Infusion Nurse salary
A infusion nurse earns about $93,600 a year — roughly $45.00/hour, with most earning between $75,990 and $100,780. This is an estimate — a starting point, not an exact figure.
Infusion Nurse — U.S. national
Specialty estimateMedian annual pay
$93,600
Hourly
$45.00/hr
- Typical range
- $75,990–$100,780
- What most nurses earn
- High end
- $135,320
- Top earners
- Entry level
- $66,030
- Newer nurses
What affects this pay
- CRNI certification
- Vascular access device skills (PICC, ports)
- Care setting (home infusion vs outpatient center)
- Biologic and chemo administration competency
- Regional labor market
About Infusion Nurses
What they do
Infusion nurses start and maintain IV lines, access ports and PICCs, deliver biologics, chemotherapy agents, antibiotics, and hydration, monitor patients for infusion reactions, and document rates, sites, and responses across each visit or appointment.
How to become an Infusion Nurse
Infusion nurses are licensed RNs who build IV and vascular access experience at the bedside or in outpatient settings, complete employer training on infusion pumps and high-alert medications, and can pursue the CRNI credential through the Infusion Nurses Society after qualifying practice hours.
What drives the pay
No public wage survey tracks infusion nurses as their own occupation, so these numbers are modeled from registered nurse pay. Earnings tend to sit close to the overall RN baseline because the role trades hospital shift differentials for daytime outpatient schedules, with vascular access expertise roughly offsetting that difference.
Infusion Nurse pay by state
Estimated infusion 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 | $129,170 | +38% vs national |
| Hawaii | $112,320 | +20% vs national |
| Alaska | $110,450 | +18% vs national |
| Oregon | $110,450 | +18% vs national |
| Washington | $110,450 | +18% vs national |
| Massachusetts | $107,640 | +15% vs national |
| New York | $105,770 | +13% vs national |
| District of Columbia | $104,830 | +12% vs national |
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Infusion Nurse salary FAQ
- How much do Infusion Nurses make?
- Infusion Nurses earn an estimated $93,600 a year — about $45.00 an hour, with most between $75,990 and $100,780. Infusion 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 Infusion Nurses?
- Most Infusion Nurses are paid an hourly wage. The national estimate works out to about $45.00 an hour at a full-time schedule, with a typical range of $36.53 to $48.45. Nights, weekends, and overtime differentials push the real hourly rate higher.
- Which state pays Infusion Nurses the most?
- California is among the highest-paying states for Infusion Nurses, at roughly $129,170 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 Infusion Nurse pay shown as an estimate?
- No public source measures Infusion 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
Infusion Nurse is not broken out by BLS. Figures are modeled from the SOC 29-1141 median using a specialty differential of 1.00×, 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.