Average Ambulatory Nurse Salary in Kentucky

Ambulatory nurses in Kentucky earn an average of $71,081 per year (or $34.18 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Kentucky
18% lower than the national average
$71,081
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Kentucky ambulatory nurses earn 18% lower than the national average salary for ambulatory nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

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Ambulatory nurse salary range in Kentucky

10%
$50,727
MEDIAN
$66,030
90%
$87,092
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $87,092 $41
75th Percentile $81,406 $39
Median $66,030 $31
25th Percentile $63,028 $30

80% of Kentucky ambulatory nurses earn between $50,727 and $87,092.

Cost-of-living adjusted ambulatory nurse salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$79,155
Overall Average
Kentucky
$71,081

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky ambulatory nurses earn about $79,155 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 ambulatory nurses

Jeffersontown, KY $73,987 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ambulatory nurses are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average ambulatory nurses salary is $73,987 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

Ambulatory nurses salaries in other states

California $127,597 per year
Oregon $98,307 per year
Massachusetts $96,630 per year
Washington $97,579 per year
New York $97,052 per year
Nevada $91,744 per year
New Jersey $93,766 per year
Connecticut $97,903 per year
Minnesota $82,240 per year
Maryland $84,813 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
Cardiac Care Nurse $70,419 per year
PACU Nurse $70,419 per year
ER Nurse $69,298 per year

At a $71,081 average annual salary, ambulatory 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), and correctional care nurses ($73,038). They tend to earn more than cardiac care nurses ($70,419), PACU nurses ($70,419), and ER nurses ($69,298).

More about ambulatory nurses

Ambulatory care nurses provide medical care to patients seen for follow-up treatment, observation, tests, or same-day surgeries. Ambulatory care is often described as a busy yet fun environment with less stress than acute care nurses.

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