What Are Registered Nursing Salaries?
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for registered nurses in 2006 was $57,280. The lowest 10 percent of nurses still earned around $40,000 annually. The highest 10 percent of nurses earned in excess of $83,440 annually. As a registered nurse, you will be earning over $40,000 annually with the opportunity for plenty of overtime. The area where registered nurses earned the most was employment services nurses earning $64,260 annually. Nurses in hospitals earned an average of $58,550. Lesser salaries between $52,000 and $54,000 were paid annually to nurses working in home health care services, physicians’ offices and nursing care settings.
