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Nursing Salaries In Chicago Illinois |
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Nursing Salaries Are On The Rise In Chicago
Nursing salaries are determined by the needs and capabilities of a community, the work schedule, and the training, expertise, and experience required. Today there is a shortage of nurses so the salaries of the nursing field should continue to rise faster than most professions. You can view some of the Nurse salary information outlined below:
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Nurses by Population
Information about the top 20
most populated communities for
registered nurses:
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METRO
AREA
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#EMPLOYED
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TOTAL
POPULATION |
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New
York, NY
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69,500
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7,323,000
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LA
to Long Beach, CA
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53,000
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5,500,000
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Chicago,
IL
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51,000
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2,784,000
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4
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Philadelphia,
PA-NJ
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49,000
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1,586,000
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5
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Boston,
MA
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33,000
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574,000
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6
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Detroit,
MI
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33,000
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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
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610,000
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8
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Nassau-Suffolk,
NY
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25,000
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1,322,000
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9
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Minneapolis,
MN
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24,000
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369,000
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10
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Baltimore,
MD
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23,000
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736,000
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Pittsburgh,
PA
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23,000
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370,000
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Houston,
TX
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22,000
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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
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397,000
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Atlanta,
GA
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21,000
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394,000
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Cleveland,
OH
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17,500
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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
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600,000
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17
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San
Diego, CA
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17,000
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1,111,000
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18
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Phoenix,
AZ
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17,000
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984,000
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Tampa
- St. Pete, FL
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17,000
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600,000
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20
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Seattle,
WA
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17,000
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516,000
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Average Nursing Salaries for Healthcare Professionals
Median annual earnings of registered nurses were $54,330 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $44,370 and $68,360. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,300, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $78,760.
As the largest health care occupation, registered nurses held about 2.7 million jobs in 2006. About 3 out of 5 jobs were in hospitals, in inpatient and outpatient departments. Others worked in offices of physicians, nursing care facilities, home health care services, employment services, government agencies, and outpatient care centers. The remainder worked mostly in social assistance agencies and educational services, public and private. About 1 in 4 RNs worked part time.
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Nurse Practitioner Salary Surveys In United States
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US
National Averages |
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3+
Years Experience
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$61,000
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1st
Year
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$56,000
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Locality
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Urban
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$62,000
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Suburban
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$63,000
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Rural
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$59,000
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Degree
Separations
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PhD,
Administration
Director
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$72,000
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Master's
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$60,000
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Bachelor's
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$45,500
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Part-time
hourly rate:
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$35.10
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