Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Madison

Psychiatric nurses in Madison earn an average of $75,523 per year (or $36.31 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Madison, WI
6% lower than the national average
$75,523
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Madison psychiatric nurses earn 6% 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 Madison, WI

10%
$56,784
MEDIAN
$71,655
90%
$91,987
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $91,987 $44
75th Percentile $86,363 $41
Median $71,655 $34
25th Percentile $68,486 $32

80% of Madison psychiatric nurses earn between $56,784 and $91,987.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Madison

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Madison, WI
$77,858
Overall Average
Madison, WI
$75,523

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Madison psychiatric nurses earn about $77,858 per year. Cost-of-living in Madison is 3% 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

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 Milwaukee, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $70,804 and 21,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Green Bay area comes in second, with a $65,923 average psychiatric nurse salary and 4,500 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Madison, WI?

Wound Nurse $90,208 per year
Case Management Nurse $89,757 per year
Hematology Nurse $89,683 per year
Transplant Nurse $89,683 per year
Nurse Educator $88,110 per year
Oncology Nurse $88,110 per year
Nurse Manager $88,110 per year
ICU Nurse $88,110 per year
Infection Control Nurse $88,110 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $88,110 per year

At a $75,523 average annual salary, psychiatric nurses in Madison tend to earn less than wound nurses ($90,208), case management nurses ($89,757), hematology nurses ($89,683), transplant nurses ($89,683), nurse educators ($88,110), oncology nurses ($88,110), nurse managers ($88,110), ICU nurses ($88,110), infection control nurses ($88,110), and palliative care nurses ($88,110).

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