Average Nurse Manager Salary in Buffalo

Nurse managers in Buffalo earn an average of $84,777 per year (or $40.76 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$88,804
Buffalo, NY
4% lower than the national average
$84,777
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Buffalo nurse managers earn 4% lower than the national average salary for nurse managers, at $88,804 (or $42.69 per hour).

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Nurse manager salary range in Buffalo, NY

10%
$63,115
MEDIAN
$81,973
90%
$105,210
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,210 $50
75th Percentile $99,540 $47
Median $81,973 $39
25th Percentile $69,090 $33

80% of Buffalo nurse managers earn between $63,115 and $105,210.

Cost-of-living adjusted nurse manager salary in Buffalo

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Buffalo, NY
$88,586
Overall Average
Buffalo, NY
$84,777

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Buffalo nurse managers earn about $88,586 per year. Cost-of-living in Buffalo is 4% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for nurse managers

New York, NY $103,383 per year
Troy, NY $81,595 per year
Rochester, NY $79,873 per year
Syracuse, NY $79,212 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where nurse managers are paid the highest is New York, where the average nurse managers salary is $103,383 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Troy area comes in second, with a $81,595 average nurse manager salary and 10,160 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Buffalo, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $92,043 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $91,631 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $88,814 per year
Blood Management Nurse $87,199 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $86,666 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,391 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $85,584 per year
Dermatology Nurse $85,584 per year
Ophthalmology Nurse $85,584 per year
Hematology Nurse $85,584 per year

At a $84,777 average annual salary, nurse managers in Buffalo tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($92,043), clinical informatics nurses ($91,631), endoscopy nurses ($88,814), blood management nurses ($87,199), pediatric OR nurses ($86,666), float pool nurses ($86,391), cath lab nurses ($85,584), dermatology nurses ($85,584), ophthalmology nurses ($85,584), and hematology nurses ($85,584).

More about nurse managers

Nurse managers oversee the day-to-day work of nurses in a hospital or clinical setting. They serve as clinical and administrative leaders of their units, leading patient care while also supervising other nurses.

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