Average Nurse Manager Salary in Wisconsin

Nurse managers in Wisconsin earn an average of $81,200 per year (or $39.04 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$88,804
Wisconsin
8% lower than the national average
$81,200
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Wisconsin nurse managers earn 8% 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 Wisconsin

10%
$63,459
MEDIAN
$80,893
90%
$104,572
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $104,572 $50
75th Percentile $84,633 $40
Median $80,893 $38
25th Percentile $66,196 $31

80% of Wisconsin nurse managers earn between $63,459 and $104,572.

Cost-of-living adjusted nurse manager salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$87,124
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$81,200

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin nurse managers earn about $87,124 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 nurse managers

Madison, WI $88,110 per year
Milwaukee, WI $82,605 per year
Green Bay, WI $76,910 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where nurse managers are paid the highest is Madison, where the average nurse managers salary is $88,110 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $82,605 average nurse manager salary and 21,750 registered nurses employed.

Nurse managers salaries in other states

California $129,689 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Alaska $97,230 per year
Massachusetts $115,956 per year
Washington $101,217 per year
New York $97,986 per year
Nevada $102,713 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $102,590 per year
Minnesota $98,688 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Wisconsin?

Wound Nurse $83,133 per year
Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year
Pain Management Nurse $79,266 per year

At a $81,200 average annual salary, nurse managers in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), and transplant nurses ($82,650). They tend to earn more than ICU nurses ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse educators ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), palliative care nurses ($81,200), and pain management nurses ($79,266).

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