Average Research Nurse Salary in El Paso

Research nurses in El Paso earn an average of $67,116 per year (or $32.27 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$87,048
El Paso, TX
22% lower than the national average
$67,116
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El Paso research nurses earn 22% lower than the national average salary for research nurses, at $87,048 (or $41.85 per hour).

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Research nurse salary range in El Paso, TX

10%
$47,332
MEDIAN
$61,881
90%
$87,442
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $87,442 $42
75th Percentile $76,004 $36
Median $61,881 $29
25th Percentile $57,829 $27

80% of El Paso research nurses earn between $47,332 and $87,442.

Cost-of-living adjusted research nurse salary in El Paso

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
El Paso, TX
$72,012
Overall Average
El Paso, TX
$67,116

Adjusted for cost-of-living, El Paso research nurses earn about $72,012 per year. Cost-of-living in El Paso is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Texas for research nurses

Sugar Land, TX $81,316 per year
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,736 per year
Round Rock, TX $78,932 per year
New Braunfels, TX $76,450 per year

Texas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where research nurses are paid the highest is Sugar Land, where the average research nurses salary is $81,316 and 54,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Worth-Arlington area comes in second, with a $79,736 average research nurse salary and 62,840 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in El Paso, TX?

Cath Lab Nurse $74,762 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $74,762 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $74,762 per year
Bariatric Nurse $74,167 per year
Vascular Nurse $73,708 per year
Nurse Manager $73,657 per year
Float Pool Nurse $73,521 per year
OR Nurse $73,063 per year
PACU Nurse $73,063 per year
Transplant Nurse $73,063 per year

At a $67,116 average annual salary, research nurses in El Paso tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($74,762), quality assurance nurses ($74,762), aesthetic nurses ($74,762), bariatric nurses ($74,167), vascular nurses ($73,708), nurse managers ($73,657), float pool nurses ($73,521), OR nurses ($73,063), PACU nurses ($73,063), and transplant nurses ($73,063).

More about research nurses

Research nurses can work in a wide variety of places and are tasked with helping create new medical treatments, medications, and vaccinations.

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