Average Primary Care Nurse Salary in Virginia

Primary care nurses in Virginia earn an average of $78,041 per year (or $37.52 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,172
Virginia
7% lower than the national average
$78,041
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Virginia primary care nurses earn 7% lower than the national average salary for primary care nurses, at $84,172 (or $40.46 per hour).

Primary care nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$60,220
MEDIAN
$78,264
90%
$102,782
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $102,782 $49
75th Percentile $88,574 $42
Median $78,264 $37
25th Percentile $62,825 $30

80% of Virginia primary care nurses earn between $60,220 and $102,782.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$77,268
Overall Average
Virginia
$78,041

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia primary care nurses earn about $77,268 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 primary care nurses

Richmond, VA $78,305 per year
Norfolk, VA $76,707 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where primary care nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average primary care nurses salary is $78,305 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $76,707 average primary care nurse salary and 14,330 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
New York $85,854 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

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 $78,041 average annual salary, primary 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 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