True, but the current national income level is so poor that it's threatening to actually crack the country, as people who recognize what a raw deal they've been dealt get less and less interested in perpetuating this system.
We should probably stop comparing incomes to the global mean to decide if they're "fair" or "correct."
As a nurse I make $100/hr.
Try again.
You must be in California.. in many states, RNs are making more like $15/hr and BSNs closer to $20-$25/hr.
No, I’m not. Nor am I in any of the other high paying states you might name.
You are a travel nurse?
That is surprising and does not track with what I have heard from other nurses. Are you in a specialized unit with extra care or something?
Glad to hear it, but your income is way past the 90th-percentile for nurses in the US. The 90th is something closer to half that number.
Since you are closer to the profession, do you think that wage is at all typical of a nurse or are you in a specialized area that pays higher? Just trying to understand what level of compensation is really happening.