Exactly 4,800 of the 14,730 nursing professionals employed in Maine, work in Portland. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of nursing professionals in Portland has grown by 17%. Overall employment in Portland has also increased.
As the number of nursing professionals in Portland has grown, salaries for nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 Portland nursing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $59,530. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for nursing professionals in Portland was $57,880 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Portland.
Nursing professionals in Portland make a median yearly salary of $57,510. The 10% of nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $47,920 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 55% higher salaries.
Portland nursing professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.
Many of Portland's nursing professionals are graduates of the only accredited rn to bsn school in the city.
There is one degree and certificate program in rn to bsn offered by Portland's rn to bsn school.
In 2010 approximately 165 students completed rn to bsn courses.
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