Exactly 520 of the 6,240 forensic nursing professionals employed in Washington State, work in Auburn. There has been a 49% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Auburn between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Auburn has increased, overall employment in Auburn has also increased.

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In Auburn, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Auburn reportedly earned an average salary of $117,080 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Auburn made an average salary of $93,255 per year. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Auburn is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Auburn earn a median salary of $104,370 per year. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 157%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $63,650 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $163,530 per year.

On average forensic nursing professional salaries in Auburn are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited forensic nursing school in the city. Many of Auburn's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in forensic nursing offered by Auburn's forensic nursing school.

Approximately 12 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.