Average Wound Nurse Salary in Kentucky

Wound nurses in Kentucky earn an average of $57,996 per year (or $27.89 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
Kentucky
26% lower than the national average
$57,996
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Kentucky wound nurses earn 26% lower than the national average salary for wound nurses, at $78,713 (or $37.84 per hour).

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Wound nurse salary range in Kentucky

10%
$41,389
MEDIAN
$53,874
90%
$71,059
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $71,059 $34
75th Percentile $66,420 $31
Median $53,874 $25
25th Percentile $51,425 $24

80% of Kentucky wound nurses earn between $41,389 and $71,059.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$64,584
Overall Average
Kentucky
$57,996

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky wound nurses earn about $64,584 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 wound nurses

Jeffersontown, KY $60,367 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where wound nurses are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average wound nurses salary is $60,367 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

Wound nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $91,375 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $81,772 per year
New Jersey $87,284 per year
Connecticut $95,820 per year
Minnesota $90,947 per year
Maryland $78,216 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 $57,996 average annual salary, wound 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 wound nurses

Wound care nurses typically work in hospital settings. They examine and help treat skin breakdowns, pressure ulcers, ostomies, and other wounds on the skin.

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