What are the main factors that influence a Corrections 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 Corrections Nurse?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Corrections Nurse roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Corrections Nurse's salary?

A Corrections Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,396 for beginners, reaching about $83,772 at mid-level, and approach $87,219 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Corrections Nurse?

Corrections Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Corrections Nurse roles are District of Columbia $95,583, California $95,220, Massachusetts $93,951. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Corrections Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Corrections Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Corrections Nurse II: $83,792; RN Corrections: $83,036; Corrections Advisor: $61,479; Corrections LPN: $58,124; Corrections Captain: $57,955.

Corrections Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Corrections Nurse make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Corrections Nurse in Wisconsin is $84,921 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,722
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,184 to $93,192
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,960

10% $73,960

50% (Median) $84,921

90% $100,722

Corrections Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,192	$7,766	$1,792	$45
Average	$84,921	$7,077	$1,633	$41
25th Percentile	$79,184	$6,599	$1,523	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Corrections Nurse Salaries

A Corrections 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 Corrections Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Corrections 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): $81,396
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,560
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,772
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,989
Expert (over 8 years): $87,219

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Corrections Nurse	less than 1 year	$81,396
Early Career Level Corrections Nurse	1-2 years	$81,560
Mid-Level Level Corrections Nurse	2-4 years	$83,772
Senior-Level Level Corrections Nurse	5-8 years	$86,989
Expert Level Corrections Nurse	over 8 years	$87,219

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

District of Columbia: $95,583.
California: $95,220.
Massachusetts: $93,951.

District of Columbia $95,583 California $95,220 Massachusetts $93,951 Washington $93,606 New Jersey $93,571 Alaska $93,450 Connecticut $92,259 New York $91,776

Hawaii $90,230 Rhode Island $89,505 Maryland $89,013 Minnesota $88,340 Colorado $88,081 Illinois $87,995 Oregon $87,666 Delaware $87,425

New Hampshire $87,273 Virginia $86,933 Pennsylvania $85,940 Nevada $85,439 North Dakota $85,275 Michigan $85,016 Wisconsin $84,921 Vermont $84,731

Texas $84,205 Maine $84,170 Arizona $84,118 Ohio $84,058 Georgia $83,264 Indiana $82,867 Wyoming $82,789 Utah $82,668

Iowa $82,616 Kansas $82,202 Louisiana $82,081 North Carolina $82,038 Missouri $82,021 Florida $81,684 Montana $81,503 Nebraska $81,330

Kentucky $81,235 South Carolina $80,890 Tennessee $80,674 Idaho $80,588 New Mexico $79,957 Oklahoma $79,819 Alabama $79,310 South Dakota $78,455

Arkansas $77,989 West Virginia $77,739 Mississippi $76,988

Top Paying Cities for Corrections 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:

