Registered Nurse (RN) Hourly Rate

Updated: 24 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$24	C$48	C$72
Hourly Rate	C$22.55 - C$40.67
Overtime	C$5.00 - C$70.72

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$50K	C$100K	C$150K
Bonus	C$0.00 - C$4,924
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	C$40,261 - C$84,877
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 24 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,674

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Job Listings for Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 25	Registered Psychiatric Nurse/RN - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurses	Provincial Health Services Authority	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Brainhunter.com: Error Notice The job number you have entered is for a position that is no longer available, please click here to go back to the search screen... Indeed
Jan 25	Registered Nurses (RN) - FT	Rosecrest Communities	Nova Scotia
	to care. As a Registered Nurse (RN) at Rosecrest you... Applicants are required to be a Registered Nurse (RN) registered in Nova Scotia. Qualified applicants are... Indeed
Jan 24	Nurse A (Registered Nurse - RN) Float	Sun Country Health Region	Weyburn, Saskatchewan
	Qualifications Current registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) and current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification... Indeed
Jan 24	Nurse A (Registered Nurse (RN)/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)	Sun Country Health Region	Estevan, Saskatchewan
	Current registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) or Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS) and current... Indeed

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Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


Saint Elizabeth Health Care	C$27.51 - C$30.84
Bayshore Home Health	C$27.93 - C$30.03
The Hospital for Sick Children	C$29.94 - C$35.33
St. Joseph's Hospital	Not enough data
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Healthcare	C$24.42 - C$39.48
Hospital	C$24.50 - C$39.99
Acute Care Hospital	C$25.72 - C$41.19
Long-term Care / Rehabilitation	C$23.70 - C$38.52
Nursing Home	C$23.10 - C$37.70

Key Statistics for Registered Nurse (RN) Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 88%			Male 12%
Hourly Rate:	C$27.42 - C$35.77			C$28.83 - C$38.79

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

43%

5-9 years

19%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	C$24.33 - C$39.63
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)	C$23.78 - C$38.19
Associate's Degree	C$22.72 - C$42.65
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Nursing	C$24.96 - C$42.91
Diploma of Nursing (DN)	C$21.10 - C$42.72

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 71%		Dental: 61%
	Vision: 49%		None: 26%

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Career Path for Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Registered Nurse (RN)

Salary Range

C$40,261 - C$84,877

	Staff Nurse C$12,568 - C$86,281
	Personal Support Worker (PSW) C$23,899 - C$40,434
	Waiter/Waitress C$14,730 - C$31,884

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Common Future Jobs

Registered Nurse (RN)

Salary Range

C$40,261 - C$84,877

	Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room C$45,798 - C$90,783
	Nurse Practitioner (NP) C$49,230 - C$101,797
	Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room C$43,855 - C$86,365

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Registered Nurse (RN) Job Description

People with the job title Registered Nurse (RN) typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Registered Nurses

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.

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Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), British Columbia, Canada

This is what I can tell from reading most of your "advice": - Not very many of you have been taught grammar as children. If you cannot write a simple sentence properly, don't expect to get the best pay. - Don't get your nursing diploma or become a practical nurse. GO for the gold standard and actually get your nursing degree. You will be worth the knowledge that you bring to the health care team. - Nursing in the USA really sounds like it sucks. Your health benefits are atrocious and your...

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Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Ontario, Canada

I had made some incidental errors giving meds and was said to be too laid back, but the big no-no that lost me the best position I had ever had was coming on to a co-worker. That person reported me and then the bottom fell out of my world. I may still have to face disciplinary action from the professional college which might result in a suspended or discontinued licence.

Posted in I Was Fired on 30 Apr 2008