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Average Nursing Pay in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurses earned an average of $33.23 per hour across all specialties as of May 2011, and a mean annual income of about $69,110. However, the practice area of a nurse can have a large impact on expected salary. A salary survey conducted by RN Magazine in April 2009 found that pediatric nurses earned an average of $31 per hour, similar to the average hourly pay earned by RNs specializing in oncology and ambulatory surgery.
The salaries of Registered Nurses vary depending on the location and the setting. The assumption was made that the Registered Nurses reflected here were working an average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year. Hourly. The average Registered Nurses salary is $33.13 per hour.The lowest 10% earn $21.94 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $26.05 per hour. Annually. On an annual basis the median Registered Nurse salary is $66,220.The lowest 10% earn less than $45,630 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $96,320 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or average.n an annual basis the median Registered Nurse salary is $66,220. The lowest 10% earn less than $45,630 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $96,320 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or average.