Average Quality Assurance Nurse Salary in Virginia

Quality assurance nurses in Virginia earn an average of $81,395 per year (or $39.14 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$85,777
Virginia
5% lower than the national average
$81,395
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Virginia quality assurance nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for quality assurance nurses, at $85,777 (or $41.24 per hour).

Quality assurance nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$62,808
MEDIAN
$81,629
90%
$107,200
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $107,200 $51
75th Percentile $92,382 $44
Median $81,629 $39
25th Percentile $65,526 $31

80% of Virginia quality assurance nurses earn between $62,808 and $107,200.

Cost-of-living adjusted quality assurance nurse salary in Virginia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$80,589
Overall Average
Virginia
$81,395

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia quality assurance nurses earn about $80,589 per year. Cost-of-living in Virginia is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Virginia for quality assurance nurses

Richmond, VA $81,671 per year
Norfolk, VA $80,005 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where quality assurance nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average quality assurance nurses salary is $81,671 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $80,005 average quality assurance nurse salary and 14,330 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
New York $97,052 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

How much do other nurses get paid in Virginia?

Renal Nurse $86,265 per year
Radiology Nurse $84,693 per year
Research Nurse $84,348 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $83,312 per year
PACU Nurse $82,431 per year
Infection Control Nurse $82,431 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,089 per year
Pain Management Nurse $80,514 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $80,514 per year
Nurse Manager $80,514 per year

At a $81,395 average annual salary, quality assurance nurses in Virginia tend to earn less than renal nurses ($86,265), radiology nurses ($84,693), research nurses ($84,348), clinical informatics nurses ($83,312), PACU nurses ($82,431), and infection control nurses ($82,431). They tend to earn more than oncology nurses ($81,089), pain management nurses ($80,514), occupational health nurses ($80,514), and nurse managers ($80,514).

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