Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Buffalo

Psychiatric nurses in Buffalo earn an average of $75,895 per year (or $36.49 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Buffalo, NY
5% lower than the national average
$75,895
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Buffalo psychiatric nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Psychiatric nurse salary range in Buffalo, NY

10%
$56,503
MEDIAN
$73,385
90%
$94,188
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $94,188 $45
75th Percentile $89,112 $42
Median $73,385 $35
25th Percentile $61,852 $29

80% of Buffalo psychiatric nurses earn between $56,503 and $94,188.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Buffalo

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Buffalo, NY
$79,305
Overall Average
Buffalo, NY
$75,895

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Buffalo psychiatric nurses earn about $79,305 per year. Cost-of-living in Buffalo is 4% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower 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
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 Troy area comes in second, with a $73,047 average psychiatric nurse salary and 10,160 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Buffalo, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $92,043 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $91,631 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $88,814 per year
Blood Management Nurse $87,199 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $86,666 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,391 per year
Dermatology Nurse $85,584 per year
PACU Nurse $85,584 per year
Research Nurse $85,584 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $85,584 per year

At a $75,895 average annual salary, psychiatric nurses in Buffalo tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($92,043), clinical informatics nurses ($91,631), endoscopy nurses ($88,814), blood management nurses ($87,199), pediatric OR nurses ($86,666), float pool nurses ($86,391), dermatology nurses ($85,584), PACU nurses ($85,584), research nurses ($85,584), and cath lab nurses ($85,584).

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