Average ER Nurse Salary in Rhode Island

ER nurses in Rhode Island earn an average of $74,577 per year (or $35.85 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Rhode Island
9% lower than the national average
$74,577
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Rhode Island ER nurses earn 9% 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 Rhode Island

10%
$53,648
MEDIAN
$69,006
90%
$88,903
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $88,903 $42
75th Percentile $83,402 $40
Median $69,006 $33
25th Percentile $65,980 $31

80% of Rhode Island ER nurses earn between $53,648 and $88,903.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Rhode Island

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Rhode Island
$73,259
Overall Average
Rhode Island
$74,577

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Rhode Island ER nurses earn about $73,259 per year. Cost-of-living in Rhode Island is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Rhode Island for ER nurses

Providence, RI $74,516 per year

Rhode Island nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Providence, where the average ER nurses salary is $74,516 and 13,070 registered nurses are currently 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
Minnesota $81,272 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Rhode Island?

Cardiac Care Nurse $86,228 per year
Telemetry Nurse $83,353 per year
ICU Nurse $81,083 per year
Hospice Nurse $76,647 per year
Case Management Nurse $76,647 per year
Home Health Nurse $76,647 per year
Geriatric Nurse $72,527 per year
Med Surg Nurse $68,982 per year

At a $74,577 average annual salary, ER nurses in Rhode Island tend to earn less than cardiac care nurses ($86,228), telemetry nurses ($83,353), ICU nurses ($81,083), hospice nurses ($76,647), case management nurses ($76,647), and home health nurses ($76,647). They tend to earn more than geriatric nurses ($72,527) and med surg nurses ($68,982).

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