Medical/Surgical nurse pay in New York
$111,000median posted offer#3 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical
Medical/Surgical nurses in New York are being offered a median $111,000 a year across 14 live postings that state pay — 12% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,366. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Medical/Surgical in New York?
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Other specialties in New York
- Emergency/Trauma 6 postings$149k
- Neuroscience 6 postings$149k
- Nurse Practitioner 9 postings$149k
- Cardiac 9 postings$136k
- Education/Staff Development 9 postings$135k
- ER 5 postings$120k
- Acute Care 6 postings$119k
- Ambulatory Care 5 postings$118k
Or see all nurse pay in New York (296 postings), or Medical/Surgical pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in New York paying around $111,000Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Medical/Surgical nurses make in New York?
- Across 14 live Medical/Surgical postings in New York that state pay, the median offer is $111,000 a year. The middle half runs $87,355–$143,178, and the top 10% start at $151,741.
- Is New York a good state for Medical/Surgical nurses?
- On posted pay, New York ranks #3 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical. The median there is 12% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,366. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.