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Nursing Salaries Continue To Rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports employment among Registered Nurses (RNs) will grow faster
than the average for all occupations through 2008 - and in particular
that means upward pressure on RN salaries despite economic downturns.
Demand for quality nurses continues to rise due to the increase
in the median age of the US population. Many people in today's
workforce don't realize this great opportunity.
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So what do the salaries look like?
More than 25 % of 2004 respondents surveyed earn at least $64,000
per year (a 14 percent increase from 2003) and a larger percentage
of women reported earning $75,000 or more in 2004 (11 percent
up from 5 percent).
Where Are The Most Nursing Jobs?
Just as you might think, large
cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago hold the top spots
for the number of nursing jobs available. The larger cities also
have higher salaries and better benefits for their nurses. The
tradeoff is longer hours and more stress in large city nursing
jobs versus the small community jobs where hours are usually better
and the number of patients to serve is lower. For current nursing
job opening (or other medical
jobs) please our nursing job
search page to start your search.
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RANK
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METRO
AREA
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#EMPLOYED
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TOTAL
NURSE POPULATION
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1
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New
York, NY
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69,600
nurses
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7,325,000
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2
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LA
to Long Beach, CA
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53,500
nurses
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5,530,000
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3
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Chicago,
IL
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51,300
nurses
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2,794,000
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4
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Philadelphia,
PA-NJ
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49,100
nurses
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1,596,000
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5
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Boston,
MA
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33,000
nurses
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574,000
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6
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Detroit,
MI
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33,000
nurses
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1,016,000
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7
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Washington
DC, MD-VA
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32,000
nurses
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610,000
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8
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Nassau-Suffolk,
NY
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25,000
nurses
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1,322,000
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9
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Minneapolis,
MN
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24,000
nurses
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369,000
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10
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Baltimore,
MD
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23,000
nurses
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736,000
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11
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Pittsburgh,
PA
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23,000
nurses
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370,000
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12
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Houston,
TX
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22,000
nurses
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1,631,000
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13
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St.
Louis, MO-KS
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22,000
nurses
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397,000
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14
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Atlanta,
GA
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21,000
nurses
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394,000
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15
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Cleveland,
OH
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17,500
nurses
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560,000
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16
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Anaheim-Santa
Ana, CA
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17,000
nurses
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600,000
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17
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San
Diego, CA
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17,000
nurses
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1,111,000
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18
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Phoenix,
AZ
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17,000
nurses
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984,000
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19
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Tampa
- St. Pete, FL
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17,000
nurses
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600,000
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20
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Seattle,
WA
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17,000
nurses
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516,000
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Source: Los Angeles Times, RN Magazine
and Rand McNally
Nursing job salaries
Source:
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