Average ER Nurse Salary in Ohio

ER nurses in Ohio earn an average of $71,775 per year (or $34.51 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Ohio
12% lower than the national average
$71,775
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Ohio ER nurses earn 12% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Ohio

10%
$59,652
MEDIAN
$74,220
90%
$94,869
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $94,869 $45
75th Percentile $79,139 $38
Median $74,220 $35
25th Percentile $61,456 $29

80% of Ohio ER nurses earn between $59,652 and $94,869.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Ohio

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Ohio
$71,775
Overall Average
Ohio
$71,775

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Ohio ER nurses earn about $71,775 per year. Cost-of-living in Ohio is the same as the national average, meaning they face the same prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Ohio for ER nurses

Elyria, OH $75,041 per year
Cincinnati, OH $72,537 per year
Toledo, OH $70,112 per year

Ohio nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Elyria, where the average ER nurses salary is $75,041 and 28,510 registered nurses are currently employed. The Cincinnati area comes in second, with a $72,537 average ER nurse salary and 23,940 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 Ohio?

Primary Care Nurse $83,531 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $82,930 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $81,475 per year
Infusion Nurse $77,595 per year
Nurse Manager $77,158 per year
Float Pool Nurse $76,722 per year
Transplant Nurse $75,655 per year
Ambulatory Nurse $75,170 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $75,170 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $74,685 per year

At a $71,775 average annual salary, ER nurses in Ohio tend to earn less than primary care nurses ($83,531), correctional care nurses ($82,930), clinical informatics nurses ($81,475), infusion nurses ($77,595), nurse managers ($77,158), float pool nurses ($76,722), transplant nurses ($75,655), ambulatory nurses ($75,170), quality assurance nurses ($75,170), and pediatric critical care nurses ($74,685).

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