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Nov 17 2020

Average Registered Nurse Salary in New York

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Registered nurses in the state of New York earn an average salary of $87,840 per year (or $42.23 per hour) as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 80% of New York RNs earn between $56,980 and $123,860.

On average, RNs in New York earn about 13% 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 133.7 in Q3 2020, New York nurses face prices for things like food, housing, and transportation that are much higher than in other states. When adjusted for this higher cost of living, New York’s nursing salaries are actually below the national average.

StateAvg. RN SalaryAvg. RN Salary (adjusted for COL)
New York$87,840$65,699
Nationwide$77,460-

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RN salary across New York cities

New York nursing salaries vary quite a bit from region to region across the state. The area where nurses are paid the highest is, unsurprisingly, New York City, where the average RN salary is $93,280 and where over 170,000 nurses are currently employed. Other relatively large metro areas like Buffalo ($76,120 average RN salary) and Albany ($80,490 average RN salary) also have relatively high wages, though lower total numbers of employed nurses.

Metro AreaRNs EmployedAvg. RN Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA174,210$93,280
Rochester, NY12,400$66,890
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY12,280$76,120
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY10,010$80,490
Syracuse, NY6,120$69,970
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area3,630$70,960
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area3,180$69,450
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area3,090$63,360
Utica-Rome, NY2,720$71,140
Binghamton, NY2,540$69,820
Kingston, NY1,140$76,000
Elmira, NY1,130$66,780
Ithaca, NY970$63,520
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY890$69,250

RN salary vs similar healthcare professions in New York

Overall, “Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations” workers in New York earn an average salary of $93,110, 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 NYAvg. Salary
Registered Nurses178,320$87,840
LPNs / LVNs46,320$49,860
Pharmacy Technicians20,360$35,790
Dental Hygienists11,620$76,960
Physical Therapists17,710$90,880
Nurse Practitioners14,060$122,550

Job outlook for Registered Nurses in New York

There are over 170,000 registered nurses in the state of New York. Yet, nursing jobs in the state are still projected to increase by at least 24% from 2018 to 2028 – an increase of more than 40,000 new RNs in the state in the coming years.

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Written by Incredible Health Staff · Category: Salary

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