Nurse Salaries in Select CountriesNurse salaries are dependent on a number of things; from education level to years of experience. Every country is different, and often there are also differences from province to province (or State, as the case may be) How much you make may also depends on where you work and for whom you work. Health care facilities whose workers are unionized may find differences in benefits allowed, time frames for increases, etc. The information below was derived from a number of on-line resources, including but not limited to, allied-physicians.com, payscale.com and www.rcn.org.uk
Wages in the USARegistered Nurse $39,000 - 47,000 Master's prepared $49,700 - 59,600 PhD prepared $72,000 Licensed Practical Nurse $33,500 Nurses who work in long term care / nursing homes general make less than nurses who work in hospital settings. It is also interesting to note that a Masters prepared nurse, teaching in a nursing college, makes less than his or her counterpart who works in hospital administration. This is a fact politicians need to address and change
Wages in South AfricaThe following information was obtained from payscale.com As of May 24, 2010 1 US dollar = 7.95R Diploma prepared R56,600 - R189,000
Wages in EnglandThe following figures are given in British pounds and were obtained from www.rcn.org.uk As of May 24, 2010 the 1 US dollar = .69644 GBP 13,233 (band 1) - 39,273 (band 7) 37,996 (band 8) - 95,333 (band 9)
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