Average Quality Assurance Nurse Salary in Maryland

Quality assurance nurses in Maryland earn an average of $87,640 per year (or $42.13 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$85,777
Maryland
2% higher than the national average
$87,640
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Maryland quality assurance nurses earn 2% higher than the national average salary for quality assurance nurses, at $85,777 (or $41.24 per hour).

Quality assurance nurse salary range in Maryland

10%
$64,060
MEDIAN
$83,070
90%
$107,774
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $107,774 $51
75th Percentile $103,671 $49
Median $83,070 $39
25th Percentile $68,969 $33

80% of Maryland quality assurance nurses earn between $64,060 and $107,774.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Maryland
$82,291
Overall Average
Maryland
$87,640

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Maryland quality assurance nurses earn about $82,291 per year. Cost-of-living in Maryland is 6% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Maryland for quality assurance nurses

Towson, MD $88,085 per year

Maryland nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where quality assurance nurses are paid the highest is Towson, where the average quality assurance nurses salary is $88,085 and 30,990 registered nurses are currently 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
Arizona $79,657 per year
Colorado $92,307 per year
Texas $85,430 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Maryland?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $99,891 per year
HIV Nurse $94,237 per year
Reproductive Nurse $94,237 per year
Hematology Nurse $90,467 per year
Float Pool Nurse $90,467 per year
Infusion Nurse $90,213 per year
Public Health Nurse $89,525 per year
Nurse Manager $88,582 per year
Research Nurse $87,640 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $87,640 per year

At a $87,640 average annual salary, quality assurance nurses in Maryland tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($99,891), HIV nurses ($94,237), reproductive nurses ($94,237), hematology nurses ($90,467), float pool nurses ($90,467), infusion nurses ($90,213), public health nurses ($89,525), and nurse managers ($88,582). They tend to earn more than research nurses ($87,640) and pediatric critical care nurses ($87,640).

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