Green Lake: $82,604
Greenville: $83,390
Hancock: $81,873

Green Lake, WI $82,604

Greenville, WI $83,390

Hancock, WI $81,873

Hortonville, WI $83,215

Iola, WI $82,236

King, WI $82,866

Larsen, WI $83,062

Leopolis, WI $82,135

Manawa, WI $82,542

Marion, WI $82,287

Menasha, WI $83,458

Neenah, WI $83,306

Neshkoro, WI $82,307

New London, WI $82,871

Ogdensburg, WI $82,356

Omro, WI $82,763

Pickett, WI $82,831

Pine River, WI $82,511

Plainfield, WI $82,025

Poy Sippi, WI $82,568

Princeton, WI $82,407

Readfield, WI $82,978

Redgranite, WI $82,590

Ripon, WI $82,749

Rosendale, WI $82,791

Saxeville, WI $82,420

Scandinavia, WI $82,302

Tilleda, WI $82,010

Van Dyne, WI $82,894

Waukau, WI $82,750

Waupaca, WI $82,528

Wautoma, WI $82,336

Weyauwega, WI $82,670

Wild Rose, WI $82,361

Winnebago, WI $83,084

Winneconne, WI $82,891

Wilson, WI $84,250

Boyd, WI $82,068

Cadott, WI $82,127

Chetek, WI $81,905

Chippewa Falls, WI $82,303

Colfax, WI $82,204

Conrath, WI $81,739

Cornell, WI $81,951

Dallas, WI $82,375

Downing, WI $83,855

Downsville, WI $83,246

Durand, WI $83,166

Eau Galle, WI $82,982

Eleva, WI $82,392

Elk Mound, WI $82,210

Elmwood, WI $83,780

Fairchild, WI $82,292

Fall Creek, WI $82,340

Gilmanton, WI $82,767

Holcombe, WI $81,810

Humbird, WI $82,200

Independence, WI $82,528

Jim Falls, WI $82,020

Knapp, WI $83,811

Maiden Rock, WI $83,913

Menomonie, WI $83,167

Merrillan, WI $82,086

Mondovi, WI $82,558

Nelson, WI $83,543

New Auburn, WI $81,872

Osseo, WI $82,584

Pepin, WI $84,201

Pigeon Falls, WI $82,768

Plum City, WI $83,800

Prairie Farm, WI $83,086

Ridgeland, WI $82,640

Rock Falls, WI $82,245

Sand Creek, WI $81,917

Sheldon, WI $81,704

Spring Valley, WI $84,307

Stanley, WI $82,090

Stockholm, WI $84,399

Strum, WI $82,530

Thorp, WI $82,051

Wheeler, WI $82,820

Whitehall, WI $82,422

Spooner, WI $81,679

Almena, WI $82,822

Ashland, WI $81,597

Balsam Lake, WI $84,173

Barron, WI $82,302

Barronett, WI $81,713

Bayfield, WI $81,598

Benoit, WI $81,479

Birchwood, WI $81,567

Brill, WI $81,909

Bruce, WI $81,661

Brule, WI $82,360

Cable, WI $81,313

Cameron, WI $81,929

Centuria, WI $84,635

Comstock, WI $83,047

Cornucopia, WI $81,707

Couderay, WI $81,354

Cumberland, WI $82,437

Danbury, WI $82,167

Drummond, WI $81,554

Edgewater, WI $81,520

Exeland, WI $81,415

Foxboro, WI $82,653

Frederic, WI $82,893

Gordon, WI $81,966

Grand View, WI $81,389

Grantsburg, WI $83,398

Haugen, WI $81,997

Hawthorne, WI $82,630

Hayward, WI $81,415

Herbster, WI $81,819

Hertel, WI $81,701

High Bridge, WI $81,475

Iron River, WI $82,060

Ladysmith, WI $81,668

Lake Nebagamon, WI $82,447

La Pointe, WI $81,459

Luck, WI $83,854

Maple, WI $82,641

Marengo, WI $81,441

Mason, WI $81,453

Mikana, WI $81,900

Milltown, WI $84,204

Minong, WI $81,930

Odanah, WI $81,782

Ojibwa, WI $81,274

Glidden, WI $81,304

Harshaw, WI $81,681

Hawkins, WI $81,526

Hazelhurst, WI $81,694

Heafford Junction, WI $81,763

