LIVE MARKET·710 KY postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026
Cardiac Nurse salary in Kentucky: $70.65/hr$2,826/wk$146,952/yr median.
Pay range $65.05$2,602$135,304–$76.73/hr$3,069/wk$159,598/yr across the middle 50% of 710 active Kentucky postings from 85 employers.
6.5% below the national Cardiac Nurse median of $75.58/hr · #40 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$70.65$2,826$146,952
P25–P75
$65.05$2,602$135,304–$76.73$3,069$159,598
middle 50%
Postings
710
last 12 months
Employers
85
in KY
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·CARDIAC NURSE
How Kentucky compares with its neighbors.
01Illinois$78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr02Virginia$76.03/hr$3,041/wk$158,142/yr03West Virginia$74.38/hr$2,975/wk$154,710/yr04Missouri$71.98/hr$2,879/wk$149,718/yr05Indiana$71.15/hr$2,846/wk$147,992/yr
06Kentucky (this page)$70.65/hr$2,826/wk$146,952/yr
07Ohio$68.31/hr$2,732/wk$142,085/yr08Tennessee$61.08/hr$2,443/wk$127,046/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Cardiac Nurse pay is highest nationally.
03·CARDIAC NURSE ROLES IN KENTUCKY·1 ROLES
Cardiac Nurse roles in Kentucky, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·CARDIAC NURSE · KY
Cardiac Nurse pay in Kentucky, answered.
What do Cardiac Nurse jobs pay in Kentucky?
The median Cardiac Nurse pay in Kentucky is $70.65/hr (about $146,952/yr), based on 710 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Cardiac Nurse pay range in Kentucky?
The middle 50% of Kentucky postings pay $65.05–$76.73/hr. Listed pay runs from $34.00 to $139.55/hr.
Is Cardiac Nurse pay in Kentucky above the national average?
Kentucky pays 6.5% less than the national Cardiac Nurse median of $75.58/hr, ranking #40 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Cardiac Nurse roles in Kentucky?
85 employers posted Cardiac Nurse roles with listed pay in Kentucky over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Kentucky, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.