Average PACU Nurse Salary in Georgia

PACU nurses in Georgia earn an average of $78,279 per year (or $37.63 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Georgia
9% lower than the national average
$78,279
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Georgia PACU nurses earn 9% lower than the national average salary for PACU nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

PACU nurse salary range in Georgia

10%
$60,646
MEDIAN
$77,926
90%
$102,195
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $102,195 $49
75th Percentile $84,333 $40
Median $77,926 $37
25th Percentile $63,491 $30

80% of Georgia PACU nurses earn between $60,646 and $102,195.

Cost-of-living adjusted PACU nurse salary in Georgia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Georgia
$82,835
Overall Average
Georgia
$78,279

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Georgia PACU nurses earn about $82,835 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 PACU nurses

Roswell, GA $83,866 per year
Augusta, GA $75,205 per year

Georgia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where PACU nurses are paid the highest is Roswell, where the average PACU nurses salary is $83,866 and 42,420 registered nurses are currently employed. The Augusta area comes in second, with a $75,205 average PACU nurse salary and 6,710 registered nurses employed.

PACU nurses salaries in other states

California $127,786 per year
Oregon $105,894 per year
Massachusetts $118,103 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Nevada $89,750 per year
New Jersey $97,843 per year
Connecticut $99,986 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $79,159 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Georgia?

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

At a $78,279 average annual salary, PACU nurses in Georgia tend to earn less than float pool nurses ($86,976), clinical informatics nurses ($86,976), quality assurance nurses ($86,976), vascular nurses ($86,976), transplant nurses ($86,397), ENT nurses ($86,010), aesthetic nurses ($85,044), urology nurses ($85,044), bariatric nurses ($84,077), and endoscopy nurses ($83,111).

More about PACU nurses

A PACU nurse cares for patients who have undergone surgery or are recovering from procedures requiring anesthesia.

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