Hurley, WI $81,530

Iron Belt, WI $81,378

Kennan, WI $81,539

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $81,673

Lake Tomahawk, WI $81,718

Land O Lakes, WI $81,609

Laona, WI $81,654

Long Lake, WI $81,430

Mc Naughton, WI $81,728

Manitowish Waters, WI $81,603

Mellen, WI $81,338

Mercer, WI $81,459

Minocqua, WI $81,758

Montreal, WI $81,552

Park Falls, WI $81,520

Phelps, WI $81,608

Phillips, WI $81,556

Prentice, WI $81,619

Presque Isle, WI $81,569

Saint Germain, WI $81,775

Saxon, WI $81,409

Sayner, WI $81,663

Star Lake, WI $81,451

Three Lakes, WI $81,679

Tony, WI $81,656

Tripoli, WI $81,481

Upson, WI $81,136

Wabeno, WI $81,661

Woodruff, WI $81,793

La Crosse, WI $81,218

Alma, WI $83,287

Alma Center, WI $82,189

Arcadia, WI $82,489

Arkdale, WI $81,878

Bangor, WI $81,396

Black River Falls, WI $81,922

Blair, WI $82,171

Camp Douglas, WI $81,998

Cashton, WI $81,484

Cataract, WI $81,614

Chaseburg, WI $81,352

Cochrane, WI $83,143

Coon Valley, WI $81,319

De Soto, WI $81,492

Dodge, WI $82,258

Eastman, WI $81,724

Ettrick, WI $81,649

Ferryville, WI $81,625

Fountain City, WI $82,784

Galesville, WI $81,897

Gays Mills, WI $81,881

Genoa, WI $81,412

Hillsboro, WI $82,173

Hixton, WI $82,188

Holmen, WI $81,407

Hustler, WI $82,298

Kendall, WI $82,072

La Farge, WI $81,946

Lynxville, WI $81,731

Mather, WI $81,900

Melrose, WI $81,633

Millston, WI $81,725

Mindoro, WI $81,465

Mount Sterling, WI $82,015

Necedah, WI $81,909

Norwalk, WI $81,580

Oakdale, WI $82,002

Onalaska, WI $81,280

Ontario, WI $81,938

Readstown, WI $81,852

Rockland, WI $81,380

Seneca, WI $82,096

Soldiers Grove, WI $81,942

Sparta, WI $81,549

Steuben, WI $81,871

Stoddard, WI $81,284

Taylor, WI $82,009

Tomah, WI $82,044

Trempealeau, WI $81,887

Palmyra, WI $83,738

Tunnel City, WI $82,004

Viola, WI $81,997

Viroqua, WI $81,485

Warrens, WI $81,876

Westby, WI $81,444

West Salem, WI $81,322

Wilton, WI $81,998

Eau Claire, WI $82,528

Altoona, WI $82,640

Arkansaw, WI $83,507

Augusta, WI $82,322

Bay City, WI $84,266

Bloomer, WI $82,039

Boyceville, WI $83,333

Glen Flora, WI $81,523

Wales, WI $84,883

Bagley, WI $81,737

Beetown, WI $81,819

Benton, WI $82,142

Bloomington, WI $81,834

Boscobel, WI $82,010

Cassville, WI $81,737

Cuba City, WI $81,996

Dickeyville, WI $82,066

Fennimore, WI $82,109

Glen Haven, WI $81,692

Hazel Green, WI $81,863

Kieler, WI $82,089

Lancaster, WI $81,921

Mount Hope, WI $81,821

Patch Grove, WI $82,116

Platteville, WI $82,270

Potosi, WI $81,759

Prairie Du Chien, WI $81,937

Sinsinawa, WI $81,831

Stitzer, WI $82,083

Wauzeka, WI $81,862

Woodman, WI $81,772

Portage, WI $83,573

Adams, WI $82,255

Arlington, WI $84,418

Baraboo, WI $83,580

Beaver Dam, WI $83,505

Brandon, WI $82,615

Briggsville, WI $83,053

Burnett, WI $82,941

Cambria, WI $83,456

Cazenovia, WI $82,322

Columbus, WI $84,162

Dalton, WI $82,981

Dellwood, WI $81,977

Doylestown, WI $84,031

Elroy, WI $82,095

