Average Med Surg Nurse Salary in Ohio

Med surg nurses in Ohio earn an average of $67,896 per year (or $32.64 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$79,974
Ohio
15% lower than the national average
$67,896
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Ohio med surg nurses earn 15% lower than the national average salary for med surg nurses, at $79,974 (or $38.45 per hour).

Med surg nurse salary range in Ohio

10%
$56,428
MEDIAN
$70,208
90%
$89,741
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $89,741 $43
75th Percentile $74,861 $35
Median $70,208 $33
25th Percentile $58,134 $27

80% of Ohio med surg nurses earn between $56,428 and $89,741.

Cost-of-living adjusted med surg nurse salary in Ohio

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Ohio
$67,896
Overall Average
Ohio
$67,896

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Ohio med surg nurses earn about $67,896 per year. Cost-of-living in Ohio is the same as the national average, meaning they face the same prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Ohio for med surg nurses

Elyria, OH $70,985 per year
Cincinnati, OH $68,616 per year
Toledo, OH $66,322 per year

Ohio nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where med surg nurses are paid the highest is Elyria, where the average med surg nurses salary is $70,985 and 28,510 registered nurses are currently employed. The Cincinnati area comes in second, with a $68,616 average med surg nurse salary and 23,940 registered nurses employed.

Med surg nurses salaries in other states

California $116,553 per year
Hawaii $120,820 per year
Oregon $96,088 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $85,893 per year
Washington $88,015 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $83,766 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $88,009 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Ohio?

Primary Care Nurse $83,531 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $82,930 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $81,475 per year
Infusion Nurse $77,595 per year
Nurse Manager $77,158 per year
Float Pool Nurse $76,722 per year
Transplant Nurse $75,655 per year
Ambulatory Nurse $75,170 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $75,170 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $74,685 per year

At a $67,896 average annual salary, med surg nurses in Ohio tend to earn less than primary care nurses ($83,531), correctional care nurses ($82,930), clinical informatics nurses ($81,475), infusion nurses ($77,595), nurse managers ($77,158), float pool nurses ($76,722), transplant nurses ($75,655), ambulatory nurses ($75,170), quality assurance nurses ($75,170), and pediatric critical care nurses ($74,685).

More about med surg nurses

A medical-surgical nurse cares for patients with a wide range of conditions and illnesses. Patients could be acutely ill, suffering from complications or preparing or recovering from surgery.

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