RN Salaries in NYC

Registered nurses or RNs have many roles in the health care field and their salaries vary depending on their job requirements. RN salaries on average are $73,000 in New York City, according to Indeed.com.

General RN Salary

• Similar to all salaries, average RN salaries change overtime. The average general RN salary in 2009 was $92,000.

Home Nurse Salaries

• The salary for a home health nurse, a nurse who assists chronically ill patients who are home bound and in need of assistance prescribed by a physician, is approximately $111,000 per year in NYC.

Hospital Salaries

• The salary for an emergency room RN is $112,000 and the salary for an Icu Critical Care RN is between $75,000 and $92,000. The salary for a permanent shift RN is $67,000, and emergency service RN's make $97,000.

Special RN Salaries

• Acute RN's, nurses who provide critical care, treat and inform patients who are new to dialysis about the process, make $118,000 per year. A certified CRNA RN Anesthetist's, a nurse who is certified to administer anesthesia, salary is $216,000.

Other Salaries

• A travel nurse, a nurse who temporarily takes a position due to nurse shortages in a certain area, makes $87,000 per year while unit based RN's make $75,000.