Endeavor, WI $82,949

Fairwater, WI $82,777

Fall River, WI $83,924

Fox Lake, WI $83,093

Friendship, WI $82,007

Friesland, WI $83,349

Grand Marsh, WI $82,291

Hillpoint, WI $82,803

Kingston, WI $83,059

Lake Delton, WI $83,272

La Valle, WI $82,436

Lime Ridge, WI $82,744

Loganville, WI $82,994

Lyndon Station, WI $82,546

Markesan, WI $82,658

Marquette, WI $82,943

Mauston, WI $82,235

Montello, WI $82,656

New Lisbon, WI $82,008

North Freedom, WI $83,620

Oxford, WI $82,670

Packwaukee, WI $82,999

Pardeeville, WI $83,623

Poynette, WI $84,153

Randolph, WI $83,454

Reedsburg, WI $82,969

Rio, WI $84,063

Rock Springs, WI $83,079

Union Center, WI $82,466

Waupun, WI $82,788

Westfield, WI $82,273

Wisconsin Dells, WI $82,931

Wonewoc, WI $82,154

Wyocena, WI $83,811

Amery, WI $84,656

Baldwin, WI $85,165

Beldenville, WI $85,008

Clayton, WI $83,549

Clear Lake, WI $84,221

Cushing, WI $84,370

Deer Park, WI $84,826

Dresser, WI $85,398

East Ellsworth, WI $84,792

Ellsworth, WI $84,931

Glenwood City, WI $84,408

Hager City, WI $85,148

Hammond, WI $86,168

Hudson, WI $87,532

New Richmond, WI $86,376

Osceola, WI $86,599

Prescott, WI $86,837

River Falls, WI $86,728

Roberts, WI $86,704

Saint Croix Falls, WI $84,892

Somerset, WI $87,189

Star Prairie, WI $86,147

Pell Lake, WI $83,511

Pleasant Prairie, WI $83,588

Powers Lake, WI $83,653

Rochester, WI $83,990

Salem, WI $83,720

Silver Lake, WI $83,740

Somers, WI $83,486

South Milwaukee, WI $85,956

Springfield, WI $83,547

Sturtevant, WI $83,502

Sullivan, WI $83,934

Trevor, WI $83,759

Twin Lakes, WI $83,723

Union Grove, WI $83,683

Walworth, WI $83,371

Radisson, WI $81,377

Waterford, WI $84,433

Waukesha, WI $85,715

Whitewater, WI $83,260

Williams Bay, WI $83,291

Wilmot, WI $83,755

Woodworth, WI $83,653

Zenda, WI $83,286

Milwaukee, WI $86,423

Saint Francis, WI $86,385

Racine, WI $83,445

Afton, WI $83,202

Albany, WI $83,770

Arena, WI $83,798

Argyle, WI $83,302

Avalon, WI $83,215

Avoca, WI $82,736

Barneveld, WI $83,805

Belleville, WI $84,322

Belmont, WI $82,500

Beloit, WI $83,126

Black Earth, WI $84,326

Blanchardville, WI $83,521

Blue Mounds, WI $84,077

Blue River, WI $81,980

Brodhead, WI $83,198

Brooklyn, WI $84,363

Browntown, WI $82,648

Cambridge, WI $84,322

Gile, WI $81,803

Clinton, WI $83,263

Wausau, WI $82,074

Marshfield, WI $82,110

Abbotsford, WI $82,028

Amherst, WI $82,247

Amherst Junction, WI $82,154

Aniwa, WI $81,752

Antigo, WI $81,833

Arpin, WI $81,947

Athens, WI $81,840

Auburndale, WI $81,907

Babcock, WI $81,779

Birnamwood, WI $81,801

Blenker, WI $81,895

Bowler, WI $81,960

Brokaw, WI $81,964

Bryant, WI $81,656

Chili, WI $82,010

Colby, WI $81,984

Curtiss, WI $81,947

Custer, WI $82,039

Deerbrook, WI $81,651

Dorchester, WI $81,952

Edgar, WI $81,905

Eland, WI $81,895

Elcho, WI $81,691

Elderon, WI $81,944

Elton, WI $81,762

Galloway, WI $82,021

Gilman, WI $81,768

Jump River, WI $81,696

