How much do nurses make in Columbus, Ohio? On CbusJobs, based on 465 live nursing listings as of August 15, 2026, posted LPN wages run $25 to $32 per hour, staff RN postings run $35 to $45 per hour, travel RN contracts reach $2,340 per week, and nurse practitioner salaries range from $100k to $140k.
Search that question and every salary site hands you a different average, none of them tied to an actual open job. This page does the opposite. Every figure below is a wage string quoted verbatim from a live listing on CbusJobs, Columbus's local job board, with the employer's name attached.
How many nursing jobs are open in Columbus right now?
CbusJobs has 465 live nursing listings as of August 15, 2026. The employers with the most open nursing roles:
- OhioHealth, 22 listings
- Disability Solutions, 22 listings
- Fusion Medical Staffing, 21 listings
- Getmed Staffing, 20 listings
- Magnet Medical, 19 listings
- Cynet Health, 18 listings
Alois Healthcare (14), TALENT (14), PSNYC (14), and Pulse Healthcare (13) round out the top ten. You can browse all of them at our nursing search.
One honest caveat before the numbers: most of those 465 listings do not publish a wage at all. Pay transparency is improving in healthcare, but it is still not the norm. Everything quoted below comes from listings that do publish a number, shown exactly as the employer wrote it.
What do LPN jobs in Columbus pay?
Posted LPN wages in the current listings run from $25 to $32 per hour:
- Maxim Health Systems, LPN Homecare: $25 - $32 per hour
- BrightStar Care of East & NW Columbus, LPN Pediatrics: $31 per hour
- Wallick Communities, Part-Time LPN 7am-3pm: $27 per hour
That Wallick shift is a day shift, part time. If that schedule is what you are after, more like it live on our part-time jobs in Columbus page.
What do staff RN jobs in Columbus pay?
- Medix, Registered Nurse: $35 - $45 per hour
- Acadia Healthcare, Registered Nurse: $36 - $44.75 per hour
- VITAS Healthcare, Admissions RN: $40 - $42 per hour
- Magnet Medical, RN - ICU: $18 per hour
- Magnet Medical, RN - MedSurg: $19 per hour
Notice the spread. The first three postings cluster between $35 and $45 per hour. The Magnet Medical figures look low next to them, and there is a reason worth knowing: staffing agencies often advertise only the taxable base rate of a contract, with tax-free housing and meal stipends stacked on top. We quote what the listing says. Before you compare offers, ask the recruiter for the full weekly package.
What do travel and contract RN jobs in Columbus pay?
- Fusion Medical Staffing, Oncology RN: $2,199 - $2,340 per week
- Fusion Medical Staffing, Stepdown RN: $1,935 - $2,059 per week
- Fusion Medical Staffing, Postpartum RN: $1,645 - $1,751 per week
- Next Move Healthcare, RN, ICU: $2,179 per month
Yes, that last string reads per month. That is how the employer posted it, and we do not correct or normalize pay strings, because cleaning them up would mean guessing. If a unit looks off, confirm it on the listing itself before you apply.
What do nurse practitioners make in Columbus?
- The Ohio State University, Nurse Practitioner: $101.7k - $124.65k
- Healing Partners, Nurse Practitioner: $100k - $120k
- She Recruits LLC, Nurse Practitioner: $140k
- Gentiva, Nurse Practitioner: $48.78 - $60.98 per hour
One nursing leadership posting also published its range: Naven Health lists a Nursing Manager role at $71.79k - $119.66k.
Why does every salary site give a different answer?
Aggregators model. They blend expired listings, self-reported figures, and metro-level government data into one average, and every site blends differently, so every site lands somewhere different. None of that tells you what the employer across town will actually offer. A posted wage with an employer's name on it is a number you can act on, and every figure above can be checked against the live listing. We take the same approach for other Columbus roles on our salary pages.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an RN make per hour in Columbus, Ohio?
Staff RN listings publishing pay on CbusJobs as of August 15, 2026 post $35 - $45 per hour (Medix), $36 - $44.75 per hour (Acadia Healthcare), and $40 - $42 per hour (VITAS Healthcare, Admissions RN). Travel contracts run as high as $2,199 - $2,340 per week for an Oncology RN at Fusion Medical Staffing.
How much do LPNs make in Columbus?
Posted LPN wages as of August 15, 2026: $25 - $32 per hour at Maxim Health Systems for homecare, $31 per hour at BrightStar Care of East & NW Columbus for pediatrics, and $27 per hour at Wallick Communities for a part-time 7am-3pm shift.
Do Columbus nursing jobs post pay?
Some do, most do not. Of the 465 live nursing listings on CbusJobs, the majority publish no wage, which is exactly why we quote the ones that do, word for word. Set up a job alert for nurse and new Columbus listings, with or without posted pay, will hit your inbox the day they go live.