Average Wound Nurse Salary in New York

Wound nurses in New York earn an average of $87,720 per year (or $42.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
New York
11% higher than the national average
$87,720
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New York wound nurses earn 11% higher than the national average salary for wound nurses, at $78,713 (or $37.84 per hour).

Wound nurse salary range in New York

10%
$57,584
MEDIAN
$90,399
90%
$119,455
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $119,455 $57
75th Percentile $95,475 $45
Median $90,399 $43
25th Percentile $71,129 $34

80% of New York wound nurses earn between $57,584 and $119,455.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in New York

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
New York
$79,601
Overall Average
New York
$87,720

Adjusted for cost-of-living, New York wound nurses earn about $79,601 per year. Cost-of-living in New York is 10% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for wound nurses

New York, NY $92,552 per year
Buffalo, NY $75,895 per year
Troy, NY $73,047 per year
Rochester, NY $71,505 per year
Syracuse, NY $70,913 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where wound nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average wound nurses salary is $92,552 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $75,895 average wound nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

Wound nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $91,375 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
Nevada $81,772 per year
New Jersey $87,284 per year
Connecticut $95,820 per year
Minnesota $90,947 per year
Maryland $78,216 per year
Arizona $78,685 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in New York?

Bariatric Nurse $106,384 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $105,908 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $102,652 per year
Blood Management Nurse $100,785 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $100,169 per year
Float Pool Nurse $99,852 per year
Dermatology Nurse $98,919 per year
PACU Nurse $98,919 per year
Research Nurse $98,919 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $98,919 per year

At a $87,720 average annual salary, wound nurses in New York tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($106,384), clinical informatics nurses ($105,908), endoscopy nurses ($102,652), blood management nurses ($100,785), pediatric OR nurses ($100,169), float pool nurses ($99,852), dermatology nurses ($98,919), PACU nurses ($98,919), research nurses ($98,919), and cath lab nurses ($98,919).

More about wound nurses

Wound care nurses typically work in hospital settings. They examine and help treat skin breakdowns, pressure ulcers, ostomies, and other wounds on the skin.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health