Starting nursing salaries for new graduates approximately range from $27,123-$32,552 and in other areas, the nurses salary ranges may be around $30,000-$45,000 per year. Registered nurses receive additional pay for evening, night and weekend shifts. Nurses benefit packages might include health insurance, vacation, childcare, college tuition reimbursement, flexible scheduling holiday pay, and pension plans. Nurses with advanced nursing college degrees such as Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Midwives and Nurse Anesthetists make much higher salaries.
