What are the main factors that influence an A&E Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An A&E Nurse's salary?

An A&E Nurse's salary grows with experience: a A&E Nurse (0-2 years)earns $72,431, a Staff Nurse - RN II (2-4 years)earns $82,096, a Staff Nurse - RN III (4-7 years)earns $95,439,

What are the highest paying states for an A&E Nurse?

A&E Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for A&E Nurse roles are District of Columbia $82,308, California $81,996, Massachusetts $80,903. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of A&E Nurse roles make?

Salaries for A&E Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Nurse Practitioner: $116,769; Registered Nurse Charge Nurse: $103,335; Charge Nurse: $102,348; A&E Specialist: $98,084; Registered Nurse Nurse Manager: $91,450.

How do different companies affect an A&E Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for A&E Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

A&E Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does an A&E Nurse make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an A&E Nurse in the United States is $74,339 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an A&E Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,839
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,977 to $83,499
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,274

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A&E Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,499	$6,958	$1,606	$40
Average	$74,339	$6,195	$1,430	$36
25th Percentile	$66,977	$5,581	$1,288	$32

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Key Factors That Influence A&E Nurse Salaries

An A&E Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do A&E Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract A&E Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,308.
California: $81,996.
Massachusetts: $80,903.

District of Columbia $82,308

California $81,996

Massachusetts $80,903

Washington $80,606

New Jersey $80,576

Alaska $80,472

Connecticut $79,446

New York $79,030

Hawaii $77,699

Rhode Island $77,075

Maryland $76,651

Minnesota $76,071

Colorado $75,848

Illinois $75,774

Oregon $75,491

Delaware $75,283

New Hampshire $75,152

Virginia $74,859

Pennsylvania $74,005

Nevada $73,573

North Dakota $73,432

Michigan $73,209

Wisconsin $73,127

Vermont $72,964

Texas $72,510

Maine $72,481

Arizona $72,436

Ohio $72,384

Georgia $71,700

Indiana $71,358

Wyoming $71,291

Utah $71,187

Iowa $71,143

Kansas $70,786

Louisiana $70,682

North Carolina $70,644

Missouri $70,630

Florida $70,340

Montana $70,184

Nebraska $70,035

Kentucky $69,953

South Carolina $69,656

Tennessee $69,470

Idaho $69,396

New Mexico $68,853

Oklahoma $68,734

Alabama $68,295

South Dakota $67,559

Arkansas $67,158

West Virginia $66,942

Mississippi $66,296

Top Paying Cities for A&E Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $93,764
San Francisco: $92,842
Oakland: $90,783

