Average Primary Care Nurse Salary in New York

Primary care nurses in New York earn an average of $85,854 per year (or $41.27 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,172
New York
1% higher than the national average
$85,854
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New York primary care nurses earn 1% higher than the national average salary for primary care nurses, at $84,172 (or $40.46 per hour).

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Primary care nurse salary range in New York

10%
$56,359
MEDIAN
$88,476
90%
$116,913
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $116,913 $56
75th Percentile $93,444 $44
Median $88,476 $42
25th Percentile $69,616 $33

80% of New York primary care nurses earn between $56,359 and $116,913.

Cost-of-living adjusted primary care nurse salary in New York

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
New York
$77,907
Overall Average
New York
$85,854

Adjusted for cost-of-living, New York primary care nurses earn about $77,907 per year. Cost-of-living in New York is 10% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for primary care nurses

New York, NY $90,583 per year
Buffalo, NY $74,280 per year
Troy, NY $71,493 per year
Rochester, NY $69,984 per year
Syracuse, NY $69,404 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where primary care nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average primary care nurses salary is $90,583 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $74,280 average primary care nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

Primary care nurses salaries in other states

California $130,735 per year
Oregon $92,939 per year
Massachusetts $98,004 per year
Washington $101,706 per year
Nevada $107,700 per year
New Jersey $101,920 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year
Minnesota $71,597 per year
Maryland $86,698 per year
Arizona $85,485 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in New York?

Bariatric Nurse $106,384 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $105,908 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $102,652 per year
Blood Management Nurse $100,785 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $100,169 per year
Float Pool Nurse $99,852 per year
Dermatology Nurse $98,919 per year
PACU Nurse $98,919 per year
Research Nurse $98,919 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $98,919 per year

At a $85,854 average annual salary, primary care nurses in New York tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($106,384), clinical informatics nurses ($105,908), endoscopy nurses ($102,652), blood management nurses ($100,785), pediatric OR nurses ($100,169), float pool nurses ($99,852), dermatology nurses ($98,919), PACU nurses ($98,919), research nurses ($98,919), and cath lab nurses ($98,919).

More about primary care nurses

A primary care nurse is a registered nurse who works in an outpatient primary care office. Primary care nurses are well versed on a variety of healthcare issues since they handle a wide array of patient issues.

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