Nurse salary has skyrocketed in the recent years, thanks to the huge
demand of competent and experienced nurses across the world. Countries
like United States and United Kingdom are offering fat salary to nurses
for attracting the best nursing minds. Moreover, the hospital and other
health services are offering Incentives like bonus commission etc. to
retain the nursing team.
The salary of nurses depends upon
several factors like the qualification, knowledge, and experience and
of nurses. In addition to this the salary also depends on the place,
position of the facility where an individual is working.
Employees
willing to work at afternoon or night shifts get additional benefits
too. Those working in the afternoon shifts get about 10 -12.5% extra of
their salary and employees working in night shifts get 10-15% more than
their salary. Nurses working overtime can expect more salary.
Similarly, experienced and specialized nurse commands more salary.
In
Philippines, nurses get more salary in government hospital than private
hospitals. The contractual and fresher nurses rendering services in
government hospital get salary around $120 to $180 a month. While
those working in private sector gets a meager salary between $40 to
$140 a month as per their job description. Nurses specialized in units
like the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), hemodialysis and surgical
departments earn more than $400 a month.
In the United
States, nurses having minimum of one year of experience get $17 per
hour in addition to $2 per hour premium for evening shifts and $3 per
hour premium for night shifts. Besides salary, nurses get signing bonus
between $2,000 to $10,000 and a host of benefits like holiday pay,
annual vacation health insurance, pension plans and other benefits. In
New England, registered nurses get around $17.07 per hour while
licensed practical or vocational nurses receive around $14.65 per hour.
Salary and Benefits of Enrolled Nurses
Enrolled
Nurses are the core members of the health care team. The salary of
enrolled nurses depends on the knowledge and experience but it starts
around $39,500 pa. In addition to salary enrolled nurses enjoy leave
entitlements and work in healthy conditions. Enrolled nurses have the
opportunity of excelling their career by specializing in areas like
mental health, child and family health and intensive care.
Salary and Benefits of Registered Nurses
Registered
nurses can be divided into three categories: full-time, part-time, and
casual. The salary varies depending on the category, in which they
belong. The part time and casual nurses receive equal vacation pay as a
percentage of their salary while full-time registered nurses enjoy full
benefit. Registered nurses working in areas like neo-natal intensive
care or surgery get higher salary. To attract and draw nurses, many
employers offer profit-sharing plans and bonuses.
A
Registered nurse enjoys a gamut of facilities like group life
insurance, childcare, housing assistance accidental death and health
insurance facilities, vacation and holiday payments short and long term
disability benefits and others. In the recent years, the salaries of
Registered nurses have grown by leaps and bounds.
The
starting salary of midwives is around $45,000pa, depending upon the
experience and qualification. Nurse salary has been rising steadily and
the demand of competent nurses has outstripped supply, causing buzz in
the field of health care services.