Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Louisiana

Trauma nurses in Louisiana earn an average of $74,290 per year (or $35.72 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Louisiana
10% lower than the national average
$74,290
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Louisiana 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 Louisiana

10%
$51,637
MEDIAN
$68,030
90%
$99,602
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,602 $47
75th Percentile $81,942 $39
Median $68,030 $32
25th Percentile $63,913 $30

80% of Louisiana trauma nurses earn between $51,637 and $99,602.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Louisiana

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Louisiana
$80,140
Overall Average
Louisiana
$74,290

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Louisiana trauma nurses earn about $80,140 per year. Cost-of-living in Louisiana 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 Louisiana for trauma nurses

Metairie, LA $77,868 per year
Bossier City, LA $74,553 per year

Louisiana nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Metairie, where the average trauma nurses salary is $77,868 and 13,960 registered nurses are currently employed. The Bossier City area comes in second, with a $74,553 average trauma nurse salary and 5,910 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 Louisiana?

Rehab Nurse $83,087 per year
Orthopedics Nurse $82,110 per year
Primary Care Nurse $81,132 per year
Radiology Nurse $79,910 per year
Nurse Manager $75,785 per year
Pain Management Nurse $74,290 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $74,290 per year
OR Nurse $74,290 per year
Home Health Nurse $74,094 per year
Dialysis Nurse $73,898 per year

At a $74,290 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Louisiana tend to earn less than rehab nurses ($83,087), orthopedics nurses ($82,110), primary care nurses ($81,132), radiology nurses ($79,910), and nurse managers ($75,785). They tend to earn more than pain management nurses ($74,290), substance abuse nurses ($74,290), OR nurses ($74,290), home health nurses ($74,094), and dialysis nurses ($73,898).

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