San Jose, CA $93,764

San Francisco, CA $92,842

Oakland, CA $90,783

New York, NY $86,152

Queens Village, NY $85,594

Paramus, NJ $84,999

Passaic, NJ $84,925

Bergenfield, NJ $84,851

Stamford, CT $84,739

Huntington, NY $84,665

Newark, NJ $84,182

Bridgeport, CT $84,033

New Brunswick, NJ $83,788

Vallejo, CA $83,631

Middlesex, NJ $83,587

Somerset, NJ $83,520

Petaluma, CA $83,349

Santa Cruz, CA $83,059

Boston, MA $82,910

Monterey, CA $82,539

Fairbanks, AK $82,487

Los Angeles, CA $82,345

Washington, DC $82,308

Seattle, WA $82,174

Santa Rosa, CA $82,160

Juneau, AK $81,944

Orange, CA $81,699

Anchorage, AK $81,565

Anaheim, CA $81,513

Santa Ana, CA $81,401

Nassau, NY $81,357

Long Beach, CA $81,327

Danbury, CT $81,305

Santa Maria, CA $81,052

Everett, WA $81,037

Bremerton, WA $80,673

Trenton, NJ $80,532

Sacramento, CA $80,502

San Diego, CA $80,465

Brockton, MA $80,435

Tacoma, WA $80,405

Santa Barbara, CA $80,301

Lowell, MA $80,004

New Suffolk, NY $79,974

Nashua, NH $79,885

Lompoc, CA $79,766

Ventura, CA $79,692

Stockton, CA $79,669

New Haven, CT $79,521

Atlantic City, NJ $79,327

Hartford, CT $79,164

Modesto, CA $79,127

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,963

New Britain, CT $78,926

Olympia, WA $78,822

Kennewick, WA $78,822

New London, CT $78,807

Norwich, CT $78,785

Lawrence, MA $78,747

Bakersfield, CA $78,539

Riverside, CA $78,435

New Bedford, MA $78,435

Richland, WA $78,361

Portsmouth, NH $78,301

Vineland, NJ $78,287

San Bernardino, CA $78,227

Boulder, CO $78,019

Worcester, MA $77,959

Portland, OR $77,893

Saint Paul, MN $77,803

Minneapolis, MN $77,803

Philadelphia, PA $77,699

Honolulu, HI $77,305

Springfield, MA $77,045

Providence, RI $77,038

Chicago, IL $76,822

Bellingham, WA $76,733

Baltimore, MD $76,651

Chico, CA $76,465

Wilmington, DE $76,339

Pittsfield, MA $76,264

Manchester, NH $76,123

Spokane, WA $75,796

Denver, CO $75,789

Albany, NY $75,439

Troy, NY $75,410

Schenectady, NY $75,253

Burlington, VT $75,090

Portland, ME $74,830

Salem, OR $74,770

Yakima, WA $74,755

Ann Arbor, MI $74,733

Rochester, MN $74,525

Fresno, CA $74,488

Reno, NV $74,488

Milwaukee, WI $74,421

Detroit, MI $74,347

Allentown, PA $74,324

Carson City, NV $74,317

Houston, TX $74,205

Colorado Springs, CO $74,198

Syracuse, NY $74,161

Eugene, OR $74,019

Bismarck, ND $73,930

Gary, IN $73,930

Galveston, TX $73,930

Springfield, OR $73,871

Medford, OR $73,692

Fort Collins, CO $73,663

Austin, TX $73,603

Mesa, AZ $73,447

Phoenix, AZ $73,432

Dallas, TX $73,410

Reading, PA $73,365

Saint Cloud, MN $73,336

Concord, NH $73,269

Madison, WI $73,239

Utica, NY $73,038

Raleigh, NC $72,979

Las Vegas, NV $72,971

Rochester, NY $72,919

Des Moines, IA $72,912

Atlanta, GA $72,793

Battle Creek, MI $72,771

Salt Lake City, UT $72,748

Lancaster, PA $72,637

Champaign, IL $72,622

Harrisburg, PA $72,533

Durham, NC $72,466

Kansas City, MO $72,458

Kansas City, KS $72,443

Fort Worth, TX $72,436

Boca Raton, FL $72,406

Cleveland, OH $72,399

Columbus, OH $72,384

Pittsburgh, PA $72,377

Richmond, VA $72,347

Indianapolis, IN $72,332

Cincinnati, OH $72,235

Petersburg, VA $72,124

Billings, MT $71,960

Lansing, MI $71,960

Huntsville, AL $71,960

Lebanon, PA $71,953

Dayton, OH $71,945

Pueblo, CO $71,945

Appleton, WI $71,923

Buffalo, NY $71,893

Racine, WI $71,856

Charlotte, NC $71,849

Saint Louis, MO $71,826

Springfield, IL $71,797

Elkhart, IN $71,782

York, PA $71,782

Gastonia, NC $71,774

Benton Harbor, MI $71,774

Beaumont, TX $71,730

Lorain, OH $71,715

Toledo, OH $71,685

Binghamton, NY $71,648

Rock Hill, SC $71,641

Rockford, IL $71,603

Fargo, ND $71,566

Elyria, OH $71,566

Flagstaff, AZ $71,514

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,470

Miami, FL $71,425

Duluth, MN $71,306

Bangor, ME $71,209

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,128

Louisville, KY $71,090

Grand Rapids, MI $71,076

Hialeah, FL $71,068

Casper, WY $70,964

Scranton, PA $70,875

New Orleans, LA $70,853

Virginia Beach, VA $70,845

Akron, OH $70,808

Peoria, IL $70,711

Sarasota, FL $70,696

Green Bay, WI $70,644

Baton Rouge, LA $70,607

Charleston, SC $70,592

Nashville, TN $70,570

Jamestown, NY $70,555

Davenport, IA $70,555

Tucson, AZ $70,518

Cheyenne, WY $70,496

