Exactly 290 of the 12,490 forensic nursing professionals employed in Florida, work in Fort Myers. There has been a 38% decline in the number of forensic nursing professionals in Fort Myers between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Fort Myers has increased.

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In Fort Myers, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $100,200 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Fort Myers. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Fort Myers was $106,205 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Fort Myers.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $83,100 per year in Fort Myers. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 189%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $51,730 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $149,580 per year.

On average forensic nursing professionals in Fort Myers earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Fort Myers.

There are 2 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city. Many of Fort Myers' forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Fort Myers' forensic nursing schools.

In 2010 approximately 376 students completed forensic nursing courses.