Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Rochester

Trauma nurses in Rochester earn an average of $78,161 per year (or $37.58 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Rochester, NY
5% lower than the national average
$78,161
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Rochester trauma nurses earn 5% lower 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 Rochester, NY

10%
$61,280
MEDIAN
$77,514
90%
$103,469
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $103,469 $49
75th Percentile $84,963 $40
Median $77,514 $37
25th Percentile $62,492 $30

80% of Rochester trauma nurses earn between $61,280 and $103,469.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Rochester

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Rochester, NY
$79,513
Overall Average
Rochester, NY
$78,161

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Rochester trauma nurses earn about $79,513 per year. Cost-of-living in Rochester is 1% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower 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
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.

How much do other nurses get paid in Rochester, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $86,719 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,331 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,677 per year
Blood Management Nurse $82,155 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $81,653 per year
Float Pool Nurse $81,394 per year
Dermatology Nurse $80,634 per year
PACU Nurse $80,634 per year
Research Nurse $80,634 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $80,634 per year

At a $78,161 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Rochester tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($86,719), clinical informatics nurses ($86,331), endoscopy nurses ($83,677), blood management nurses ($82,155), pediatric OR nurses ($81,653), float pool nurses ($81,394), dermatology nurses ($80,634), PACU nurses ($80,634), research nurses ($80,634), and cath lab nurses ($80,634).

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