Instead of all the regular stressful Registered Nurse Career duties you may wish to consider that the average School Nurse salary across the entire United States was calculated recently at just over $43,900. Please bear in mind that this takes into account all of the lowest paying areas in the country as well in those figures. It also accounts for the average hourly figures paid to both full time and part time calculated as annuals. It does not account for those reporting still that they were still in nursing school.
Yes, you may see figures that show the average being $57K per year on other sites but that data is taken only from all cities over 100,000 in population and not America in her entirety. It also does not factor the hourly salaries of part timers. So yes, if your looking at only cities over 100,000 in population and only at the hourly salaries earned buy full time personal then the average is right around that $57,000 mark but truly about $43,900 for the ENTIRE U.S. all things accounted for.
We will give you a few tips on how you can get your school nurse salary to be as high as just over $63,000 depending on what you might be willing to do to get it up there. At that point you are competing with a really stressful Registered Nurse career but in an environment that will allow you to keep your sanity.
One of the top tips to really raise the bar on your school nurse salary is to not so much concentrate on getting more and more hours of schooling but instead consider the advantages of salary by geography. Look up the states with the highest overall Nurse salaries and of course pay attention to the ones with the lowest salaries as well. Then see if the possibility of a relocation might be in your future somewhere.
Some of the States with the highest overall general Nurse salaries are Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, New York, New Jersey and Nevada. There are even about a dozen more that are pretty darn close to these top 6 earners so that if none of these really appeal to you there are still plenty of choices right up near the top.
Moving for a few people is something that they really just dread. But moving should be an adventure. Starting new in new surroundings that are fresh and exciting is not really a bad thing if you are willing to be open to it. If you are the type where a change in scenery does not bother you in the slightest then this might be just your ticket. Yes, it’s true a Nursing salary can vary that much just by State and in some cases it can also vary significantly by school district as well.
Then there is another tip you can explore to really get your school nurse salary up there as high as possible and that is take a look at applying to higher end private schools. There was a school nurse at a private school in Sedona Arizona that I personally spoke with that was making just over $70,000 per year and she was of course loving it.
There are more private school opportunities than you might expect. If you are super adventurous and would like to possibly have a lot of fun while working there is a huge opportunity in private schools abroad. You have likely heard of teaching English jobs in other countries but did you know they are also hurting for truly qualified medical staff as well. It’s true, many countries are willing to pay much higher wages and salaries to nurses because they lack the personal,
As one example: how would you like to make over $200K a year as a school nurse? Well, a few of the private schools in Saudi Arabia pay that and even more. I am sure you could go, teach for 5 years and come back with enough to pay for your home and cars cash with money left in the bank if that’s something you wanted to pursue.
The opportunities are out there you just need to check every lead and every angle until you find what best suites you. One tip: choose your nursing school wisely as it will impact your career for years to come.