Exactly 200 of the 1,160 forensic nursing professionals employed in Hawaii, work in Hilo. Between 2006 and 2010, in Hilo, there has been a 33% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. Overall employment in Hilo has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Hilo has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $82,420 per year was earned by forensic nursing professionals in Hilo. The average salary for forensic nursing professionals in Hilo was $80,450 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Hilo is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Hilo earn a median salary of $83,490 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 160%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,730 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $116,100 per year.

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

Many of Hilo's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city.

Hilo's forensic nursing schools offer 2 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 61 students completed forensic nursing courses in 2010.