Average Trauma Nurse Salary in New York

Trauma nurses in New York earn an average of $95,886 per year (or $46.09 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
New York
15% higher than the national average
$95,886
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New York trauma nurses earn 15% higher than the national average salary for trauma nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

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Trauma nurse salary range in New York

10%
$62,944
MEDIAN
$98,814
90%
$130,574
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $130,574 $62
75th Percentile $104,363 $50
Median $98,814 $47
25th Percentile $77,750 $37

80% of New York trauma nurses earn between $62,944 and $130,574.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in New York

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
New York
$87,011
Overall Average
New York
$95,886

Adjusted for cost-of-living, New York trauma nurses earn about $87,011 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 trauma nurses

New York, NY $101,167 per year
Buffalo, NY $82,960 per year
Troy, NY $79,847 per year
Rochester, NY $78,161 per year
Syracuse, NY $77,514 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average trauma nurses salary is $101,167 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $82,960 average trauma nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

Trauma nurses salaries in other states

California $129,689 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $99,464 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
Nevada $92,941 per year
New Jersey $85,613 per year
Connecticut $97,903 per year
Minnesota $100,071 per year
Maryland $80,949 per year
Arizona $82,571 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 $95,886 average annual salary, trauma 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 trauma nurses

A trauma nurse's primary goal is to stabalize patients with serious injuries so they can be transferred to a different department to recieve further care.

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