $76,602

Spokane, WA $76,273

Denver, CO $76,266

Albany, NY $75,914

Troy, NY $75,884

Nassau, NY $75,804

Schenectady, NY $75,727

Wilmington, DE $75,667

Burlington, VT $75,562

Salem, OR $75,532

Portland, ME $75,301

Yakima, WA $75,226

Rochester, MN $74,994

Reno, NV $74,956

Fresno, CA $74,956

Milwaukee, WI $74,889

Detroit, MI $74,814

Ann Arbor, MI $74,802

Allentown, PA $74,792

Colorado Springs, CO $74,665

Syracuse, NY $74,627

Carson City, NV $74,627

Houston, TX $74,523

Eugene, OR $74,485

Gary, IN $74,395

Springfield, OR $74,336

Bismarck, ND $74,321

Galveston, TX $74,268

Medford, OR $74,156

Fort Collins, CO $74,126

Concord, NH $74,089

Austin, TX $74,066

Mesa, AZ $73,909

Reading, PA $73,902

Phoenix, AZ $73,894

Dallas, TX $73,872

Saint Cloud, MN $73,800

Madison, WI $73,700

Utica, NY $73,498

Rochester, NY $73,378

Des Moines, IA $73,371

Raleigh, NC $73,363

Atlanta, GA $73,251

Battle Creek, MI $73,228

Salt Lake City, UT $73,206

Lancaster, PA $73,094

Harrisburg, PA $72,989

Kansas City, MO $72,914

Kansas City, KS $72,899

Champaign, IL $72,899

Fort Worth, TX $72,892

Columbus, OH $72,879

Boca Raton, FL $72,862

Pittsburgh, PA $72,832

Richmond, VA $72,802

Indianapolis, IN $72,787

Cleveland, OH $72,780

Las Vegas, NV $72,690

Cincinnati, OH $72,690

Petersburg, VA $72,578

Huntsville, AL $72,465

Lansing, MI $72,415

Lebanon, PA $72,406

Pueblo, CO $72,398

Appleton, WI $72,376

Buffalo, NY $72,346

Dayton, OH $72,323

Racine, WI $72,308

Charlotte, NC $72,301

Saint Louis, MO $72,278

York, PA $72,233

Elkhart, IN $72,233

Gastonia, NC $72,219

Billings, MT $72,201

Beaumont, TX $72,181

Lorain, OH $72,166

Benton Harbor, MI $72,151

Toledo, OH $72,136

Binghamton, NY $72,099

Rock Hill, SC $72,091

Rockford, IL $72,054

Springfield, IL $72,024

Elyria, OH $72,017

Fargo, ND $72,017

Flagstaff, AZ $71,964

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,919

Duluth, MN $71,874

Miami, FL $71,874

Grand Forks, ND $71,822

Cheyenne, WY $71,822

Bangor, ME $71,657

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,575

Durham, NC $71,544

Louisville, KY $71,538

Grand Rapids, MI $71,523

Hialeah, FL $71,515

Casper, WY $71,411

Scranton, PA $71,321

New Orleans, LA $71,298

Virginia Beach, VA $71,291

Akron, OH $71,253

Peoria, IL $71,156

Sarasota, FL $71,141

Nashville, TN $71,089

Omaha, NE $71,089

Green Bay, WI $71,089

Baton Rouge, LA $71,051

Charleston, SC $71,037

Davenport, IA $70,999

Jamestown, NY $70,999

Tucson, AZ $70,962

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,917

Tampa, FL $70,902

Evansville, IN $70,857

Port Arthur, TX $70,857

Bradenton, FL $70,827

Santa Fe, NM $70,692

Orlando, FL $70,558

Clearwater, FL $70,535

La Crosse, WI $70,378

Canton, OH $70,378

Albuquerque, NM $70,333

Newport News, VA $70,326

High Point, NC $70,303

Ogden, UT $70,274

Corpus Christi, TX $70,214

Norfolk, VA $70,169

Laramie, WY $70,169

Rock Island, IL $70,124

Saginaw, MI $70,109

Jacksonville, FL $70,101

Salisbury, NC $70,086

Boise, ID $70,072

Moline, IL $70,034

Fort Myers, FL $70,012

Memphis, TN $69,997

Tulsa, OK $69,959

Waterloo, IA $69,914

Spartanburg, SC $69,840

Lincoln, NE $69,802

Fort Wayne, IN $69,787

Provo, UT $69,780

Cedar Falls, IA $69,690

San Antonio, TX $69,660

Greensboro, NC $69,630

South Bend, IN $69,623

Savannah, GA $69,540

Muskegon, MI $69,510

Birmingham, AL $69,503

Winston Salem, NC $69,466

Lake Charles, LA $69,286

Anderson, IN $69,271

Lexington, KY $69,249

Augusta, GA $69,226

Greenville, SC $69,226

Lima, OH $69,166

Wichita, KS $69,159

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,159

