Average ER Nurse Salary in Georgia

ER nurses in Georgia earn an average of $75,380 per year (or $36.24 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Georgia
8% lower than the national average
$75,380
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Georgia ER nurses earn 8% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Georgia

10%
$58,400
MEDIAN
$75,040
90%
$98,410
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,410 $47
75th Percentile $81,210 $39
Median $75,040 $36
25th Percentile $61,140 $29

80% of Georgia ER nurses earn between $58,400 and $98,410.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Georgia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Georgia
$79,767
Overall Average
Georgia
$75,380

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Georgia ER nurses earn about $79,767 per year. Cost-of-living in Georgia is 5% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Georgia for ER nurses

Roswell, GA $80,760 per year
Augusta, GA $72,420 per year

Georgia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Roswell, where the average ER nurses salary is $80,760 and 42,420 registered nurses are currently employed. The Augusta area comes in second, with a $72,420 average ER nurse salary and 6,710 registered nurses employed.

ER nurses salaries in other states

California $124,000 per year
Oregon $96,733 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $106,786 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $87,496 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Rhode Island $74,577 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Georgia?

Quality Assurance Nurse $86,976 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,976 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,976 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,976 per year
Transplant Nurse $86,397 per year
ENT Nurse $86,010 per year
Urology Nurse $85,044 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $85,044 per year
Bariatric Nurse $84,077 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,111 per year

At a $75,380 average annual salary, ER nurses in Georgia tend to earn less than quality assurance nurses ($86,976), float pool nurses ($86,976), clinical informatics nurses ($86,976), vascular nurses ($86,976), transplant nurses ($86,397), ENT nurses ($86,010), urology nurses ($85,044), aesthetic nurses ($85,044), bariatric nurses ($84,077), and endoscopy nurses ($83,111).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health