Average Palliative Care Nurse Salary in Virginia

Palliative care nurses in Virginia earn an average of $70,929 per year (or $34.10 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Virginia
12% lower than the national average
$70,929
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Virginia palliative care nurses earn 12% lower than the national average salary for palliative care nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Palliative care nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$54,732
MEDIAN
$71,132
90%
$93,415
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $93,415 $44
75th Percentile $80,502 $38
Median $71,132 $34
25th Percentile $57,100 $27

80% of Virginia palliative care nurses earn between $54,732 and $93,415.

Cost-of-living adjusted palliative care nurse salary in Virginia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$70,226
Overall Average
Virginia
$70,929

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia palliative care nurses earn about $70,226 per year. Cost-of-living in Virginia is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Virginia for palliative care nurses

Richmond, VA $71,169 per year
Norfolk, VA $69,717 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where palliative care nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average palliative care nurses salary is $71,169 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $69,717 average palliative care nurse salary and 14,330 registered nurses employed.

Palliative care nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $94,861 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $79,777 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Minnesota $73,532 per year
Maryland $84,813 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Virginia?

Renal Nurse $86,265 per year
Radiology Nurse $84,693 per year
Research Nurse $84,348 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $83,312 per year
PACU Nurse $82,431 per year
Infection Control Nurse $82,431 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $81,395 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,089 per year
Pain Management Nurse $80,514 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $80,514 per year

At a $70,929 average annual salary, palliative care nurses in Virginia tend to earn less than renal nurses ($86,265), radiology nurses ($84,693), research nurses ($84,348), clinical informatics nurses ($83,312), PACU nurses ($82,431), infection control nurses ($82,431), quality assurance nurses ($81,395), oncology nurses ($81,089), pain management nurses ($80,514), and occupational health nurses ($80,514).

More about palliative care nurses

Palliative care nurses treat terminally-ill patients and seek to support the patient's quality of life, provide comfort, and alleviate pain.

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