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Nurse · Kentucky

Nurse salary in Kentucky

Median $81,040 gross per year · May 2025 · Source

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Median

$81,040

gross per year

Middle 80 %

$64,170–$111,750

10th to 90th percentile

Employed

50,300

people in this job

USA median

$97,550

17% below the national median

Rank

No. 42

of 51 states by median

Occupation: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141)

Next to other states

Nurse salary by state
#StateMedian
37Oklahoma$82,920
38Ohio$82,510
39South Carolina$82,360
40Missouri$81,780
41Tennessee$81,500
42Kentucky$81,040
43North Dakota$80,730
44Louisiana$80,230
45West Virginia$80,130
46Kansas$79,320
47Arkansas$78,940

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Sources

Figures as published. PassPeers doesn't estimate, convert or adjust salaries; amounts are before tax and other deductions.