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,473

Tampa, FL $70,459

Omaha, NE $70,444

Port Arthur, TX $70,414

Evansville, IN $70,414

Bradenton, FL $70,384

Santa Fe, NM $70,250

Orlando, FL $70,176

Clearwater, FL $70,094

Canton, OH $69,938

La Crosse, WI $69,938

Grand Forks, ND $69,916

Albuquerque, NM $69,894

Tulsa, OK $69,894

Newport News, VA $69,886

High Point, NC $69,864

Ogden, UT $69,834

Corpus Christi, TX $69,775

Laramie, WY $69,730

Norfolk, VA $69,730

Rock Island, IL $69,685

Saginaw, MI $69,671

Jacksonville, FL $69,663

Salisbury, NC $69,648

Memphis, TN $69,633

Moline, IL $69,596

Fort Myers, FL $69,574

Waterloo, IA $69,477

Spartanburg, SC $69,403

Lincoln, NE $69,366

Fort Wayne, IN $69,351

Birmingham, AL $69,269

Cedar Falls, IA $69,254

Provo, UT $69,247

Springfield, OH $69,239

San Antonio, TX $69,225

Greensboro, NC $69,195

South Bend, IN $69,187

Winston Salem, NC $69,180

Boise, ID $69,158

Savannah, GA $69,106

Muskegon, MI $68,972

Lima, OH $68,883

Lake Charles, LA $68,853

Anderson, IN $68,838

Lexington, KY $68,816

Augusta, GA $68,793

Greenville, SC $68,793

Wichita, KS $68,726

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,726

Columbia, SC $68,660

Bloomington, IN $68,474

Roanoke, VA $68,429

Asheville, NC $68,333

Knoxville, TN $68,206

Shreveport, LA $68,199

Wilmington, NC $68,102

Frankfort, KY $67,961

Oklahoma City, OK $67,909

Chillicothe, OH $67,879

Longview, TX $67,872

Topeka, KS $67,849

Mobile, AL $67,738

Terre Haute, IN $67,708

Erie, PA $67,701

Altoona, PA $67,663

Melbourne, FL $67,641

Amarillo, TX $67,611

Killeen, TX $67,589

Fayetteville, AR $67,530

Sioux Falls, SD $67,478

Chattanooga, TN $67,433

Idaho Falls, ID $67,426

Gainesville, FL $67,269

Portsmouth, OH $67,232

Little Rock, AR $67,217

Lynchburg, VA $67,217

Lafayette, LA $67,188

Youngstown, OH $67,188

Temple, TX $67,158

Daytona Beach, FL $67,143

Clarksville, TN $67,136

Pensacola, FL $67,128

Hopkinsville, KY $66,905

Charleston, WV $66,898

Florence, SC $66,861

Sioux City, IA $66,816

Macon, GA $66,600

Tallahassee, FL $66,593

Fayetteville, NC $66,578

Waco, TX $66,563

Wichita Falls, TX $66,563

Pine Bluff, AR $66,533

Vincennes, IN $66,392

Lubbock, TX $66,363

Great Falls, MT $66,318

Alamogordo, NM $66,310

Abilene, TX $66,251

Rapid City, SD $66,154

Monroe, LA $66,154

Albany, GA $66,110

Huntington, WV $66,102

Jackson, MS $66,095

Greenville, MS $66,087

Parkersburg, WV $66,013

Montgomery, AL $65,998

Johnstown, PA $65,983

Springfield, MO $65,924

Biloxi, MS $65,887

Sumter, SC $65,731

Columbus, GA $65,723

Twin Falls, ID $65,679

Pascagoula, MS $65,582

Kingsport, TN $65,389

Gulfport, MS $65,366

Alexandria, LA $65,121

Fort Smith, AR $64,935

El Paso, TX $64,734

Helena, MT $64,638

Las Cruces, NM $64,400

Harlingen, TX $64,192

Pocatello, ID $64,125

Florence, AL $64,103

Brownsville, TX $64,088

Dothan, AL $63,969

Mcallen, TX $63,932

Columbus, MS $63,382

Altus, OK $63,040

Lawton, OK $62,898

Pierre, SD $62,631

What Skills Can Increase an A&E Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 4.92% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 2.93% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	4.92%
Pediatric	2.93%
Basic Life Support	2.24%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an A&E Nurse's salary.

Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$77,313	4%
Leadership	$77,313	4%
Effective Communication	$76,569	3%
Commitment	$76,569	3%
Integrity	$75,826	2%
Delegation	$75,826	2%

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A&E Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an A&E Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$66,977

Average $74,339/year

$83,499

$5,581

Average $6,195/month

$6,958

$1,288

Average $1,430/week

$1,606

$32

Average $36/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,499	$6,958	$1,606	$40
Average	$74,339	$6,195	$1,430	$36
25th Percentile	$66,977	$5,581	$1,288	$32

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Salary Trends for A&E Nurse

Salaries for an A&E Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,288 in 2023 to around $59,449 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of A&E Nurse salary trends, .

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