What are the main factors that influence an Addiction Nurse's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Addiction Nurse?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Addiction Nurse roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Addiction Nurse's salary?

An Addiction Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,878 for beginners, reaching about $37,842 at mid-level, and approach $42,289 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Addiction Nurse?

Addiction Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Addiction Nurse roles are District of Columbia $39,962, California $39,810, Massachusetts $39,280. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Addiction Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Addiction Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Addiction Physician: $296,934; Addiction Psychiatrist: $284,784; Addiction Medicine: $239,518; Addiction Medicine Physician: $212,371; Addiction Counselor: $65,900.

Addiction Nurse Salary in Vermont

How much does an Addiction Nurse make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Addiction Nurse in Vermont is $35,425 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, an Addiction Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,443
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,083 to $38,051
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,950

10% $30,950

50% (Median) $35,425

90% $40,443

Addiction Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,051	$3,171	$732	$18
Average	$35,425	$2,952	$681	$17
25th Percentile	$33,083	$2,757	$636	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Addiction Nurse Salaries

An Addiction 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 Experience Level Affects Addiction Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Addiction Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $34,878
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,471
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $37,842
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,237
Expert (over 8 years): $42,289

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Addiction Nurse	less than 1 year	$34,878
Home Care Aide I	1-2 years	$31,471
Home Care Aide II	2-4 years	$37,842
Home Care Aide III	5-8 years	$42,237
Home Care Aide Coordinator	over 8 years	$42,289

How Do Addiction 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 Addiction Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,962.
California: $39,810.
Massachusetts: $39,280.

District of Columbia $39,962 California $39,810 Massachusetts $39,280 Washington $39,135 New Jersey $39,121 Alaska $39,070 Connecticut $38,572 New York $38,370

Hawaii $37,724 Rhode Island $37,421 Maryland $37,215 Minnesota $36,934 Colorado $36,825 Illinois $36,789 Oregon $36,652 Delaware $36,551

New Hampshire $36,488 Virginia $36,345 Pennsylvania $35,930 Nevada $35,721 North Dakota $35,652 Michigan $35,544 Wisconsin $35,504 Vermont $35,425

Texas $35,205 Maine $35,190 Arizona $35,169 Ohio $35,143 Georgia $34,811 Indiana $34,645 Wyoming $34,613 Utah $34,562

Iowa $34,541 Kansas $34,367 Louisiana $34,317 North Carolina $34,299 Missouri $34,292 Florida $34,151 Montana $34,075 Nebraska $34,003

Kentucky $33,963 South Carolina $33,819 Tennessee $33,729 Idaho $33,693 New Mexico $33,429 Oklahoma $33,371 Alabama $33,158 South Dakota $32,801

Arkansas $32,606 West Virginia $32,501 Mississippi $32,187

Top Paying Cities for Addiction Nurse

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:

