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What nurses make
Median
$90,000
Lower end
$62,000
Upper end
$113,000
Job Bank's national median is $43.27 an hour, about $90,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($30) and upper end ($54.37) are the bottom and top of the wage range for everyone in the group. Most hospital nurses are unionized and paid on a grid that rises with years of service.