Average Research Nurse Salary in Georgia

Research nurses in Georgia earn an average of $79,245 per year (or $38.10 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$87,048
Georgia
8% lower than the national average
$79,245
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Georgia research nurses earn 8% lower than the national average salary for research nurses, at $87,048 (or $41.85 per hour).

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Research nurse salary range in Georgia

10%
$61,394
MEDIAN
$78,888
90%
$103,456
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $103,456 $49
75th Percentile $85,374 $41
Median $78,888 $37
25th Percentile $64,275 $30

80% of Georgia research nurses earn between $61,394 and $103,456.

Cost-of-living adjusted research nurse salary in Georgia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Georgia
$83,857
Overall Average
Georgia
$79,245

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Georgia research nurses earn about $83,857 per year. Cost-of-living in Georgia is 5% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Georgia for research nurses

Roswell, GA $84,901 per year
Augusta, GA $76,133 per year

Georgia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where research nurses are paid the highest is Roswell, where the average research nurses salary is $84,901 and 42,420 registered nurses are currently employed. The Augusta area comes in second, with a $76,133 average research nurse salary and 6,710 registered nurses employed.

Research nurses salaries in other states

California $130,212 per year
Massachusetts $93,623 per year
Washington $90,949 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Connecticut $97,903 per year
Minnesota $97,362 per year
Maryland $87,640 per year
Arizona $93,257 per year
Texas $76,693 per year
Illinois $85,505 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Georgia?

Quality Assurance Nurse $86,976 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,976 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,976 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,976 per year
Transplant Nurse $86,397 per year
ENT Nurse $86,010 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $85,044 per year
Urology Nurse $85,044 per year
Bariatric Nurse $84,077 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,111 per year

At a $79,245 average annual salary, research nurses in Georgia tend to earn less than quality assurance nurses ($86,976), clinical informatics nurses ($86,976), float pool nurses ($86,976), vascular nurses ($86,976), transplant nurses ($86,397), ENT nurses ($86,010), aesthetic nurses ($85,044), urology nurses ($85,044), bariatric nurses ($84,077), and endoscopy nurses ($83,111).

More about research nurses

Research nurses can work in a wide variety of places and are tasked with helping create new medical treatments, medications, and vaccinations.

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