Nursing Home Nurse Salary Guide: Wauwatosa, WI

Average Nursing Home Nurse Salary

$35.56/hour

The average salary for a Nursing Home Nurse in Wauwatosa, WI is $35.56 per hour. This is 72% lower than the Wisconsin average of $61.08.

Estimate based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Nursing Home Nurse salaries in Wauwatosa, WI compared to State and National Averages

$35.56/hour

Wauwatosa, WI

27% lower than the US average.

$61.08/hour

Wisconsin

26% higher than the US average.

$45.24/hour

United States

How Nursing Home Nurse Salaries in Wauwatosa Compare to Other Cities

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Chicago, Illinois

$51/hour

This is 30% higher than the Wauwatosa average of $35.56.

Terre Haute, Indiana

$32/hour

This is 13% lower than the Wauwatosa average of $35.56.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$41/hour

This is 12% higher than the Wauwatosa average of $35.56.

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