Case Management Nurse salary
A case management nurse earns about $98,280 a year — roughly $47.25/hour, with most earning between $79,790 and $105,820. This is an estimate — a starting point, not an exact figure.
Case Management Nurse — U.S. national
Specialty estimateMedian annual pay
$98,280
Hourly
$47.25/hr
- Typical range
- $79,790–$105,820
- What most nurses earn
- High end
- $142,090
- Top earners
- Entry level
- $69,330
- Newer nurses
What affects this pay
- Hospital vs insurance-payer employer
- Utilization review vs discharge planning focus
- Years of bedside experience required
- Remote or hybrid work arrangements
- CCM or ACM certification
About Case Management Nurses
What they do
Case management nurses review admissions against medical-necessity criteria, build discharge plans that line up equipment, home services, and rehab placements, negotiate authorizations with insurers, track length of stay and readmission risk, and act as the link between physicians, families, payers, and community resources.
How to become a Case Management Nurse
Employers almost always want seasoned RNs — several years of clinical practice is a common prerequisite — because the job depends on judging chart documentation and anticipating post-discharge needs. Many case managers later earn the Certified Case Manager (CCM) or Accredited Case Manager (ACM) credential, which some hospital systems and payers require within a set period after hire.
What drives the pay
Official labor data reports case managers inside the general registered nurse occupation, so these estimates are anchored to RN wage data. The role usually commands modestly more than the typical bedside position: it draws experienced nurses, involves financial and regulatory responsibility that employers price into salaries, and payer-side and hospital positions are commonly salaried daytime jobs where base pay, rather than shift differentials, carries the compensation.
Case Management Nurse pay by state
Estimated case management nurse pay where this role tends to earn the most. Open a state for the full local picture.
| State | Est. annual pay | vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| California | $135,630 | +38% vs national |
| Hawaii | $117,940 | +20% vs national |
| Alaska | $115,970 | +18% vs national |
| Oregon | $115,970 | +18% vs national |
| Washington | $115,970 | +18% vs national |
| Massachusetts | $113,020 | +15% vs national |
| New York | $111,060 | +13% vs national |
| District of Columbia | $110,070 | +12% vs national |
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Case Management Nurse salary FAQ
- How much do Case Management Nurses make?
- Case Management Nurses earn an estimated $98,280 a year — about $47.25 an hour, with most between $79,790 and $105,820. Case Management Nurses aren't reported as a separate role in public wage data, so this is a specialty estimate that starts from registered nurse pay.
- What is the hourly pay for Case Management Nurses?
- Most Case Management Nurses are paid an hourly wage. The national estimate works out to about $47.25 an hour at a full-time schedule, with a typical range of $38.36 to $50.88. Nights, weekends, and overtime differentials push the real hourly rate higher.
- Which state pays Case Management Nurses the most?
- California is among the highest-paying states for Case Management Nurses, at roughly $135,630 a year, followed by other West Coast and Northeast states. State figures are estimates based on national pay and local cost of living.
- Why is Case Management Nurse pay shown as an estimate?
- No public source measures Case Management Nurses as a separate occupation, so we start from registered nurse pay and apply the pay difference these nurses typically see. The figure is clearly labeled an estimate and sharpens as nurses submit their own pay.
- Why are some figures verified and others estimates?
- National pay for the main nursing roles — registered nurses, LPNs/LVNs, nurse practitioners, CRNAs, nurse midwives, and nursing assistants — comes from verified public wage data. State, city, and specialty figures that aren't reported on their own start from that national pay and are labeled "Estimated" or "Specialty estimate." We never show an estimate as a verified figure.
Source & confidence— An estimate for a specialty that public pay data does not list on its own. A ballpark to start from, not an exact figure.
Modeled specialty estimate
Case Management Nurse is not broken out by BLS. Figures are modeled from the SOC 29-1141 median using a specialty differential of 1.05×, reflecting commonly reported pay differences. Treat as directional, not precise.
Source year 2024. Last reviewed June 1, 2025. Full methodology
This role isn’t broken out in public wage data, so the figure starts from registered nurse pay and sharpens as nurses submit their pay. Last reviewed June 1, 2025.