Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Ohio

Psychiatric nurses in Ohio earn an average of $69,835 per year (or $33.57 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Ohio
13% lower than the national average
$69,835
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Ohio psychiatric nurses earn 13% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Psychiatric nurse salary range in Ohio

10%
$58,040
MEDIAN
$72,214
90%
$92,305
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $92,305 $44
75th Percentile $77,000 $37
Median $72,214 $34
25th Percentile $59,795 $28

80% of Ohio psychiatric nurses earn between $58,040 and $92,305.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Ohio

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Ohio
$69,835
Overall Average
Ohio
$69,835

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Ohio psychiatric nurses earn about $69,835 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 psychiatric nurses

Elyria, OH $73,013 per year
Cincinnati, OH $70,576 per year
Toledo, OH $68,217 per year

Ohio nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Elyria, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $73,013 and 28,510 registered nurses are currently employed. The Cincinnati area comes in second, with a $70,576 average psychiatric nurse salary and 23,940 registered nurses employed.

Psychiatric nurses salaries in other states

California $117,139 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $86,509 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $82,280 per year
Minnesota $86,303 per year
Maryland $81,043 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 $69,835 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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