Registered Nursing – How Much Can You Earn?
Nursing is a rewarding career option. Registered Nurses working in the United States get an average a median base salary of $41,642. There are several factors which determine the salary of a registered nurse. Salary of a registered nursing professional is determined by the needs and capabilities of a community, the work schedule, and the training, expertise, and experience required.
Registered nurses can be employed on full-time, part-time or casual assignments. The salary of full-time registered nurse is higher compared to the part-time and casual nurses. Apart from salary, the full-time registered nurses are also entitled incentive and bonus.
The experience of the nurse has a direct relationship with the salary of a registered nurse. While freshers or nurses with less than one year experience earn 21 dollars in average per an working hour, nurses having experience over 10 years can easily earn 28 dollars per hour.
The qualification held by the professional also has a say in his/her salary. While a nurse with master’s degree and three years experience can get an average salary of $59,600 per annum, professionals having diploma/degree get $47,110 in average.
Travel Nurse are well paid- A myth or reality?
Compared to registered nurses, the professionals opting for travel nursing as a career are better paid. This is due to several factors. They are
1- Travel nursing is a short-term assignment which needs the professional to relocate. Hence, employers pay more to the professional to attract.
2- The scope is negotiation is wider in travel nursing compared to the registered nursing. If the professional has a good negotiation skill, he/she can easily get a higher package.
3- The expenditure of the travel nurse on meal, traveling and boarding can be reimbursed as tax free income.
4- In most of the case, the employer provides a free accommodation.
Anirban Bhattacharya
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How much does registered nurse earn?
I would like to know how much they start out with entry level and no previous experience right after they graduate witgh their degree in WA state. Wages depend on where you work so please tell me both in clinic, hospitals nursing homes? Also are they being sued if something goes wrong with the patient or the hospital itself? If someone has reckless driving would it really affect the nursing career? Please let me know I really appriciate clear and straight forward answers. Thanks again!!!
prodanka07
7 Mar 10 at 7:36 pm
The average salary is about 50,000. I am sure it would be alittel lower if you hav no expereience.
References :
http://www.salary.com
faoi shíocháin
8 Mar 10 at 12:38 am
$50K base salary sounds about right. Also remember that many nurses make over 150% of their base because of overtime (in hospital/nursing home). Generally, the hospital itself gets sued, although nurses should carry their own malpractice insurance (often paid by the employer anyway). I know a reckless driving or any kind of criminal record (a "CORI" check) could be a bar in Massachusetts, but not sure what the WA law is like.
Oh, most hospitals/nursing homes are unionized, so it also depends on what the collective bargaining agreement (union contract) sets the salaries at.
References :
former NH/hospital HR mgr
exHR
8 Mar 10 at 12:40 am