Salary by State for Pediatric Nurse Jobs

Updated: 9 Feb 2012

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Job: Pediatric Nurse

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State or Province	Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Many factors can affect pay. To get the full picture, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
California	$19,797 - $118,359
Texas	$35,000 - $71,291
Florida	$47,166 - $70,156
Georgia	n/a	Not enough data
Pennsylvania	n/a	Not enough data
Virginia	n/a	Not enough data
North Carolina	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 9 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 65

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Job Listings for Pediatric Nurse Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 23	Traveling Nurse - RN: Pediatrics	HRN Services, Inc.	Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
	PEDIATRICS. Integrates implements the plan of care of the child based on the nursing process and age related data. Works in a collaborative manner to support... Indeed
Jan 20	MRI-CT Staff Nurse (Pediatrics)	Lucille Packard Children's Hospital	Stanford, California
	Registered Nurse - Pediatric MRI/CT Unit 64 hours biweekly,8 Hour, Day Shift variable start times The Staff Nurse is responsible for providing nursing care... Indeed
Jan 20	Pediatric Registered Nurse Transport Specialist	Lucille Packard Children's Hospital	Stanford, California
	The Transport Nurse facilitates the transfer of the Pediatric patients to and from LPCH. Discusses plan of care with the medical control physician; obtains... Indeed
Oct 29	Pediatric Nurse Practitioner	CasePro, Inc.	Lemoore, California
	F/T Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Clinic, Naval Hospital, Lemoore, CA (Lemoore is approximately... of CasePro providing pediatric services to the... Indeed

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FAQs on Salaries for Job: Pediatric Nurse

What is the Average Pediatric Nurse Salary?

Whether treating a minor illness or a serious injury, a pediatric nurse is an important figure in medical care. Treating a developing body is a whole different ballgame than treating a fully-grown one; both illness and treatment may take on vastly different aspects in a child than in an adult. Pediatric nursing involves a special skill set and knowledge base around the specific medical needs of young patients, whether toddlers or adolescents. In addition to this specialized knowledge, a pediatric nurse also needs to be deft in handling worried parents and scared or stubborn little patients. When a child is sick or hurt, the presence of a pediatric nurse can be a source of immense comfort to the family, and it is often the pediatric nurse who educates caregivers about their child's continuing medical needs. Caring for society's smallest, most fragile members is a precise and often delicate business. Nurses who are considering expanding into pediatric nursing often have salary questions, such as: where is a pediatric nurse salary highest? What is pediatric nursing salary like in a hospital as opposed to a private practice? These questions and more can be answered with PayScale's pediatric nurse salary data.

Pediatric Nurse Salary Data

As you can see from the Pediatric Nurse Salary by State chart above, salary for a pediatric nurse depends a great deal on location. Florida currently has a lower pediatric nurse average salary while California offers one of the highest. In addition to location, employment setting can have a significant impact on nursing salaries. Looking at the chart on Pediatric Nurse Salary by Hospital Setting, we can see how a pediatric nurse salary in a general hospital compares to salaries in other work settings. For a comparison of pediatric nursing salaries by specialty, view the Pediatric Nurse Salary by Skill/Specialty report. You'll find a wide variation in the annual salary for nurses specializing in acute care, surgery, labor & delivery and other areas.

To continue your research into salaries for children's medical care, see how a pediatric nurse annual salary compares to a Neonatal Nurse Salary.

Pediatric Nurse Job Description

People with the job title Pediatric Nurse 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.