Average ER Nurse Salary in Austin

ER nurses in Austin earn an average of $81,929 per year (or $39.39 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Austin, TX
0% lower than the national average
$81,929
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Austin ER nurses earn 0% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Austin, TX

10%
$61,434
MEDIAN
$78,387
90%
$98,349
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,349 $47
75th Percentile $96,880 $46
Median $78,387 $37
25th Percentile $66,183 $31

80% of Austin ER nurses earn between $61,434 and $98,349.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Austin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Austin, TX
$80,480
Overall Average
Austin, TX
$81,929

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Austin ER nurses earn about $80,480 per year. Cost-of-living in Austin 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 Texas for ER nurses

Sugar Land, TX $84,404 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $82,764 per year
New Braunfels, TX $79,353 per year
El Paso, TX $69,664 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average ER nurses salary is $84,404 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $82,764 average ER nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Austin, TX?

Cath Lab Nurse $87,924 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $87,924 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $87,924 per year
Bariatric Nurse $87,225 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,685 per year
Nurse Manager $86,625 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,465 per year
OR Nurse $85,926 per year
Womens Health Nurse $85,926 per year
Transplant Nurse $85,926 per year

At a $81,929 average annual salary, ER nurses in Austin tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($87,924), aesthetic nurses ($87,924), quality assurance nurses ($87,924), bariatric nurses ($87,225), vascular nurses ($86,685), nurse managers ($86,625), float pool nurses ($86,465), OR nurses ($85,926), womens health nurses ($85,926), and transplant nurses ($85,926).

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