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Average Nurse Salary in

New York

Average Nurse Salary in New York

New York is one of the higher paying states for registered nurses. The registered nurse salary in New York is $96,170 per year. This means that nurses in New York earn an average of $46.24 per hour. On the other hand, the national average for registered nurses is $77,600 per year. This annual salary is approximately $37.31 per hour.

(Data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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Top Nursing Salary States

Highest Paying Cities in

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Travel Nurse

Average gross weekly nurse pay in the top cities/wider metro area

Port Jefferson - $4,614
Valley Stream - $4,610
Astoria - $4,564
Flushing - $4,317
Cortlandt Manor - $4,117
Queens - $3,927
New York City - $3,714
Plainview - $3,560
Mount Kisco - $3,406
Bronxville - $3,387

(Trusted Health Data) (Data courtesy of Trusted Health, May 2021)

Registered Nurse

Average annual nurse salary in the following cities/wider metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area: $98,950
Ithaca, NY Metro Area: $79,240
Kingston, NY Metro Area: $78,670
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area: $78,070
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area: $77,890
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area: $77,630
Glens Falls, NY Metro Area: $76,530
Elmira, NY Metro Area: $75,510
Rochester, NY Metro Area: $75,440
Syracuse, NY Metro Area: $75,440
Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area: $75,040
Binghamton, NY Metro Area: $75,000

(Data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Nurse Specialties

Average annual nurse salary for the following nurse specialties

Med/Surg Nurse - $104,356 (Range of $94,407 - $116,255)
Progressive Care Nurse - $93,036 (Range of $81,896 - $105,469)
Operating Room Nurse - $84,623 (Range of $75,926 - $93,549)
Emergency Nurse - $82,330 (Range of $73,520 - $91,445)‍
ICU Nurse - $81,778 (Range of $73,683 - $88,872)‍
Labor and Delivery Nurse - $79,500 (Range of $72,300 – $90,000)‍
Pediatric Nurse - $77,700 (Range of $70,500 - $89,000)

(Data courtesy of Salary.com)(Data courtesy of Salary.com, May 2021)

Cost of Living

Although nurse salaries in New York may be 24% higher than the national average, living in New York isn’t cheap. New York ranks well above the national cost of living index. While your nursing salary may be higher, the cost of rent alone may make up for it. For more detailed cost of living by city, check out the nurse Salary Explorer.

(Data courtesy of World Population Review)

Job Growth for Nurses

New York is a popular destination for staff and travel nurses alike. In 2021, New York was home to more than 184,000 nurses.

However, New York has a strong job outlook, as the number of nurses in New York is expected to grow. Registered nurse jobs are forecasted to grow by more than 4.5% between 2021 and 2023, bringing the total number of working nurses in New York to more than 192,250.

(Data courtesy of Projections Central)

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We combined proprietary data with official nurse salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to create the most comprehensive view of nurse salary in the United States. We present our findings in hourly pay for staff nurses and gross weekly pay for travel nurses to account for the different ways nurses think about pay.

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