The average compensation of hospital employees — including nurses, managers, service workers and others, but not physicians — rose 0.4 percent from March 2012 to September 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (pdf).
In March 2012, hospital employees made $38.81 per hour on average, and according to the most recent figures from BLS, hospital employees made $38.97 per hour in September 2012.
Registered nurses made $50.15 per hour, while management and other professional hospital employees earned roughly $47.47 per hour. Service workers continue to make significantly less, averaging $21.91 per hour.
Wages and salaries comprised 67.3 percent of average hospital employee compensation. Health insurance and paid leave represented the biggest portions of benefit costs.
In March 2012, hospital employees made $38.81 per hour on average, and according to the most recent figures from BLS, hospital employees made $38.97 per hour in September 2012.
Registered nurses made $50.15 per hour, while management and other professional hospital employees earned roughly $47.47 per hour. Service workers continue to make significantly less, averaging $21.91 per hour.
Wages and salaries comprised 67.3 percent of average hospital employee compensation. Health insurance and paid leave represented the biggest portions of benefit costs.
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