Columbia, SC $69,092

Springfield, OH $69,077

Asheville, NC $68,957

Bloomington, IN $68,905

Knoxville, TN $68,635

Shreveport, LA $68,628

Wilmington, NC $68,531

Roanoke, VA $68,531

Topeka, KS $68,396

Frankfort, KY $68,388

Oklahoma City, OK $68,336

Chillicothe, OH $68,306

Longview, TX $68,299

Melbourne, FL $68,291

Sioux Falls, SD $68,171

Mobile, AL $68,164

Terre Haute, IN $68,134

Altoona, PA $68,089

Amarillo, TX $68,037

Killeen, TX $68,014

Fayetteville, AR $67,954

Chattanooga, TN $67,932

Sioux City, IA $67,865

Idaho Falls, ID $67,850

Lynchburg, VA $67,790

Gainesville, FL $67,693

Portsmouth, OH $67,655

Little Rock, AR $67,640

Lafayette, LA $67,610

Youngstown, OH $67,610

Daytona Beach, FL $67,566

Clarksville, TN $67,558

Pensacola, FL $67,551

Temple, TX $67,545

Hopkinsville, KY $67,326

Erie, PA $67,311

Florence, SC $67,281

Charleston, WV $67,162

Great Falls, MT $67,124

Macon, GA $67,019

Tallahassee, FL $67,012

Fayetteville, NC $66,997

Waco, TX $66,982

Helena, MT $66,930

Pine Bluff, AR $66,901

Vincennes, IN $66,810

Lubbock, TX $66,780

Alamogordo, NM $66,735

Twin Falls, ID $66,668

Rapid City, SD $66,645

Jackson, MS $66,511

Huntington, WV $66,505

Greenville, MS $66,503

Parkersburg, WV $66,427

Montgomery, AL $66,413

Wichita Falls, TX $66,339

Springfield, MO $66,339

Biloxi, MS $66,301

Monroe, LA $66,226

Johnstown, PA $66,174

Sumter, SC $66,144

Columbus, GA $66,137

Pascagoula, MS $65,995

Abilene, TX $65,995

Kingsport, TN $65,800

Albany, GA $65,800

Gulfport, MS $65,778

Alexandria, LA $65,531

Fort Smith, AR $65,344

El Paso, TX $65,142

Las Cruces, NM $64,805

Harlingen, TX $64,615

Pocatello, ID $64,603

Florence, AL $64,506

Brownsville, TX $64,491

Mcallen, TX $64,334

Dothan, AL $64,229

Columbus, MS $63,785

Altus, OK $63,436

Lawton, OK $63,294

Pierre, SD $63,025

How Education impacts an Assistant Chief Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Chief Nurse professionals enter the field with a Bachelor's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Assistant Chief Nurse with a Bachelor's is between $68,035 and $77,599.

Assistant Chief Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

$80,100
$78,400
$76,700
$75,000
$73,300
$71,500
$69,800
$68,100

Typical Education for Assistant Chief Nurse
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	14.3%
High School	85.7%
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	0%
Master's Degree or MBA	14.3%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	85.7%

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Assistant Chief Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Chief 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.

$64,755

Average $74,807/year

$85,221

$5,396

Average $6,234/month

$7,102

$1,245

Average $1,439/week

$1,639

$31

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,221	$7,102	$1,639	$41
Average	$74,807	$6,234	$1,439	$36
25th Percentile	$64,755	$5,396	$1,245	$31

Salary Trends for Assistant Chief Nurse

Salaries for an Assistant Chief Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,794 in 2023 to around $54,857 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Chief Nurse salary trends, click here.

Average Annual Salary of Assistant Chief Nurse Over Time

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2023	$56,794
2024	$56,068
2025	$54,857

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Common company salaries for Assistant Chief Nurse

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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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