Average Wound Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

Wound nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $83,133 per year (or $39.97 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
Wisconsin
5% higher than the national average
$83,133
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Wisconsin wound nurses earn 5% higher 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 Wisconsin

10%
$64,970
MEDIAN
$82,819
90%
$107,061
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $107,061 $51
75th Percentile $86,649 $41
Median $82,819 $39
25th Percentile $67,772 $32

80% of Wisconsin wound nurses earn between $64,970 and $107,061.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$89,198
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$83,133

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin wound nurses earn about $89,198 per year. Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Wisconsin for wound nurses

Madison, WI $90,208 per year
Milwaukee, WI $84,572 per year
Green Bay, WI $78,741 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where wound nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average wound nurses salary is $90,208 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $84,572 average wound nurse salary and 21,750 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 Wisconsin?

Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Pain Management Nurse $79,266 per year

At a $83,133 average annual salary, wound nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn more than case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), transplant nurses ($82,650), palliative care nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), nurse educators ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and pain management nurses ($79,266).

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