 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Add to your site
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
jobs by 
Companies and Industries for
Registered Nurse (RN)
Jobs
|
 |
|
Key Statistics for
Registered Nurse (RN)
Jobs
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Reports
When the fashion industries' most fabulous employees flock to New York for Fashion Week, how does their pay compare? PayScale reveals the salaries on the scene at Fashion Week.
More Special Reports
» Which jobs, cities and industries are seeing wages recover post-recession? Track the latest compensation trends with The PayScale Index Q4 2011 results.
» What sorts of jobs are veterans well-trained for? Technology jobs top the list, according to PayScale's research.
» Get informed about CEO pay vs. average worker pay and which leaders have the fattest wallets.
» Which workers most depend on your tips? See PayScale's tipping chart to find out.
» Which are the best colleges and majors for earning a big paycheck after graduation?
» Is college tuition worth the investment? Compare college costs and ROI.
Career Path for
Registered Nurse (RN)
Jobs
Common Past Jobs
Common Future JobsRegistered Nurse (RN)
Salary Range
$40,277 - $79,938
 |
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) $17,298 - $32,795 |
|
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) $26,739 - $52,769 |
 |
Staff Nurse $40,164 - $85,884 |
Common Future Jobs
Registered Nurse (RN)
Salary Range
$40,277 - $79,938
|
Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) $57,750 - $100,826 |
|
Charge Nurse (RN) $46,374 - $90,429 |
|
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room $42,579 - $90,667 |
Salary Map for
Registered Nurse (RN)
Jobs
Highest Hourly Rates By City for Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs
Top Cities by Popularity for Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs
| ||
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Description
People with the job title Registered Nurse (RN) typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.
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.
[+] Show all
See Sample Job Descriptions for All Jobs
Partner Offers
Financial Aid May Be Available if You Qualify.
Advertisement
More Charts for
Registered Nurse (RN)
Jobs
Related Charts for Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Most Popular Years Experience for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
More 
Most Popular Employer Name for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- DaVita Inc.
- HCA, Inc.
- Kaiser Permanente
- Fresenius Medical Care, Inc.
- Memorial Hospital
- Kindred Healthcare
- The Methodist Hospital
Most Popular City for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- Houston, Texas
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dallas, Texas
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Los Angeles, California
- Denver, Colorado
- St. Louis, Missouri
Most Popular State or Province for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
More
Most Popular Yearly Sales for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
More
Most Popular Certification for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Critical Care
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Most Popular Hospital Setting for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- General Hospital
- Extended Care / Nursing Home
- Physician's Office / Private Practice
- Ambulatory Care / Surgery Center
- Community / Home Health
- Other
- Travelling or Agency
Most Popular Company Size for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
More
Most Popular Skill/Specialty for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- Medicine / Surgery
- Acute Care
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Labor & Delivery, Birthing
- Emergency Room (ER)
Most Popular Industry for
Job: Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate Charts
- Healthcare
- Hospital
- Acute Care Hospital
- Medical Services
- Long-term Care / Rehabilitation
- Family Medicine
- Home Health Care
Doing Salary Benchmarking?
PayScale can match your company's unique positions to specific market data.
Follow Us On:
The latest career advice from people with this job:
Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs
If it sounds too good to be true........
Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Kansas, United States
1. If they offer you a bonus, get it in writing.
2. If you're the first person they have hired, since taking over, RUN!
3. If they keep telling you, things will get better, just hang in there, RUN!
4. If they the never keep their promises of training, follow-up meetings, communication, RUN!
5. If management makes excuses for others' unprofessional behavior, RUN!
6. If coworkers have complete disregard for P&P and verbally say they don't care, RUN!
7. If anyone says they are there to just do thei...
Posted in I Was Fired on 22 Oct 2009
If you think your underpaid, trust your instinct.
Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
I have been in nursing for 16yrs and my daughter
has been in for 3yrs. She went right through college and graduated with BSN, no experience and I went from CNA, LPN to RN, paying my own way one class at a time gathering experience on the job, as well as time in class. However, she obtained a
job in a highly skilled, critical care area with no experience earning what my base salary was at same hospital. Where as my base wages stayed the same. I don't want put my daughter in a bad light, however y...
Posted in Fair Pay on 6 Jun 2009
The Direction of Health Care
Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Mississippi, United States
As most of us know Health Care is about numbers and money. Loyalty doesn't have a place in the corporate world. Nurses work from the heart. If we didn't we wouldn't be good at our jobs. Regardless of education, length of employment, loyalty and ethics, nurses are still considered a liability on the "balance sheets". We cost companies money. Where do companies cut costs? Reduce employees. This is a never ending cycle. One that cost our patients the care they deserve. Heavier patient loads, more p...
Posted in Job Security on 31 Jan 2009
More Info About Salaries & Careers
Privacy Notice: PayScale takes your privacy seriously and is sensitive to the nature of information collected on this site.Syndicate PayScale Data | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | About PayScale | PayScale Blogs
PayScale, The PayScale Report and People Like You are Trademarks of PayScale, Inc.
© 2000 - PayScale, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents Pending.