Average Correctional Care Nurse Salary in Buffalo

Correctional care nurses in Buffalo earn an average of $59,747 per year (or $28.73 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$79,288
Buffalo, NY
24% lower than the national average
$59,747
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Buffalo correctional care nurses earn 24% lower than the national average salary for correctional care nurses, at $79,288 (or $38.12 per hour).

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Correctional care nurse salary range in Buffalo, NY

10%
$44,481
MEDIAN
$57,771
90%
$74,148
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $74,148 $35
75th Percentile $70,152 $33
Median $57,771 $27
25th Percentile $48,692 $23

80% of Buffalo correctional care nurses earn between $44,481 and $74,148.

Cost-of-living adjusted correctional care nurse salary in Buffalo

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Buffalo, NY
$62,432
Overall Average
Buffalo, NY
$59,747

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Buffalo correctional care nurses earn about $62,432 per year. Cost-of-living in Buffalo is 4% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for correctional care nurses

New York, NY $72,860 per year
Troy, NY $57,505 per year
Rochester, NY $56,291 per year
Syracuse, NY $55,825 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where correctional care nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average correctional care nurses salary is $72,860 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Troy area comes in second, with a $57,505 average correctional care nurse salary and 10,160 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Buffalo, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $92,043 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $91,631 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $88,814 per year
Blood Management Nurse $87,199 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $86,666 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,391 per year
Dermatology Nurse $85,584 per year
PACU Nurse $85,584 per year
Research Nurse $85,584 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $85,584 per year

At a $59,747 average annual salary, correctional care nurses in Buffalo tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($92,043), clinical informatics nurses ($91,631), endoscopy nurses ($88,814), blood management nurses ($87,199), pediatric OR nurses ($86,666), float pool nurses ($86,391), dermatology nurses ($85,584), PACU nurses ($85,584), research nurses ($85,584), and cath lab nurses ($85,584).

More about correctional care nurses

Correctional nurses have several responsibilities. Conducting the initial prisoner assessment is their most important job function. They are tasked with evaluating the prisoner’s health before they are assigned to the general population.

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