Average Wound Nurse Salary in Virginia

Wound nurses in Virginia earn an average of $75,625 per year (or $36.36 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
Virginia
3% lower than the national average
$75,625
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Virginia wound nurses earn 3% lower than the national average salary for wound nurses, at $78,713 (or $37.84 per hour).

Wound nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$58,356
MEDIAN
$75,842
90%
$99,601
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,601 $47
75th Percentile $85,833 $41
Median $75,842 $36
25th Percentile $60,881 $29

80% of Virginia wound nurses earn between $58,356 and $99,601.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in Virginia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$74,876
Overall Average
Virginia
$75,625

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia wound nurses earn about $74,876 per year. Cost-of-living in Virginia is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Virginia for wound nurses

Richmond, VA $75,882 per year
Norfolk, VA $74,333 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where wound nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average wound nurses salary is $75,882 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $74,333 average wound nurse salary and 14,330 registered nurses 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 Virginia?

Renal Nurse $86,265 per year
Radiology Nurse $84,693 per year
Research Nurse $84,348 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $83,312 per year
PACU Nurse $82,431 per year
Infection Control Nurse $82,431 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $81,395 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,089 per year
Pain Management Nurse $80,514 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $80,514 per year

At a $75,625 average annual salary, wound nurses in Virginia tend to earn less than renal nurses ($86,265), radiology nurses ($84,693), research nurses ($84,348), clinical informatics nurses ($83,312), PACU nurses ($82,431), infection control nurses ($82,431), quality assurance nurses ($81,395), oncology nurses ($81,089), pain management nurses ($80,514), and occupational health nurses ($80,514).

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