Nursery Nurse Salary in Louisville, Kentucky

How much does a Nursery Nurse make in Louisville, KY?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Nursery Nurse in Louisville, KY is $78,562. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $71,116 to $90,033, with most professionals earning between $64,337 and $100,476.

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Common responsibilities of a Nursery Nurse

Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards in the Nursery Department Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team Responsible for assessing, planning, administering, evaluating the nursing care of assigned patients, administering all treatments and medications, and maintaining complete and accurate records of nursing assessments and nursing care.

November 08, 2022

Maintains ongoing interactions with patients, families, and staff on the improvement of patient care through leader rounding.

January 07, 2023

Communicates assessment data in an orderly fashion by recording, updating and verbalizing pertinent information to care team members and to appropriate agencies.

February 03, 2023

Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.

February 11, 2023

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients and to identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs in order to provide individualized care to the patient.

March 29, 2023

Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.

April 18, 2023

Participates in initiatives to improve quality and safety scores on the unit and hospital scorecards, through peer-to-peer accountability, reporting near misses and identifying solutions by collaborating with the interprofessional team.

April 23, 2023

Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years experience.

April 28, 2023

Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.

April 30, 2023

Performs in accordance with delineated job responsibilities and satisfactorily completes a yearly evaluation based on these responsibilities.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Nursery Nurse in Louisville, KY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

71116

90033

78562

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

71230

90077

78607

What is the average salary for Nursery Nurse in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Nursery Nurse in Louisville, KY. The base salary for Nursery Nurse ranges from $71,116 to $90,033 with the average base salary of $78,562. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $71,230 to $90,077 with the average total cash compensation of $78,607.

View Average Salary for Nursery Nurse as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$78,562	$71,116 - $90,033
Bonus	$45	$114 - $45
Total Pay	$78,607	$71,230 - $90,077

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Nursery Nurse Salary Near Louisville, KY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Frankfort, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,985 - $86,069	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Lexington, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,841 - $87,152	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Bloomington, IN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,498 - $86,719	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,223 - $86,370	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Owensboro, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,993 - $88,611	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY
CITY, STATE Covington, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,261 - $91,482	COMPARE TO Louisville, KY

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About Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville and Jefferson County have a combined area of 397.68 square miles (1,030.0 km2), of which 380.46 square miles (985.4 km2) is land and 17.23 square miles (44.6 km2) (4.33%) is covered by water. Louisville is southeasterly situated along the border between Kentucky and Indiana, the Ohio River, in north-central Kentucky at the Falls of the Ohio. Although situated in a Southern state, Louisville is influenced by both Southern and Midwestern culture. It is sometimes referred to as either one of the northernmost Southern cities or as one of the southernmost Northern cities in the United St...

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