Fact Based List:

Nurse.com Salary Report: 7 Findings

  1. Median salary for an RN: $78,000
  2. Median salary for an APRN: $120,000
  3. Median salary for an LPN/LVN: $48,000
  4. The median salary for a male RN was $14,000 higher than the median salary for a female RN.
  5. 30% of nurses surveyed said they never negotiate salary versus 18% who said they always do.
  6. 40% of male RNs indicated they negotiate salary either always or most of the time, compared to 31% of female RNs.
  7. 17% of nurses in the sample were represented by a union.

Source: Nurse.com, May 2022
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Notes: "Nurse Salary Research Report 2022," based on responses from 2,516 nurses between November 12 and December 12, 2021. APRNs include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse-midwives.