Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

Psychiatric nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $69,600 per year (or $33.46 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Wisconsin
13% lower than the national average
$69,600
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Wisconsin psychiatric nurses earn 13% 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 Wisconsin

10%
$54,393
MEDIAN
$69,337
90%
$89,633
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $89,633 $43
75th Percentile $72,543 $34
Median $69,337 $33
25th Percentile $56,739 $27

80% of Wisconsin psychiatric nurses earn between $54,393 and $89,633.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$74,678
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$69,600

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin psychiatric nurses earn about $74,678 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 psychiatric nurses

Madison, WI $75,523 per year
Milwaukee, WI $70,804 per year
Green Bay, WI $65,923 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $75,523 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $70,804 average psychiatric nurse salary and 21,750 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
New York $87,720 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

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
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year

At a $69,600 average annual salary, psychiatric nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), transplant nurses ($82,650), nurse educators ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and palliative care nurses ($81,200).

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