Gleason, WI $81,668

Granton, WI $82,006

Greenwood, WI $82,048

Hannibal, WI $81,754

Hatley, WI $81,863

Hewitt, WI $82,256

Irma, WI $81,706

Junction City, WI $81,863

Loyal, WI $82,040

Lublin, WI $81,837

Marathon, WI $81,890

Mattoon, WI $82,053

Medford, WI $81,864

Merrill, WI $81,837

Milladore, WI $81,893

Mosinee, WI $81,946

Neillsville, WI $82,119

Nekoosa, WI $81,975

Nelsonville, WI $82,333

Ogema, WI $81,643

Owen, WI $81,964

Pearson, WI $81,624

Pelican Lake, WI $81,629

Phlox, WI $81,993

Woodville, WI $84,695

Houlton, WI $87,747

Abrams, WI $82,077

Amberg, WI $81,580

Armstrong Creek, WI $81,601

Athelstane, WI $81,633

Black Creek, WI $82,966

Bonduel, WI $82,305

Brillion, WI $82,892

Cecil, WI $82,178

Coleman, WI $82,006

Combined Locks, WI $83,517

Crivitz, WI $81,858

De Pere, WI $82,253

Dunbar, WI $81,547

Fence, WI $81,461

Florence, WI $81,581

Forest Junction, WI $83,128

Gillett, WI $82,118

Goodman, WI $81,598

Greenleaf, WI $82,568

Green Valley, WI $82,141

Gresham, WI $82,089

Hilbert, WI $83,097

Kaukauna, WI $83,414

Freedom, WI $83,310

Keshena, WI $82,177

Kimberly, WI $83,522

Krakow, WI $82,141

Lakewood, WI $81,732

Lena, WI $82,062

Little Chute, WI $83,518

Little Suamico, WI $82,056

Marinette, WI $82,109

Mountain, WI $81,780

Neopit, WI $81,976

Niagara, WI $81,670

Nichols, WI $82,599

Oconto, WI $82,054

Oconto Falls, WI $82,099

Oneida, WI $82,149

Pembine, WI $81,617

Peshtigo, WI $82,040

Porterfield, WI $81,826

Potter, WI $82,936

Pound, WI $81,917

Pulaski, WI $82,172

Pickerel, WI $81,700

Pittsville, WI $81,887

Plover, WI $82,162

Port Edwards, WI $82,205

Rib Lake, WI $81,756

Ringle, WI $81,837

Rosholt, WI $82,005

Rothschild, WI $82,150

Rudolph, WI $81,920

Schofield, WI $82,083

Spencer, WI $82,025

Stetsonville, WI $81,901

Stevens Point, WI $82,126

Stratford, WI $81,956

Summit Lake, WI $81,715

Tigerton, WI $82,087

Tomahawk, WI $81,766

Unity, WI $81,960

Vesper, WI $81,932

Westboro, WI $81,649

White Lake, WI $81,691

Willard, WI $82,030

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $82,078

Withee, WI $81,915

Wittenberg, WI $81,988

Rhinelander, WI $81,812

Argonne, WI $81,549

Boulder Junction, WI $81,600

Brantwood, WI $81,524

Butternut, WI $81,391

Catawba, WI $81,550

Clam Lake, WI $81,109

Conover, WI $81,642

Crandon, WI $81,769

Eagle River, WI $81,764

Fifield, WI $81,498

Poplar, WI $82,761

Port Wing, WI $82,081

Seymour, WI $82,500

Oak Creek, WI $85,375

Adell, WI $83,707

Allenton, WI $84,013

Ashippun, WI $84,283

Belgium, WI $84,528

Brookfield, WI $86,233

Brownsville, WI $82,873

Butler, WI $86,283

Campbellsport, WI $83,282

Cascade, WI $83,213

Cedarburg, WI $85,498

Cedar Grove, WI $84,140

Chilton, WI $82,939

Cleveland, WI $82,607

Clyman, WI $83,623

Colgate, WI $85,362

Delafield, WI $84,850

Eden, WI $82,847

Elkhart Lake, WI $82,841

Fredonia, WI $84,507

Germantown, WI $85,716

Glenbeulah, WI $82,800

Grafton, WI $85,513

Greenbush, WI $82,798

