Agency/contract/travel nurses earn the highest salary compared to nurses in any other work setting, according to the Medscape Nurse Salary Report 2015.
Here are 10 statistics on nurse salary in various work settings:
• Agency/contract/travel nurses — $95,000
• Military/government — $93,000
• Hospital (inpatient care) — $83,000
• Hospital-based outpatient setting or clinic — $79,000
• Academic setting (faculty) — $72,000
• Home health/visiting nurse — $72,000
• Skilled nursing facility/other long-term care — $69,000
• Public health/occupational health setting — $68,000
• Non-hospital based medical office/urgent care clinic — $66,000
• School/college health services — $63,000