Salary is determined by many factors, including nursing specialty, education, place of employment, shift worked, geographical location, and work experience. Flexible schedules and part-time employment opportunities are available for most nurses.

According to Salary.com, staff nurses in emergency rooms earned salaries that ranged from less than $66,972 to $83,286 or more in November 2019. They earned a median salary of $74,990. Head nurses in emergency rooms earned salaries that ranged from less than $87,404 to $119,549 or more.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, registered nurses working in hospitals, which includes ER nurses, earned a mean annual wage of $77,730 in May 2018. Ten percent of registered nurses earned less than $50,800.

Employers usually provide health and life insurance, and some offer educational reimbursements and year-end bonuses to their full-time staff.

Emergency Nurses

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