Hartford, WI $84,609

Hartland, WI $85,108

Hingham, WI $83,575

Horicon, WI $83,380

Hubertus, WI $85,248

Hustisford, WI $83,714

Iron Ridge, WI $83,839

Ixonia, WI $84,099

Jackson, WI $85,254

Johnson Creek, WI $83,840

Juneau, WI $83,379

Kewaskum, WI $84,048

Kiel, WI $82,696

Kohler, WI $83,052

Lannon, WI $85,835

Lebanon, WI $83,796

Lomira, WI $83,261

Malone, WI $82,868

Mayville, WI $83,289

Menomonee Falls, WI $85,964

Merton, WI $85,248

Mount Calvary, WI $82,938

Nashotah, WI $84,831

Neosho, WI $84,130

Newburg, WI $84,850

New Holstein, WI $82,822

Newton, WI $82,528

North Lake, WI $85,544

Oakfield, WI $82,719

Oconomowoc, WI $84,497

Okauchee, WI $84,738

Oostburg, WI $83,726

Pewaukee, WI $85,476

Plymouth, WI $82,953

Port Washington, WI $84,995

Random Lake, WI $84,105

Richfield, WI $85,293

Rubicon, WI $84,276

Saint Cloud, WI $82,931

Saukville, WI $85,101

Sheboygan, WI $83,291

Sheboygan Falls, WI $83,010

Slinger, WI $84,875

Stockbridge, WI $83,125

Sussex, WI $85,542

West Bend, WI $84,433

Theresa, WI $83,759

Thiensville, WI $86,129

Waldo, WI $83,499

Watertown, WI $83,735

Mequon, WI $85,908

Woodland, WI $83,914

Bassett, WI $83,724

Benet Lake, WI $83,645

Big Bend, WI $85,029

Bristol, WI $83,656

Burlington, WI $83,813

Caledonia, WI $84,126

Camp Lake, WI $83,749

Cudahy, WI $86,318

Darien, WI $83,354

Delavan, WI $83,318

Dousman, WI $84,269

Eagle, WI $84,114

Cobb, WI $82,782

Cottage Grove, WI $84,806

Cross Plains, WI $84,593

Dane, WI $84,588

Darlington, WI $82,735

Deerfield, WI $84,572

De Forest, WI $84,683

Dodgeville, WI $83,153

Edgerton, WI $84,137

Edmund, WI $82,963

Evansville, WI $83,907

Footville, WI $83,382

Fort Atkinson, WI $83,777

Gotham, WI $83,151

Gratiot, WI $82,365

Hanover, WI $83,365

Highland, WI $82,671

Hollandale, WI $83,654

Janesville, WI $83,430

Shawano, WI $82,224

Sherwood, WI $83,341

Shiocton, WI $82,755

Sobieski, WI $82,070

Suamico, WI $82,047

Suring, WI $81,945

Townsend, WI $81,769

Wausaukee, WI $81,721

Wrightstown, WI $83,095

Zachow, WI $82,204

Algoma, WI $82,053

Baileys Harbor, WI $81,827

Brussels, WI $82,044

Casco, WI $82,060

Collins, WI $82,703

Denmark, WI $82,158

Egg Harbor, WI $81,892

Ellison Bay, WI $81,752

Ephraim, WI $81,891

Fish Creek, WI $81,837

Forestville, WI $82,046

Francis Creek, WI $82,253

Kellnersville, WI $82,307

Kewaunee, WI $82,099

Luxemburg, WI $82,062

Manitowoc, WI $82,407

Maplewood, WI $82,031

Maribel, WI $82,255

Mishicot, WI $82,186

New Franken, WI $82,050

Reedsville, WI $82,475

Saint Nazianz, WI $82,637

Sister Bay, WI $81,843

Sturgeon Bay, WI $82,059

Tisch Mills, WI $82,149

Two Rivers, WI $82,179

Valders, WI $82,598

Washington Island, WI $81,705

Whitelaw, WI $82,311

Green Bay, WI $82,038

East Troy, WI $84,114

Elkhorn, WI $83,535

Elm Grove, WI $86,283

Fontana, WI $83,338

Franksville, WI $84,071

Genesee Depot, WI $84,718

Genoa City, WI $83,575

Greendale, WI $86,220

