10 Highest Paying Countries for Nurses in the World

Nursing, like many careers in healthcare sector, is one of the most marketable and well-paying professions in the world.

Registered nurses earn relatively high salaries in many countries but there are some that pay more than others.

Luxembourg, a small European nation tucked between Belgium, Germany and France, is ranked as the highest paying country for nurses, with workers in the field taking home an average salary of $91,000 annually. Here, junior nurses start on around $60,000.

Coming in second is the United States, where nurses pocket an average annual pay of $73,500 or $35.36 per hour, $1,400 a week and $6,100 a month. 

In the US, California ranks as the highest paying state for a registered nurse with an average annual salary of $102,700. 

The best paying US cities for nurses are also in California. They are San Francisco ($136,610), Santa Cruz ($124,920), Vallejo ($124,380), San Jose ($120,680), and Salinas ($120,120).

Other US States which pay nurses highly include Hawaii, Washington DC and Massachusetts. The lowest paying are Puerto Rico ($34,000) and South Dakota ($57,000).

Switzerland is third with an average annual pay of $72,000 followed by Virgin Island ($70,000), and Canada ($60,000).
At position six is Australia ($56,000) followed by Norway ($51,000) while Ireland ($48,000), Denmark ($42,000), and Germany ($38,600) are position eight, nine and 10 in that order.

Other countries that pay nurses highly include the United Kingdom, Israel, Belgium, Iceland, Dubai, and Italy. 

This information was obtained from www.nursejournal.org and www.careeraddict.com.