Hourly Rate for People with Jobs in Nursing

Updated: 5 Feb 2012

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Median Hourly Rate by Job

Job	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$10	$20	$30
Registered Nurse (RN)	$25.66
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)	$10.47
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	$17.48
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room	$27.36
Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room	$28.98
MDS Coordinator	$25.60
Nurse Assistant	$11.61
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 5 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 89,442

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FAQs on Salaries for People with Jobs in Nursing

Nursing Salaries

The Registered Nurse Starting Salary chart is a good place to start when researching nurse salaries - it will give you an idea of what nurse salaries look like after five, 10, even 20 years of patient care. However, just as there are many types of nurses, there are many variables that influence nurse salaries. Answering "what is the salary of a nurse" may require you to dig deeper and ask more specific nurse salary questions. For example, which is higher, a registered nurse salary or a nurse practitioner salary? In what cities is the median nurse anesthetist salary highest? What is the salary of a nurse practitioner working in California? These common questions can all be answered with PayScale's nursing salary data. Comparing Nurse Salaries by Job Title, we can see which nursing positions offer the most lucrative salaries. Not surprisingly, positions requiring higher levels of experience or education tend to be more highly compensated. The salary for nurses also varies regionally. The Nurse Anesthetist Salary by City chart shows that New York and Los Angeles currently have some of the highest median salaries for this position. View Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State and you'll find that California is in the lead for nurse practitioner salaries.

What is the Average Nurse Salary?

As more people pursue careers in nursing, salary research also increases. Most people ask general questions such as, "what is the salary of a nurse" or, "what are average nurse salaries." We've seen, however, that many factors affect nurse salaries, including location, experience and employment setting. PayScale provides median data for nursing salaries because finding information on median nurse salaries produces better results than average nurse salaries. Find out why in the Ask Dr. Salary article, "Why is Median Better than Mean for a Typical Salary?"