Cost to Keep Your License: Annualized U.S. RN License Renewal Fees by Jurisdiction

A board-verified ranking of all 51 U.S. nursing jurisdictions (50 states plus the District of Columbia) by the annualized cost a Registered Nurse pays to keep an active license (the renewal fee spread over each board's renewal cycle), plus late-renewal and reinstatement costs where available. Compiled from official state Board of Nursing sources. Source study: https://www.renewrn.net/research/cost-to-keep-your-license Always confirm current requirements with your state Board of Nursing before relying on this data.