Average Public Health Nurse Salary in Minnesota

Public health nurses in Minnesota earn an average of $87,077 per year (or $41.87 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Minnesota
5% higher than the national average
$87,077
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Minnesota public health nurses earn 5% higher than the national average salary for public health nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

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Public health nurse salary range in Minnesota

10%
$63,056
MEDIAN
$81,968
90%
$105,295
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,295 $50
75th Percentile $102,984 $49
Median $81,968 $39
25th Percentile $77,502 $37

80% of Minnesota public health nurses earn between $63,056 and $105,295.

Cost-of-living adjusted public health nurse salary in Minnesota

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Minnesota
$88,314
Overall Average
Minnesota
$87,077

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Minnesota public health nurses earn about $88,314 per year. Cost-of-living in Minnesota is 1% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Minnesota for public health nurses

Minneapolis, MN $89,834 per year
Rochester, MN $89,606 per year

Minnesota nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where public health nurses are paid the highest is Minneapolis, where the average public health nurses salary is $89,834 and 41,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Rochester area comes in second, with a $89,606 average public health nurse salary and 9,190 registered nurses employed.

Public health nurses salaries in other states

California $115,047 per year
Oregon $86,301 per year
Massachusetts $96,630 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $88,654 per year
Nevada $91,235 per year
New Jersey $81,536 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year
Maryland $89,525 per year
Arizona $83,542 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Minnesota?

Neurology Nurse $102,345 per year
Blood Management Nurse $100,623 per year
Trauma Nurse $100,071 per year
Nurse Manager $98,688 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $97,720 per year
Research Nurse $97,362 per year
Urology Nurse $96,037 per year
Transplant Nurse $95,766 per year
Renal Nurse $95,766 per year
Infusion Nurse $95,427 per year

At a $87,077 average annual salary, public health nurses in Minnesota tend to earn less than neurology nurses ($102,345), blood management nurses ($100,623), trauma nurses ($100,071), nurse managers ($98,688), clinical informatics nurses ($97,720), research nurses ($97,362), urology nurses ($96,037), transplant nurses ($95,766), renal nurses ($95,766), and infusion nurses ($95,427).

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