$11/hr as a registered nurse

[naikosbripad]

BEST: 10% of registered nurses in Vallejo-Fairfield, California make more than $78.23/hr.

AVERAGE: ½ of nurses in Manchester, New Hampshire make more than $31.51/hr. (½ make less.)

WORST: 10% of registered nurses in Joplin, Missouri make less than $11.00/hr.

(http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp?data_tool=OES)

What do you think?

[i realized immediately after posting this that Joplin sustained a major tornado in 2011 (These statistics were published in 2012.) and they are in the process of rebuilding the hospital, so that affects the statistics. But there are other places where pay is poor.

The Lower Savannah (South Carolina) nonmetropolitan area has 10% of nurses making less than $15.36. And Wheeling WV-OH, 10% of nurses make less than $15.65.]

[fetch, BSN, RN]

The Lower Savannah (South Carolina) nonmetropolitan area has 10% of nurses making less than $15.36. And Wheeling WV-OH, 10% of nurses make less than $15.65.]

Speaking only to the SC statistic, as that's where I grew up -- there is a MUCH lower cost of living in that state than many others, and lower still in the rural/suburban areas than the urban. That same site gave a mean RN salary in SC as $28.33, roughly $3 less than the national average.

And as others pointed out, that is only 10% of the RNs. 10% of RNs in a nonmetropolitan area in SC are making $15.36 or lower - it's still more than twice minimum wage. And those 10% are likely new grads at non-floor positions (school nurses, doctor's offices, etc). We also don't know what benefits they have - I took a wage cut in order to have a better schedule, for example.

Don't mistake me - I definitely think the minimum wage should be raised, and nursing wages should increase as well. But I also think looking at the mean is more useful than looking at the outliers.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

Good lord. These wages are absurd.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Speaking only to the SC statistic as that's where I grew up -- there is a MUCH lower cost of living in that state than many others, and lower still in the rural/suburban areas than the urban. That same site gave a mean RN salary in SC as $28.33, roughly $3 less than the national average. And as others pointed out, that is only 10% of the RNs. 10% of RNs in a nonmetropolitan area in SC are making $15.36 or lower - it's still more than twice minimum wage. And those 10% are likely new grads at non-floor positions (school nurses, doctor's offices, etc). We also don't know what benefits they have - I took a wage cut in order to have a better schedule, for example. Don't mistake me - I definitely think the minimum wage should be raised, and nursing wages should increase as well. But I also think looking at the mean is more useful than looking at the outliers.[/quote']

I feel the outlier KEEP nursing wages LOWER...I also want the minimum wage to increase to adjust nursing wages.

[Magelan]

Guys, don't let statistics trick you When they make those, they also take into consideration people who work only 1-2 shifts a week, so when you get to yearly gross and then divide again on 12 months and 160 hours each month, the figures will be horribly low (no wonder?)...