Average ER Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

ER nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $76,366 per year (or $36.72 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Wisconsin
6% lower than the national average
$76,366
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Wisconsin ER nurses earn 6% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

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ER nurse salary range in Wisconsin

10%
$59,682
MEDIAN
$76,078
90%
$98,347
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,347 $47
75th Percentile $79,596 $38
Median $76,078 $36
25th Percentile $62,255 $29

80% of Wisconsin ER nurses earn between $59,682 and $98,347.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$81,938
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$76,366

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin ER nurses earn about $81,938 per year. Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Wisconsin for ER nurses

Madison, WI $82,865 per year
Milwaukee, WI $77,688 per year
Green Bay, WI $72,332 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average ER nurses salary is $82,865 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $77,688 average ER nurse salary and 21,750 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 Wisconsin?

Wound Nurse $83,133 per year
Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year

At a $76,366 average annual salary, ER nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), transplant nurses ($82,650), hematology nurses ($82,650), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), nurse educators ($81,200), and palliative care nurses ($81,200).

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