Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Kansas

Trauma nurses in Kansas earn an average of $73,001 per year (or $35.10 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Kansas
11% lower than the national average
$73,001
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Kansas trauma nurses earn 11% 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 Kansas

10%
$52,239
MEDIAN
$67,769
90%
$87,040
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $87,040 $41
75th Percentile $83,420 $40
Median $67,769 $32
25th Percentile $65,411 $31

80% of Kansas trauma nurses earn between $52,239 and $87,040.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Kansas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Kansas
$79,005
Overall Average
Kansas
$73,001

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Kansas trauma nurses earn about $79,005 per year. Cost-of-living in Kansas 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 Kansas for trauma nurses

Wichita, KS $69,381 per year

Kansas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Wichita, where the average trauma nurses salary is $69,381 and 6,060 registered nurses are currently 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 Kansas?

Public Health Nurse $85,883 per year
PACU Nurse $77,145 per year
ER Nurse $75,148 per year
Infection Control Nurse $75,148 per year
NICU Nurse $73,527 per year
OR Nurse $73,001 per year
Nurse Educator $73,001 per year
Nurse Manager $70,854 per year
Cardiac Care Nurse $69,651 per year
Wound Nurse $68,707 per year

At a $73,001 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Kansas tend to earn less than public health nurses ($85,883), PACU nurses ($77,145), ER nurses ($75,148), infection control nurses ($75,148), and NICU nurses ($73,527). They tend to earn more than OR nurses ($73,001), nurse educators ($73,001), nurse managers ($70,854), cardiac care nurses ($69,651), and wound nurses ($68,707).

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