Free Nurse Salary Data API 2026 — Developer Documentation

Access our nurse salary data programmatically via our free REST API. No API key required.

Quick Start

Base URL: https://nursesalarydata.com/wp-json/nursedata/v1/

Authentication: None required (public API)

Rate Limit: 60 requests per minute

Format: JSON

Endpoints

GET /nursedata/v1/salaries

Get nurse salary data by specialty and state

Parameters: specialty, state, shift

Example:

https://nursesalarydata.com/wp-json/nursedata/v1/salaries?specialty=crna&state=california

GET /nursedata/v1/specialties

List all nursing specialties with average salary

Parameters: none

Example:

https://nursesalarydata.com/wp-json/nursedata/v1/specialties

GET /nursedata/v1/states

List all states with average RN salary

Parameters: none

Example:

https://nursesalarydata.com/wp-json/nursedata/v1/states

GET /nursedata/v1/compare

Side-by-side specialty salary comparison

Parameters: specialty1, specialty2

Example:

https://nursesalarydata.com/wp-json/nursedata/v1/compare?specialty1=rn&specialty2=crna

Response Format

All endpoints return JSON with these common fields:

{
  "source": "https://nursesalarydata.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-08",
  "disclaimer": "Data estimated from 2026 research."
}

Usage Terms

  • Free to use for personal and commercial projects
  • Attribution required — include a link to https://nursesalarydata.com as your data source
  • No warranty — data is provided as-is for reference
  • Rate limit — please limit to 60 requests per minute

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API Version 1.0 | Last updated: April 2026