Average Nurse Manager Salary in Kentucky

Nurse managers in Kentucky earn an average of $67,260 per year (or $32.34 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$88,804
Kentucky
24% lower than the national average
$67,260
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Kentucky nurse managers earn 24% lower than the national average salary for nurse managers, at $88,804 (or $42.69 per hour).

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Nurse manager salary range in Kentucky

10%
$48,000
MEDIAN
$62,480
90%
$82,410
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $82,410 $39
75th Percentile $77,030 $37
Median $62,480 $30
25th Percentile $59,640 $28

80% of Kentucky nurse managers earn between $48,000 and $82,410.

Cost-of-living adjusted nurse manager salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$74,899
Overall Average
Kentucky
$67,260

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky nurse managers earn about $74,899 per year. Cost-of-living in Kentucky is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Kentucky for nurse managers

Jeffersontown, KY $70,010 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where nurse managers are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average nurse managers salary is $70,010 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

Nurse managers salaries in other states

California $129,689 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Alaska $97,230 per year
Massachusetts $115,956 per year
Washington $101,217 per year
New York $97,986 per year
Nevada $102,713 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $102,590 per year
Minnesota $98,688 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Kentucky?

Trauma Nurse $87,641 per year
Renal Nurse $79,264 per year
OR Nurse $75,025 per year
Dialysis Nurse $74,393 per year
ICU Nurse $74,271 per year
Oncology Nurse $73,374 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $73,038 per year
Ambulatory Nurse $71,081 per year
Cardiac Care Nurse $70,419 per year
PACU Nurse $70,419 per year

At a $67,260 average annual salary, nurse managers in Kentucky tend to earn less than trauma nurses ($87,641), renal nurses ($79,264), OR nurses ($75,025), dialysis nurses ($74,393), ICU nurses ($74,271), oncology nurses ($73,374), correctional care nurses ($73,038), ambulatory nurses ($71,081), cardiac care nurses ($70,419), and PACU nurses ($70,419).

More about nurse managers

Nurse managers oversee the day-to-day work of nurses in a hospital or clinical setting. They serve as clinical and administrative leaders of their units, leading patient care while also supervising other nurses.

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