Earnings
Median annual wages nationally of registered nurses were $65,470 in 2012. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $44,190, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $95,130. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of registered nurses in 2012 were:
| General medical and surgical hospitals; private |
$66,650 |
| Offices of physicians |
$62,880 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals; local |
$62,690 |
| Home health care services |
$60,690 |
| Nursing care facilities |
$58,180 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 Edition (http://www.bls.gov/oco/)