Nursing Salaries Increase Along With Need For Nurses
The yearly income of a Registered Nurse is commensurate with her educational level and years of on-the-job experience. An RN earns a starting salary of $39,000 per year. A Staff RN receives a staring wage of $37,000 and an RN with a Masters Degree starts at $49,700. These nursing salaries increase after three or more years of experience.
A Masters Level RN can expect to earn $59,600 after working as a nurse for three or more years. The salary of a Staff RN will rise to $44,200 after she has worked for more than three years. Three or more years of nursing experience will increase the RN’s salary to $47,110.
Salaries depend to some extent on the area where the RN is living and working. For example, the cost of living in New York City is much higher than in Hope, Arkansas. This has an effect on the salary that can be expected.
Median salaries are the result of averaging out those differences. Fifty percent of all working RNs in the United States can depend on earning anywhere from $38,792 to $44,869. Different types of workplaces command different salaries also.
Acute Care Unit RNs earn a National average salary of $45,500. Acute care brings $45,000 while an Ambulatory Care Center or HMO pays $44,000. For a Case Management RN the yearly income is $48,000 and a Community/Home Health Care Nurse earns $44,600. A School Nurse or one that works for a health insurance company will be paid $42,000, while a Nurse Manager commands a salary of $65,000. An operating room nurse earns $45,000 per year.
As the educational level decreases so does the salary. An LPN is a Licensed Practical Nurse. She earns $33,500 each year. There is a position for the CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). He or she earns a starting salary of $19,925 and after experience $29,764. Some top level CNAs have been known to earn as much as $35,377.
As mentioned before, these salaries are averages dependent on location of employment, educational level and experience. Some positions as a private nurse may pay more. Nursing salaries increase along with years of experience and an excellent work record. There is a demand for good nurses.
