Average Quality Assurance Nurse Salary in Austin

Quality assurance nurses in Austin earn an average of $87,924 per year (or $42.27 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$85,777
Austin, TX
2% higher than the national average
$87,924
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Austin quality assurance nurses earn 2% higher 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 Austin, TX

10%
$65,929
MEDIAN
$84,123
90%
$105,546
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,546 $50
75th Percentile $103,969 $49
Median $84,123 $40
25th Percentile $71,026 $34

80% of Austin quality assurance nurses earn between $65,929 and $105,546.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Austin, TX
$86,369
Overall Average
Austin, TX
$87,924

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Austin quality assurance nurses earn about $86,369 per year. Cost-of-living in Austin is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Texas for quality assurance nurses

Sugar Land, TX $90,580 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $88,820 per year
New Braunfels, TX $85,160 per year
El Paso, TX $74,762 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where quality assurance nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average quality assurance nurses salary is $90,580 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $88,820 average quality assurance nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Austin, TX?

Aesthetic Nurse $87,924 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $87,924 per year
Bariatric Nurse $87,225 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,685 per year
Nurse Manager $86,625 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,465 per year
OR Nurse $85,926 per year
Transport Nurse $85,926 per year
Womens Health Nurse $85,926 per year
PACU Nurse $85,926 per year

At a $87,924 average annual salary, quality assurance nurses in Austin tend to earn more than aesthetic nurses ($87,924), cath lab nurses ($87,924), bariatric nurses ($87,225), vascular nurses ($86,685), nurse managers ($86,625), float pool nurses ($86,465), OR nurses ($85,926), transport nurses ($85,926), womens health nurses ($85,926), and PACU nurses ($85,926).

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