Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Buffalo

Trauma nurses in Buffalo earn an average of $82,960 per year (or $39.89 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Buffalo, NY
0% higher than the national average
$82,960
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Buffalo trauma nurses earn 0% higher 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 Buffalo, NY

10%
$61,763
MEDIAN
$80,216
90%
$102,955
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $102,955 $49
75th Percentile $97,407 $46
Median $80,216 $38
25th Percentile $67,609 $32

80% of Buffalo trauma nurses earn between $61,763 and $102,955.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Buffalo

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Buffalo, NY
$86,687
Overall Average
Buffalo, NY
$82,960

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Buffalo trauma nurses earn about $86,687 per year. Cost-of-living in Buffalo is 4% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for trauma nurses

New York, NY $101,167 per year
Troy, NY $79,847 per year
Rochester, NY $78,161 per year
Syracuse, NY $77,514 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average trauma nurses salary is $101,167 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Troy area comes in second, with a $79,847 average trauma nurse salary and 10,160 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Buffalo, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $92,043 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $91,631 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $88,814 per year
Blood Management Nurse $87,199 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $86,666 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,391 per year
Dermatology Nurse $85,584 per year
PACU Nurse $85,584 per year
Research Nurse $85,584 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $85,584 per year

At a $82,960 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Buffalo tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($92,043), clinical informatics nurses ($91,631), endoscopy nurses ($88,814), blood management nurses ($87,199), pediatric OR nurses ($86,666), float pool nurses ($86,391), dermatology nurses ($85,584), PACU nurses ($85,584), research nurses ($85,584), and cath lab nurses ($85,584).

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