Average Quality Assurance Nurse Salary in Arizona

Quality assurance nurses in Arizona earn an average of $79,657 per year (or $38.30 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$85,777
Arizona
7% lower than the national average
$79,657
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Arizona quality assurance nurses earn 7% lower than the national average salary for quality assurance nurses, at $85,777 (or $41.24 per hour).

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Quality assurance nurse salary range in Arizona

10%
$59,303
MEDIAN
$76,396
90%
$97,814
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $97,814 $47
75th Percentile $92,542 $44
Median $76,396 $36
25th Percentile $72,072 $34

80% of Arizona quality assurance nurses earn between $59,303 and $97,814.

Cost-of-living adjusted quality assurance nurse salary in Arizona

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Arizona
$80,380
Overall Average
Arizona
$79,657

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Arizona quality assurance nurses earn about $80,380 per year. Cost-of-living in Arizona is 0% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Arizona for quality assurance nurses

Phoenix, AZ $80,662 per year
Tucson, AZ $76,943 per year

Arizona nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where quality assurance nurses are paid the highest is Phoenix, where the average quality assurance nurses salary is $80,662 and 40,120 registered nurses are currently employed. The Tucson area comes in second, with a $76,943 average quality assurance nurse salary and 9,400 registered nurses employed.

Quality assurance nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $103,173 per year
New York $97,052 per year
Nevada $94,736 per year
New Jersey $99,882 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $87,640 per year
Colorado $92,307 per year
Texas $85,430 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Arizona?

Pain Management Nurse $93,257 per year
Infectious Disease Nurse $93,257 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $93,257 per year
Float Pool Nurse $93,257 per year
Research Nurse $93,257 per year
Infusion Nurse $91,314 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $87,428 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $87,428 per year
Pulmonary Care Nurse $86,573 per year
Blood Management Nurse $85,602 per year

At a $79,657 average annual salary, quality assurance nurses in Arizona tend to earn less than pain management nurses ($93,257), infectious disease nurses ($93,257), endoscopy nurses ($93,257), float pool nurses ($93,257), research nurses ($93,257), infusion nurses ($91,314), aesthetic nurses ($87,428), cath lab nurses ($87,428), pulmonary care nurses ($86,573), and blood management nurses ($85,602).

More about quality assurance nurses

Quality assurance nurses main job is to make sure nursing practices within an agency or department are up to par and to identify areas that are needed for improvement.

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