Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

Trauma nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $76,366 per year (or $36.72 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Wisconsin
7% lower than the national average
$76,366
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Wisconsin trauma nurses earn 7% 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 Wisconsin

10%
$59,682
MEDIAN
$76,078
90%
$98,347
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,347 $47
75th Percentile $79,596 $38
Median $76,078 $36
25th Percentile $62,255 $29

80% of Wisconsin trauma nurses earn between $59,682 and $98,347.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$81,938
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$76,366

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin trauma nurses earn about $81,938 per year. Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Wisconsin for trauma nurses

Madison, WI $82,865 per year
Milwaukee, WI $77,688 per year
Green Bay, WI $72,332 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average trauma nurses salary is $82,865 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $77,688 average trauma nurse salary and 21,750 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 Wisconsin?

Wound Nurse $83,133 per year
Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year

At a $76,366 average annual salary, trauma nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), transplant nurses ($82,650), nurse educators ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and palliative care nurses ($81,200).

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