Average Quality Assurance Nurse Salary in New York

Quality assurance nurses in New York earn an average of $97,052 per year (or $46.65 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$85,777
New York
13% higher than the national average
$97,052
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New York quality assurance nurses earn 13% higher than the national average salary for quality assurance nurses, at $85,777 (or $41.24 per hour).

Quality assurance nurse salary range in New York

10%
$63,710
MEDIAN
$100,016
90%
$132,163
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $132,163 $63
75th Percentile $105,632 $50
Median $100,016 $48
25th Percentile $78,696 $37

80% of New York quality assurance nurses earn between $63,710 and $132,163.

Cost-of-living adjusted quality assurance nurse salary in New York

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
New York
$88,069
Overall Average
New York
$97,052

Adjusted for cost-of-living, New York quality assurance nurses earn about $88,069 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 quality assurance nurses

New York, NY $102,398 per year
Buffalo, NY $83,969 per year
Troy, NY $80,818 per year
Rochester, NY $79,112 per year
Syracuse, NY $78,457 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where quality assurance nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average quality assurance nurses salary is $102,398 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $83,969 average quality assurance nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

Quality assurance nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $103,173 per year
Nevada $94,736 per year
New Jersey $99,882 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $87,640 per year
Arizona $79,657 per year
Colorado $92,307 per year
Texas $85,430 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 $97,052 average annual salary, quality assurance 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 quality assurance nurses

Quality assurance nurses main job is to make sure nursing practices within an agency or department are up to par and to identify areas that are needed for improvement.

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