Average Rehab Nurse Salary in Kentucky

Rehab nurses in Kentucky earn an average of $62,918 per year (or $30.25 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Kentucky
22% lower than the national average
$62,918
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Kentucky rehab nurses earn 22% lower than the national average salary for rehab nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Rehab nurse salary range in Kentucky

10%
$44,901
MEDIAN
$58,447
90%
$77,090
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $77,090 $37
75th Percentile $72,058 $34
Median $58,447 $28
25th Percentile $55,790 $26

80% of Kentucky rehab nurses earn between $44,901 and $77,090.

Cost-of-living adjusted rehab nurse salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$70,065
Overall Average
Kentucky
$62,918

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky rehab nurses earn about $70,065 per year. Cost-of-living in Kentucky is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Kentucky for rehab nurses

Jeffersontown, KY $65,491 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where rehab nurses are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average rehab nurses salary is $65,491 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

Rehab nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $85,893 per year
Washington $88,015 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,063 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $86,698 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Kentucky?

Trauma Nurse $87,641 per year
Renal Nurse $79,264 per year
OR Nurse $75,025 per year
Dialysis Nurse $74,393 per year
ICU Nurse $74,271 per year
Oncology Nurse $73,374 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $73,038 per year
Ambulatory Nurse $71,081 per year
Cardiac Care Nurse $70,419 per year
PACU Nurse $70,419 per year

At a $62,918 average annual salary, rehab nurses in Kentucky tend to earn less than trauma nurses ($87,641), renal nurses ($79,264), OR nurses ($75,025), dialysis nurses ($74,393), ICU nurses ($74,271), oncology nurses ($73,374), correctional care nurses ($73,038), ambulatory nurses ($71,081), cardiac care nurses ($70,419), and PACU nurses ($70,419).

More about rehab nurses

Rehabilitation nurses, also known as rehab nurses, provide care and support to patients who are recovering from an illness or injury. Their goal is to help these patients regain as much physical and mental function as possible, and to assist them in returning to their normal lives. Some of the specific duties of a rehab nurse might include working with patients to develop personalized rehabilitation plans, providing therapeutic treatments and exercises, monitoring patients' progress, and helping patients with activities of daily living. They may also provide education and support to patients and their families, and work closely with other members of the rehabilitation team.

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