Average PACU Nurse Salary in Kentucky

PACU nurses in Kentucky earn an average of $70,419 per year (or $33.86 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Kentucky
18% lower than the national average
$70,419
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Kentucky PACU nurses earn 18% lower than the national average salary for PACU nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

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PACU nurse salary range in Kentucky

10%
$50,254
MEDIAN
$65,414
90%
$86,280
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $86,280 $41
75th Percentile $80,648 $38
Median $65,414 $31
25th Percentile $62,441 $30

80% of Kentucky PACU nurses earn between $50,254 and $86,280.

Cost-of-living adjusted PACU nurse salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$78,417
Overall Average
Kentucky
$70,419

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky PACU nurses earn about $78,417 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 PACU nurses

Jeffersontown, KY $73,298 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where PACU nurses are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average PACU nurses salary is $73,298 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

PACU nurses salaries in other states

California $127,786 per year
Oregon $105,894 per year
Massachusetts $118,103 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Nevada $89,750 per year
New Jersey $97,843 per year
Connecticut $99,986 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $79,159 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
ER Nurse $69,298 per year

At a $70,419 average annual salary, PACU nurses 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), and ambulatory nurses ($71,081). They tend to earn more than cardiac care nurses ($70,419) and ER nurses ($69,298).

More about PACU nurses

A PACU nurse cares for patients who have undergone surgery or are recovering from procedures requiring anesthesia.

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