Registered nurses practicing in occupational health or hospitals generated the highest earnings across all practice settings in 2016, according to the "Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report 2017."
Here are 10 statistics to note on RN earnings in 2016:
1. Occupational health — $84,000
2. Hospital-inpatient care — $84,000
3. Hospital-based outpatient clinics — $80,000
4. Industry setting: Insurance/health plan — $78,000
5. Academic setting — $78,000
6. Skilled nursing facilities/other long-term care settings — $77,000
7. Hospice/palliative care — $76,000
8. Home health/visiting nurse — $75,000
9. Public health setting — $68,000
10. School/college health services — $65,000