McKnight’s Senior Living April 10, 2024
Salaries for registered nurses increased by 2.6% last year, and workplace violence and mental health concerns also grew. That’s according to the 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report, released Tuesday by Nurse.com.
The website polled 3,662 nurses between Sept. 13 and Oct. 13, 2023. The majority of respondents (72%) were RNs followed by licensed practical nurses or licensed vocational nurses, at 24%, and a small percentage of advanced practice registered nurses or advanced registered nurse practitioners, at 4%.
The median age of the responding nurses was 47. Nurses working in long-term care represented 20% of the total participants.
The median RN salary was $80,000, an increase of $2,000 from Nurse’s 2022 survey. Median salary for LPNs and LVNs was $58,000,...