Bureau of Labor Statistics, the hourly mean wage of nurses in the United States ranged from 17 to 99 U.S. dollars. With an hourly mean wage of 98.93 U.S. dollars, nurse anesthetists had the highest wages in the United States. On the other hand, nursing assistants, orderlies, and psychiatric aides had the lowest hourly mean wages in 2022.
In 2022, according to the Hourly mean wage of nursing professions in the United States in 2022, by type of nurse (in U.S. dollars)
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Statista. (April 25, 2023). Hourly mean wage of nursing professions in the United States in 2022, by type of nurse (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226944/hourly-wage-of-nurses-in-the-united-states-by-type/
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Statista. "Hourly Mean Wage of Nursing Professions in The United States in 2022, by Type of Nurse (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226944/hourly-wage-of-nurses-in-the-united-states-by-type/
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Hourly mean wage of nursing professions in the United States in 2022, by type of nurse (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226944/hourly-wage-of-nurses-in-the-united-states-by-type/