Adamant: $36,261
Barre: $36,315
Cabot: $36,235

Adamant, VT $36,261

Barre, VT $36,315

Cabot, VT $36,235

Calais, VT $36,267

East Barre, VT $36,260

East Calais, VT $36,261

East Montpelier, VT $36,285

Eden, VT $36,237

Eden Mills, VT $36,204

Graniteville, VT $36,313

Hyde Park, VT $36,290

Johnson, VT $36,336

Lake Elmore, VT $36,250

Marshfield, VT $36,241

Moretown, VT $36,338

Morrisville, VT $36,334

Moscow, VT $36,353

Northfield, VT $36,294

Northfield Falls, VT $36,464

North Hyde Park, VT $36,288

North Montpelier, VT $36,251

Plainfield, VT $36,246

Roxbury, VT $36,185

South Barre, VT $36,357

Waterbury, VT $36,349

Stowe, VT $36,354

Waitsfield, VT $36,334

Warren, VT $36,266

Washington, VT $36,195

Waterbury Center, VT $36,348

Websterville, VT $36,307

Williamstown, VT $36,265

Wolcott, VT $36,245

Woodbury, VT $36,209

Worcester, VT $36,245

Rutland, VT $36,244

Belmont, VT $36,132

Benson, VT $36,132

Bomoseen, VT $36,189

Brandon, VT $36,216

Bridport, VT $36,220

Castleton, VT $36,196

Center Rutland, VT $36,221

Chittenden, VT $36,137

Cuttingsville, VT $36,125

Danby, VT $36,187

East Middlebury, VT $36,240

East Poultney, VT $36,191

East Wallingford, VT $36,151

Fair Haven, VT $36,164

Florence, VT $36,152

Forest Dale, VT $36,217

Gaysville, VT $35,987

Granville, VT $36,157

Hancock, VT $36,152

Hydeville, VT $36,193

Killington, VT $36,148

Middlebury, VT $36,296

Middletown Springs, VT $36,171

Mount Holly, VT $36,137

North Clarendon, VT $36,191

Orwell, VT $36,187

Pawlet, VT $36,200

Pittsfield, VT $36,168

Pittsford, VT $36,203

Poultney, VT $36,196

Proctor, VT $36,236

Ripton, VT $36,194

Rochester, VT $36,176

Rupert, VT $36,172

Salisbury, VT $36,230

Shoreham, VT $36,199

Stockbridge, VT $36,135

Wallingford, VT $36,154

Wells, VT $36,201

West Pawlet, VT $36,213

West Rupert, VT $36,205

West Rutland, VT $36,183

Whiting, VT $36,201

Saint Johnsbury, VT $36,240

Albany, VT $36,219

Barnet, VT $36,201

Barton, VT $36,215

Beebe Plain, VT $36,226

Concord, VT $36,167

Coventry, VT $36,268

Craftsbury, VT $36,229

Craftsbury Common, VT $36,231

Danville, VT $36,209

Derby, VT $36,226

Derby Line, VT $36,198

East Burke, VT $36,197

East Charleston, VT $36,201

East Hardwick, VT $36,220

East Haven, VT $36,118

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $36,239

Glover, VT $36,204

Granby, VT $36,074

Greensboro, VT $36,192

Greensboro Bend, VT $36,215

Hardwick, VT $36,255

Irasburg, VT $36,206

Island Pond, VT $36,146

Lowell, VT $36,193

Lower Waterford, VT $36,235

Lyndon, VT $36,228

Lyndon Center, VT $36,269

Lyndonville, VT $36,230

Morgan, VT $36,165

Newport, VT $36,247

Newport Center, VT $36,201

North Concord, VT $36,106

North Troy, VT $36,206

Orleans, VT $36,192

Passumpsic, VT $36,242

Peacham, VT $36,169

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $36,243

Sheffield, VT $36,179

Sutton, VT $36,176

Troy, VT $36,210

West Burke, VT $36,200

West Charleston, VT $36,183

West Danville, VT $36,211

Westfield, VT $36,182

West Glover, VT $36,207

Averill, VT $35,996

Beecher Falls, VT $36,230

Canaan, VT $36,140

Gilman, VT $36,299

Guildhall, VT $36,092

Lunenburg, VT $36,171

Norton, VT $36,069

North Bennington, VT $36,471

North Pownal, VT $36,545

Pownal, VT $36,566

White River Junction, VT $36,235

Ascutney, VT $36,252

Barnard, VT $36,153

Bethel, VT $36,175

Bradford, VT $36,213

Bridgewater, VT $36,190

Bridgewater Corners, VT $36,118

Brookfield, VT $36,210

Brownsville, VT $36,191

Chelsea, VT $36,189

Corinth, VT $36,180

East Corinth, VT $36,195

East Randolph, VT $36,202

East Ryegate, VT $36,170

East Thetford, VT $36,215

Fairlee, VT $36,176

Groton, VT $36,186

Hartford, VT $36,329

Hartland, VT $36,202

Hartland Four Corners, VT $36,201

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $36,294

Newbury, VT $36,181

North Hartland, VT $36,228

North Pomfret, VT $36,166

