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Dec 05 2020

Average Registered Nurse Salary in Arizona

Registered Nurses in the state of Arizona earn an average salary of $78,330 per year (or $37.66 per hour) as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 80% of Arizona RNs earn between $56,020 and $101,870.

On average, RNs in Arizona earn about 1% more than the national average salary for nurses, at $77,460 (or $37.24 per hour).

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Among other factors, the cost of living in a given region can impact what nurses tend to earn working in those areas. With a Cost of Living Index of 101.3 in Q3 2020, Arizona nurses face prices for things like food, housing, and transportation that roughly similar to those in other states. When adjusted for cost of living, Arizona’s nursing salaries are very close to the national average.

StateAvg. RN SalaryAvg. RN Salary (adjusted for COL)
Arizona$78,330$77,324
Nationwide$77,460-

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RN salary across Arizona cities

Arizona nursing salaries vary quite a bit from region to region across the state. The area where nurses are paid the highest is in the nonmetropolitan region in the eastern part of the state. Here, the average RN salary is $85,510 but there are only around two thousand practicing RNs. Prescott (average RN salary of $79,370) and Phoenix (average RN salary of $79,200) come in as 2nd/3rd places.

Metro AreaRNs EmployedAvg. RN Salary
Arizona nonmetropolitan area2,050$85,510
Prescott, AZ1,380$79,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ38,370$79,200
Tucson, AZ8,590$74,570
Yuma, AZ1,090$73,460
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ540$69,550
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ1,070$69,450

RN salary vs similar healthcare professions in Arizona

Overall, “Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations” workers in Arizona earn an average salary of $87,370, according to the BLS. Here’s how a sample of these other types of healthcare professions compare to RN salaries in the state:

Profession# Employed in AZAvg. Salary
Registered Nurses54,590$78,330
LPNs / LVNs7,600$54,290
Pharmacy Technicians8,900$36,170
Dental Hygienists3,650$84,300
Physical Therapist3,600$89,350
Nurse Practitioners4,310$111,480

Job outlook for Registered Nurses in Arizona

There are over 50,000 registered nurses in the state of Arizona. Yet, nursing jobs in the state are still projected to increase by 35% from 2018 to 2028 – an increase of thousands of new RNs in the state in the coming years.

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Written by Incredible Health Staff · Category: Salary

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