In Canada, the average nurse income is $67,692 per year or $34.71 per hour. Starting salaries for entry-level employment start at $51,578 per year, with most experienced professionals earning up to $81,849 per year.
Fully qualified nurses start at £24,907 per year, rising to £30,615 on Band 5 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale. Salaries in London are subject to a high-priced area supplement. With experience, pay for occupations such as senior nurse on Band 6 range from £31,365 to £37,890.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual salary for a registered nurse in 2022 is $75,780, or $38.45 per hour. (A median wage means that half of all nurses earn more than that amount, while the other half earn less.) Nursing is also the profession with the highest level of trust.
What kind of nurses get paid the most? The highest paying nurse job is Nurse Anesthetist which has an annual salary of $183,130 followed by Nurse Practitioners who get a salary of $113,235. The lowest paid nursing job is Nursing Assistant which gets an annual salary of $34,756.