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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.
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Partially true. Depends on the level of education, speciality, bedside or non-bedside, cost of living where the job is located. Ask Janet Rangi for more info😉.
Hehehehe another hogwash stories.Even if i know nurses earns ok cash in states,Can you please let us know how much do property's cost in those countries,leaving expenses,good schools,car financing.Thats why u can see some place like california the pay is high compared to like philadelphia/texas/newjersey juu california life is high.In kenya u can survive confortable earning like 150,000 monthly but in the usa/uk hio 150 is not even morgage.
You are giving facts but your point is lame.we are talking about nurses here.which hosi pays them io 150 in kenya apart from KNH?
But in the states despite the high cost of living ,nurses are able to afford that life.. pay for nurses can be as little as ksh.12,000 in kenya
Wakenya halisi, you're right...
They need to account on the cost of living .
Also, incorporate security issues, racism and stuff.
Partially true. Depends on the level of education, speciality, bedside or non-bedside, cost of living where the job is located. Ask Janet Rangi for more info😉.