North Thetford, VT $36,214

Norwich, VT $36,207

Plymouth, VT $36,092

Post Mills, VT $36,206

Quechee, VT $36,244

Randolph, VT $36,237

Randolph Center, VT $36,219

Reading, VT $36,122

Sharon, VT $36,174

South Pomfret, VT $36,140

South Royalton, VT $36,185

South Ryegate, VT $36,192

South Strafford, VT $36,183

South Woodstock, VT $36,131

Strafford, VT $36,152

Taftsville, VT $36,247

Thetford, VT $36,215

Thetford Center, VT $36,177

Topsham, VT $36,166

Tunbridge, VT $36,173

Vershire, VT $36,156

Wells River, VT $36,194

West Fairlee, VT $36,261

West Hartford, VT $36,166

West Newbury, VT $36,180

West Topsham, VT $36,195

Wilder, VT $36,331

Windsor, VT $36,217

Woodstock, VT $36,172

Bellows Falls, VT $36,305

Cambridgeport, VT $36,263

Cavendish, VT $36,143

Chester, VT $36,179

Chester Depot, VT $36,166

Grafton, VT $36,151

Londonderry, VT $36,216

Ludlow, VT $36,161

North Springfield, VT $36,288

Perkinsville, VT $36,189

Peru, VT $36,178

Proctorsville, VT $36,149

Saxtons River, VT $36,297

South Londonderry, VT $36,239

Springfield, VT $36,270

Westminster, VT $36,304

Westminster Station, VT $36,307

Weston, VT $36,141

Shaftsbury, VT $36,428

Brattleboro, VT $36,379

Bondville, VT $36,228

East Dover, VT $36,302

Jacksonville, VT $36,393

Jamaica, VT $36,229

Marlboro, VT $36,559

Newfane, VT $36,278

Putney, VT $36,270

Readsboro, VT $36,563

South Newfane, VT $36,290

Stamford, VT $36,537

Townshend, VT $36,245

Vernon, VT $36,490

Wardsboro, VT $36,271

West Dover, VT $36,331

West Dummerston, VT $36,287

West Halifax, VT $36,343

West Townshend, VT $36,196

West Wardsboro, VT $36,197

Whitingham, VT $36,380

Williamsville, VT $36,287

Wilmington, VT $36,358

Burlington, VT $36,457

South Burlington, VT $36,455

Winooski, VT $36,457

Colchester, VT $36,457

Alburgh, VT $36,275

Bakersfield, VT $36,329

Belvidere Center, VT $36,197

Bristol, VT $36,337

Cambridge, VT $36,380

Charlotte, VT $36,408

East Berkshire, VT $36,294

East Fairfield, VT $36,348

Enosburg Falls, VT $36,248

Essex, VT $36,429

Essex Junction, VT $36,432

Fairfax, VT $36,383

Fairfield, VT $36,348

Ferrisburgh, VT $36,367

Franklin, VT $36,250

Grand Isle, VT $36,386

Highgate Center, VT $36,281

Highgate Springs, VT $36,299

Hinesburg, VT $36,407

Huntington, VT $36,380

Isle La Motte, VT $36,320

Jeffersonville, VT $36,355

Jericho, VT $36,399

Jonesville, VT $36,407

Milton, VT $36,416

Monkton, VT $36,378

Montgomery, VT $36,248

Montgomery Center, VT $36,204

New Haven, VT $36,332

North Ferrisburgh, VT $36,384

North Hero, VT $36,348

Richford, VT $36,242

Richmond, VT $36,403

Saint Albans, VT $36,364

Saint Albans Bay, VT $36,359

Shelburne, VT $36,441

Sheldon, VT $36,320

Sheldon Springs, VT $36,410

South Hero, VT $36,419

Starksboro, VT $36,358

Swanton, VT $36,314

Underhill, VT $36,391

Underhill Center, VT $36,392

Vergennes, VT $36,321

Waterville, VT $36,333

Westford, VT $36,409

Williston, VT $36,436

Montpelier, VT $36,309

Bennington, VT $36,498

Arlington, VT $36,370

Dorset, VT $36,228

East Arlington, VT $36,214

East Dorset, VT $36,229

Manchester, VT $36,327

Manchester Center, VT $36,303

Addiction Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Addiction Nurse roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Addiction Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Addiction Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Addiction Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$42,510	$20.0	20%

Addiction Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Addiction 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.

$33,083

Average $35,425/year

$38,051

$2,757

Average $2,952/month

$3,171

$636

Average $681/week

$732

$16

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,051	$3,171	$732	$18
Average	$35,425	$2,952	$681	$17
25th Percentile	$33,083	$2,757	$636	$16

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