Registered Nurse Salaries Staff RNs working in the United States average a median base salary of $41,642. Half of all US RN's are expected to earn between $38,792 and $44,869. Nearly 67% of nurses are employed in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings. 32% of all nurses are employed in medical offices and clinics, home healthcare agencies, nursing homes, temporary help agencies, academia, and government agencies. Nurse 3+ Years Starting Base RN $47,110 $39,000 Staff RN $44,200 $37,000 Master Level $59,600 $49,700

AVERAGE U. S. NURSING SALARIES Advanced Practice Nurses1 – RNs + Certified Nurse Anesthetist $143,700 Certified Nurse Midwife $87,200 Nurse Practitioner (NP) $81,700 NP – ER $87,900 NP – Specialty Care $87,600 NP – Nursing Home $71,500 Clinical Nurse Specialist2 $78,916 Nurse Managers2 – RNs Head of Nursing $171,325 Nursing Director $105,503 Head Nurse $84,648 Staff Nurses1 - RNs Benchmark/average $61,100 CCU $62,100 Emergency $60,700 Flight Transport $66,900 Geriatric $57,600 Infection Control $70,300 Infusion Therapy $67,500 ICU $61,800 Long-term Care $57,600 Nursing Educ Coord $71,800 Nursing Home $53,000 Obstetrics $60,000 Occupational Health $65,300 Oncology $61,700 OR $63,700 Outpatient Care $56,900 Phone Triage $57,400 Psychiatric $61,200 Renal/Dialysis $63,400 Researcher $66,700 Surgical First Assistant $68,700 Nursing Faculty/Higher Education2 Professor (Ph.D.) $109,367 Professor (Master’s) $82,133 Assoc. Professor (Ph.D.) $89,222 Assoc. Professor (Master’s) $72,074 Instructor (Ph.D.) $73,333 Instructor (Master’s) $62,333 1 Data supplied courtesy of Salary.com. This data reflects average annual salaries for nursing positions across the country, and does not include overtime, shift differentials, on-call pay, etc. 2 Data supplied courtesy of American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Average Hourly Pay By Specialty Specialty Average Hourly Pay Critical Care $19.45 OR $19.75 Medicine/ Surgery $18.80 Emergency $18.75

Average Hourly Pay By Hospital Bed Size Bed Size Average Hourly Pay 500 Beds+ $21.00 300-499 Beds $19.85 100-299 Beds $19.70 < 100 Beds $17.65 Sources: Allied Physicians, Inc. Los Angeles Times RN Magazine Rand McNally

The median expected salary for a typical Staff Nurse - RN - Intensive Care Unit in the United States is $60,197. This basic market pricing report was prepared using our Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at employers of all sizes, industries and geographies. IMPORTANT: Your pay can be dramatically affected by compensable factors such as employer size, industry, employee credentials, years of experience and others. Thru searching the surrounding PA. Area we have found this to be the average pay grade throughout the state. 5/10/2008

OVER 1,100 NURSES responded to our salary survey published in the January issue of Nursing 2006. In contrast to survey results from previous years, which have shown steady income gains for nurses, this year's survey indicated that salaries were generally flat. In 2006, for example, staff nurses reported an average annual income of $47,200, compared with $47,600 in 2005. Starting salaries for both RNs and LPNs were also flat from 2005 to 2006. Looking at average salaries for all respondents, we found that the average dropped for the first time in the 7 years we've conducted this survey, from $58,600 in 2005 to $51,000 in 2006. However, a significant change in the profile of nurses responding in 2006 probably explains this difference. (more nurses working less than 5 yrs responded to survey. Karen) Here are a few other key findings: * Managers reported an average salary of $62,800, down from $68,000 in 2005. * Advanced practice nurses reported an average annual salary of $69,600, significantly less than the $73,200 reported in 2005. * Nurses in salaried positions made an average of $10,000 more per year than those paid by the hour. * Salaries flatten when nurses are in a position for more than 10 years. Nurses working in the same position for 11 to 15 years report a salary of $56,000; those holding their positions for over 15 years made $56,700. * As in previous years, men in nursing made more money than women. The average salary for all male respondents was $54,600, compared with $50,600 for women-an 8% difference. Looking at RNs specifically, the gender gap was about 6%. But for LPNs, the gap was even wider: 16%