This article will focus on pay; obviously other factors affect the nurses’ quality of worklife, such as being so overworked they make errors that can land them in prison.
Nurse pay varies with location, and so do living costs, so you have to balance one against the other. When you do that, the worst-paid nurses are in Washington D.C., with Honolulu next in line, followed by Boston.
Where are nurses paid best, in relation to living costs? Sacramento wins going away, with second place honors going to Houston, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and several other cities in California (see story here).
But who wants to spend winters in Minneapolis?
