Average Renal Nurse Salary in Kentucky

Renal nurses in Kentucky earn an average of $79,264 per year (or $38.11 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,992
Kentucky
4% lower than the national average
$79,264
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Kentucky renal nurses earn 4% lower than the national average salary for renal nurses, at $82,992 (or $39.90 per hour).

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Renal nurse salary range in Kentucky

10%
$56,567
MEDIAN
$73,631
90%
$97,118
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $97,118 $46
75th Percentile $90,778 $43
Median $73,631 $35
25th Percentile $70,284 $33

80% of Kentucky renal nurses earn between $56,567 and $97,118.

Cost-of-living adjusted renal nurse salary in Kentucky

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kentucky
$88,268
Overall Average
Kentucky
$79,264

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kentucky renal nurses earn about $88,268 per year. Cost-of-living in Kentucky is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Kentucky for renal nurses

Jeffersontown, KY $82,505 per year

Kentucky nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where renal nurses are paid the highest is Jeffersontown, where the average renal nurses salary is $82,505 and 15,200 registered nurses are currently employed.

Renal nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $78,314 per year
Minnesota $95,766 per year
Maryland $82,928 per year
Texas $78,634 per year
Illinois $86,867 per year
Virginia $86,265 per year
Pennsylvania $69,512 per year
Michigan $86,284 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Kentucky?

Trauma Nurse $87,641 per year
OR Nurse $75,025 per year
Dialysis Nurse $74,393 per year
ICU Nurse $74,271 per year
Oncology Nurse $73,374 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $73,038 per year
Ambulatory Nurse $71,081 per year
Cardiac Care Nurse $70,419 per year
PACU Nurse $70,419 per year
ER Nurse $69,298 per year

At a $79,264 average annual salary, renal nurses in Kentucky tend to earn less than trauma nurses ($87,641). They tend to earn more than OR nurses ($75,025), dialysis nurses ($74,393), ICU nurses ($74,271), oncology nurses ($73,374), correctional care nurses ($73,038), ambulatory nurses ($71,081), cardiac care nurses ($70,419), PACU nurses ($70,419), and ER nurses ($69,298).

More about renal nurses

Also known as nephrology nurses, renal nurses focus on anything that has to do with kidney care. They share many of the same responsibilities as dialysis nurses.

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