2019 Nursing Salary Survey

Your participation in this survey is important. The more questions you answer, the more complete our data will be. This online survey takes about 5 minutes or less to complete. Nurses General Nursing Salary Survey

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In February 2018, almost 17,000 members and readers in the United States and Canada holding an active nursing license participated in our allnurses online salary survey. The data was shared with readers via several interactive images. The results were surprising to some as they were able to compare not only the salaries across the states and Canada, but also the purchasing power based on cost of living, taxes, etc. It's now time for the 2019 Salary Survey and we hope you will participate.

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Participate In Our Nursing Salary Survey

The survey will only take 5 minutes to complete.

Salary is a definite factor for those looking for a job. It also plays a big factor in retaining nurses. But there are other factors that may impact retention rates even more. Work environment, safe nurse-patient staffing ratios, and job satisfaction may be more important to the nurse who is trying to decide whether or not to leave.

In the 2017 Salary Survey, in order to look at nursing shortages across the country, we obtained data regarding nurses leaving the workforce: why and when. In 2018 we obtained detailed information about nurse/patient staffing ratios. This year, in addition to obtaining salary data, we are again seeking information about nurse/patient staffing ratios. Have they improved, gotten worse, or remained the same as last year? We are also going to look at career satisfaction as well as job satisfaction. How have the changes over the years affected your outlook on the Nursing profession now and in years to come? Your feedback is important.

Join thousands of nurses who will be providing updated information about salaries, staffing ratios, and career and job satisfaction. Share this survey with all the nurses in your network. The more participants we have, the louder our voice.

Your participation in this survey is important. The more questions you answer, the more complete our data will be. This online survey takes about 5 minutes or less to complete. If you hold an active nursing license and live/work in the United States, U.S. territories, or Canadian Provinces, we would like for you to participate in this year's nursing salary survey.

Please answer the questions as they relate to your primary nursing job. If you have more than one nursing job, you may fill out an additional survey using a different IP address.WE WANT YOUR INPUT!

Specializes in NICU.

I was hoping for eye color to be part of the survey. I am convinced that there is a wage gap between brown eyed and blue eyed nurses.

Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.
2 hours ago, FuturePublicHealthNP said:

This survey has some problems with it - it asks "When do you plan to leave the nursing workforce" - I don't. The only option for me is 16+ years but that's not really answering the question - I'm hoping to stay in the workforce. It then asks why I'm planning on leaving - again, I'm not. I selected retirement - but I'm not planning on retiring for many, many years. Also, there were many questions that didn't have appropriate options for those working in ambulatory care or NPs. It says what is my job title - and I had to select "Other." I would imagine that outpatient/ambulatory primary care clinic NPs and RNs would have a hard to time answering some questions on this survey.

Thank you for your input.

Everyone will eventually leave nursing. If you have no plans in the near future, then 16+ years is the right choice. And if you plan on staying in nursing until you retire, then selecting retirement is the right choice.

Ambulatory Care is a choice for Primary Nursing Specialty. (Question #5)

Question #15 is aimed at getting data on nurse-patient ratios in clinical areas in the hospital that are the focus of current safe staffing legislation before the state and national house and senate committees. We asked this same question last year and will use the responses from this year's survey to see if any progress has been made in moving toward safer staffing.

Not every question will apply to everyone who takes the survey. Therefore, not every question requires an answer. An asterisk has been placed beside those questions requiring a response.

I hope this clarifies things for you and others.

Specializes in Telemetry, Step-Down, Med-Surg, LTC, PACU.

Got mine in. Look forward to see the results.

On ‎2‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 4:09 PM, tnbutterfly said:

Thank you for your input.

Everyone will eventually leave nursing. If you have no plans in the near future, then 16+ years is the right choice. And if you plan on staying in nursing until you retire, then selecting retirement is the right choice.

Ambulatory Care is a choice for Primary Nursing Specialty. (Question #5)

Question #15 is aimed at getting data on nurse-patient ratios in clinical areas in the hospital that are the focus of current safe staffing legislation before the state and national house and senate committees. We asked this same question last year and will use the responses from this year's survey to see if any progress has been made in moving toward safer staffing.

Not every question will apply to everyone who takes the survey. Therefore, not every question requires an answer. An asterisk has been placed beside those questions requiring a response.

I hope this clarifies things for you and others.

Thank you - this is helpful

Although I have a base "hourly" pay, I also get Baylor pay and I wasn't sure if I should have included the extra pay into the "hourly" rate. Does that make sense?

For example, if my base pay is $20/hour for 24 hours (two-12 hour shifts) worked per week, but I get an extra 12 hours of Baylor pay, that works out to $30/hour. I answered with my base hourly rate. I hope this was okay?

Like others, I am happy to be able to finally call myself an RN and am honored to be able to answer this survey. Yay!

Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.
14 hours ago, Heylove said:

Although I have a base "hourly" pay, I also get Baylor pay and I wasn't sure if I should have included the extra pay into the "hourly" rate. Does that make sense?

For example, if my base pay is $20/hour for 24 hours (two-12 hour shifts) worked per week, but I get an extra 12 hours of Baylor pay, that works out to $30/hour. I answered with my base hourly rate. I hope this was okay?

Like others, I am happy to be able to finally call myself an RN and am honored to be able to answer this survey. Yay!

Congratulations, new nurse. Thanks for participating. The way you answered it is fine.

Specializes in Operating Room.

Updated my account information and I was able to complete the survey

I do find when it comes to salary it really does depend on where you live. Some of the highest paid are out in California, New York, D.C. and Hawaii but the cost of living is extremely high. Compared to those of us who live down South and Midwest

In addition, my survey definitely is reflection of how I feel stagnant in my career because I have outgrown Med/Surg and unhappy in my current position. I love being a nurse but I don't want to spend another year on a Med/Surg unit

Specializes in kids.
On 2/20/2019 at 8:32 AM, tnbutterfly said:

Congratulations, new RN!!!!! Your post made me SMILE. ?

Right!! love the enthusiasm!!!

Did mine! Signed my contract last night, I take my boards in May and I start my job in June!