Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Virginia

Trauma nurses in Virginia earn an average of $76,680 per year (or $36.87 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Virginia
7% lower than the national average
$76,680
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Virginia trauma nurses earn 7% lower than the national average salary for trauma nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

Trauma nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$59,170
MEDIAN
$76,900
90%
$100,990
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $100,990 $48
75th Percentile $87,030 $41
Median $76,900 $36
25th Percentile $61,730 $29

80% of Virginia trauma nurses earn between $59,170 and $100,990.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Virginia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$75,920
Overall Average
Virginia
$76,680

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia trauma nurses earn about $75,920 per year. Cost-of-living in Virginia is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Virginia for trauma nurses

Richmond, VA $76,940 per year
Norfolk, VA $75,370 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average trauma nurses salary is $76,940 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $75,370 average trauma nurse salary and 14,330 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 Virginia?

Renal Nurse $86,265 per year
Radiology Nurse $84,693 per year
Research Nurse $84,348 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $83,312 per year
PACU Nurse $82,431 per year
Infection Control Nurse $82,431 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $81,395 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,089 per year
Pain Management Nurse $80,514 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $80,514 per year

At a $76,680 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Virginia tend to earn less than renal nurses ($86,265), radiology nurses ($84,693), research nurses ($84,348), clinical informatics nurses ($83,312), PACU nurses ($82,431), infection control nurses ($82,431), quality assurance nurses ($81,395), oncology nurses ($81,089), pain management nurses ($80,514), and occupational health nurses ($80,514).

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