Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Indiana

Trauma nurses in Indiana earn an average of $74,320 per year (or $35.73 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Indiana
10% lower than the national average
$74,320
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Indiana trauma nurses earn 10% lower than the national average salary for trauma nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

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Trauma nurse salary range in Indiana

10%
$52,215
MEDIAN
$67,318
90%
$97,374
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $97,374 $46
75th Percentile $83,770 $40
Median $67,318 $32
25th Percentile $64,643 $31

80% of Indiana trauma nurses earn between $52,215 and $97,374.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Indiana

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Indiana
$80,346
Overall Average
Indiana
$74,320

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Indiana trauma nurses earn about $80,346 per year. Cost-of-living in Indiana is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Indiana for trauma nurses

Anderson, IN $76,574 per year
Fort Wayne, IN $74,190 per year

Indiana nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Anderson, where the average trauma nurses salary is $76,574 and 25,380 registered nurses are currently employed. The Fort Wayne area comes in second, with a $74,190 average trauma nurse salary and 5,820 registered nurses employed.

Trauma nurses salaries in other states

California $129,689 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $99,464 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $95,886 per year
Nevada $92,941 per year
New Jersey $85,613 per year
Connecticut $97,903 per year
Minnesota $100,071 per year
Maryland $80,949 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Indiana?

Occupational Health Nurse $85,099 per year
Gastroenterology Nurse $83,073 per year
NICU Nurse $80,601 per year
Primary Care Nurse $80,540 per year
PACU Nurse $79,304 per year
Transplant Nurse $79,020 per year
Radiology Nurse $78,007 per year
Infusion Nurse $78,007 per year
Correctional Care Nurse $76,994 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $76,994 per year

At a $74,320 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Indiana tend to earn less than occupational health nurses ($85,099), gastroenterology nurses ($83,073), NICU nurses ($80,601), primary care nurses ($80,540), PACU nurses ($79,304), transplant nurses ($79,020), radiology nurses ($78,007), infusion nurses ($78,007), correctional care nurses ($76,994), and endoscopy nurses ($76,994).

More about trauma nurses

A trauma nurse's primary goal is to stabalize patients with serious injuries so they can be transferred to a different department to recieve further care.

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