Average Palliative Care Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

Palliative care nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $81,200 per year (or $39.04 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Wisconsin
0% higher than the national average
$81,200
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Wisconsin palliative care nurses earn 0% higher 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 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 palliative care nurses earn between $63,459 and $104,572.

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

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

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin palliative care nurses 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 palliative care nurses

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 palliative care nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average palliative care nurses salary is $88,110 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $82,605 average palliative care nurse salary and 21,750 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 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
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Pain Management Nurse $79,266 per year

At a $81,200 average annual salary, palliative care nurses 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 nurse educators ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and pain management nurses ($79,266).

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