Hospital Nurse Educator Salary

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A coworker got hired as a Nurse Education coordinator at a large hospital for the NICU unit. She claims to make $95K a year. When I research nurse educators the salary is much much lower. Anyone have any info on Hospital Nurse Educator salaries?

Just doing some research :)

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Do you live in an area where the cost of living is high? If so, then it is most likely that salaries will be above the national average.

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houston tx

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency, Education, Informatics.

That is why I took hospital based nurse educator position in place instead of faculty position. With seniority and everything that kind of salary isn't common, but it's not unheard of.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I live in an area where the cost of living is close to average for the U.S. We have 2 kinds of unit-based educators. The lower level requires only a BSN and those folks have a salary range about that is about 10% higher than that of a staff nurse. I am not sure of the exact limits on that range.

We have a higher level of educator that requires a master's degree or above. I have that level of position and am at the very top of our salary range at about $92,000. Staff Development positions are often very attractive in terms of pay and scheduling -- and I have never understood why so few young nurses consider the field as they look at possible career advancement.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I will be a brand new hospital-based educator next month, and that salary does not sound too crazy. Comparing your location (more expensive) with mine (cheaper cost of living) and what I was offered as a new educator, I can believe the claim.

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Are you all paid hourly or salaried???

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

Salaried. My pay grade is the same as an assistant nurse manager.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I am a hospital based professional development specialist. My salary isn't too far off from that and getting there is within my realm within a few years. I too am in Texas.

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Thank so much!

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