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What practical nurses make
Typical
$64,000
New grad
$55,000
Top of the grid
$76,000
Hourly, on a union grid in most hospitals and public long-term care homes. Job Bank's national median is about $31 an hour, roughly $65,000 a year full time. BC and Saskatchewan pay the most. Roughly two-thirds of what an RN (registered nurse) makes in the same building.