Hales Corners, WI $86,073

Franklin, WI $85,576

Helenville, WI $83,642

Honey Creek, WI $83,851

Kansasville, WI $83,821

Kenosha, WI $83,466

New Berlin, WI $85,804

Lake Geneva, WI $83,292

Lyons, WI $83,740

Mukwonago, WI $84,628

Muskego, WI $85,164

New Munster, WI $83,750

North Prairie, WI $84,582

Fremont, WI $82,824

Rice Lake, WI $81,834

Sarona, WI $81,634

Shell Lake, WI $81,704

Siren, WI $82,530

Solon Springs, WI $82,066

South Range, WI $82,841

Springbrook, WI $81,477

Stone Lake, WI $81,507

Superior, WI $82,929

Trego, WI $81,564

Turtle Lake, WI $83,411

Wascott, WI $81,983

Washburn, WI $81,669

Webster, WI $81,769

Weyerhaeuser, WI $81,636

Winter, WI $81,246

Oshkosh, WI $83,042

Almond, WI $82,144

Appleton, WI $83,523

Bancroft, WI $81,888

Bear Creek, WI $82,622

Berlin, WI $82,679

Big Falls, WI $82,432

Butte Des Morts, WI $82,999

Caroline, WI $82,209

Clintonville, WI $82,421

Coloma, WI $81,928

Dale, WI $83,150

Eldorado, WI $82,845

Embarrass, WI $82,394

Eureka, WI $82,702

Fond Du Lac, WI $83,248

Jefferson, WI $83,707

Juda, WI $83,095

Lake Mills, WI $84,107

Linden, WI $82,877

Livingston, WI $82,451

Lodi, WI $84,318

Lone Rock, WI $82,900

Lowell, WI $83,781

Mc Farland, WI $84,900

Marshall, WI $84,482

Mazomanie, WI $84,283

Merrimac, WI $83,951

Middleton, WI $84,838

Milton, WI $83,467

Mineral Point, WI $82,913

Monroe, WI $83,044

Montfort, WI $82,487

Monticello, WI $83,674

Morrisonville, WI $84,596

Mount Horeb, WI $84,198

Muscoda, WI $82,347

New Glarus, WI $84,017

Oregon, WI $84,758

Orfordville, WI $83,286

Plain, WI $83,152

Prairie Du Sac, WI $83,995

Reeseville, WI $83,951

Rewey, WI $82,545

Richland Center, WI $82,264

Ridgeway, WI $83,750

Sauk City, WI $84,019

Sextonville, WI $83,020

Sharon, WI $83,334

Shullsburg, WI $82,207

South Wayne, WI $82,540

Spring Green, WI $83,473

Stoughton, WI $84,598

Sun Prairie, WI $84,683

Verona, WI $84,660

Waterloo, WI $84,221

Waunakee, WI $84,872

Windsor, WI $84,819

Woodford, WI $83,030

Madison, WI $85,051

Corrections Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Corrections Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Corrections Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Corrections Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Corrections Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$97,659	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$95,536	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,290	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$89,167	$43.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Corrections 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.

$79,184

Average $84,921/year

$93,192

$6,599

Average $7,077/month

$7,766

$1,523

Average $1,633/week

$1,792

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,192	$7,766	$1,792	$45
Average	$84,921	$7,077	$1,633	$41
25th Percentile	$79,184	$6,599	$1,523	$38

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