Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in New York

Psychiatric nurses in New York earn an average of $87,720 per year (or $42.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
New York
8% higher than the national average
$87,720
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New York psychiatric nurses earn 8% higher than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Psychiatric nurse salary range in New York

10%
$57,584
MEDIAN
$90,399
90%
$119,455
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $119,455 $57
75th Percentile $95,475 $45
Median $90,399 $43
25th Percentile $71,129 $34

80% of New York psychiatric nurses earn between $57,584 and $119,455.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in New York

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
New York
$79,601
Overall Average
New York
$87,720

Adjusted for cost-of-living, New York psychiatric nurses earn about $79,601 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 psychiatric nurses

New York, NY $92,552 per year
Buffalo, NY $75,895 per year
Troy, NY $73,047 per year
Rochester, NY $71,505 per year
Syracuse, NY $70,913 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $92,552 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $75,895 average psychiatric nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

Psychiatric nurses salaries in other states

California $117,139 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
Nevada $86,509 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $82,280 per year
Minnesota $86,303 per year
Maryland $81,043 per year
Arizona $77,714 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 $87,720 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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