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What nurses make
Typical
$90,000
New grad
$62,000
Senior
$113,000
Full-time, before overtime. Job Bank's national range is $30 to $54 an hour, with a median of $43, about $90,000 a year at full-time hours. Most hospital nurses are unionized and paid on a grid that rises every year for about 8 to 9 years.