Of the 1,160 forensic nursing professionals employed in Hawaii, 960 work in Honolulu. Between 2006 and 2010, in Honolulu, there has been a 12% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in Honolulu has increased, overall employment in Honolulu has also increased.

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As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Honolulu has grown, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have also increased. Honolulu forensic nursing professionals made $83,875 per year, on average, in 2010. Forensic nursing professionals in Honolulu made a yearly average salary of $71,865, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Honolulu is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Forensic nursing professionals in Honolulu earn a median salary of $80,945 per year. The 10% of forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $49,755 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $122,580 per year.

Honolulu forensic nursing professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 4 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city. Many of Honolulu's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Honolulu's forensic nursing schools offer 7 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 461 students graduated from forensic nursing courses.