Average ER Nurse Salary in Indiana

ER nurses in Indiana earn an average of $64,837 per year (or $31.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Indiana
21% lower than the national average
$64,837
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Indiana ER nurses earn 21% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

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ER nurse salary range in Indiana

10%
$45,552
MEDIAN
$58,729
90%
$84,950
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $84,950 $40
75th Percentile $73,082 $35
Median $58,729 $28
25th Percentile $56,395 $27

80% of Indiana ER nurses earn between $45,552 and $84,950.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Indiana

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Indiana
$70,094
Overall Average
Indiana
$64,837

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Indiana ER nurses earn about $70,094 per year. Cost-of-living in Indiana is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Indiana for ER nurses

Anderson, IN $66,804 per year
Fort Wayne, IN $64,724 per year

Indiana nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Anderson, where the average ER nurses salary is $66,804 and 25,380 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Wayne area comes in second, with a $64,724 average ER nurse salary and 5,820 registered nurses employed.

ER nurses salaries in other states

California $124,000 per year
Oregon $96,733 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $106,786 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $87,496 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Rhode Island $74,577 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Indiana?

Occupational Health Nurse $85,099 per year
Gastroenterology Nurse $83,073 per year
NICU Nurse $80,601 per year
Primary Care Nurse $80,540 per year
PACU Nurse $79,304 per year
Transplant Nurse $79,020 per year
Infusion Nurse $78,007 per year
Radiology Nurse $78,007 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $76,994 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $76,994 per year

At a $64,837 average annual salary, ER nurses in Indiana tend to earn less than occupational health nurses ($85,099), gastroenterology nurses ($83,073), NICU nurses ($80,601), primary care nurses ($80,540), PACU nurses ($79,304), transplant nurses ($79,020), infusion nurses ($78,007), radiology nurses ($78,007), correctional care nurses ($76,994), and endoscopy nurses ($76,994).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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