Exactly 4,810 of Arizona's 7,040 forensic nursing professionals work in Mesa. Between 2006 and 2010, in Mesa, there has been a 1% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. As the number of forensic nursing professionals in Mesa has increased, overall employment in Mesa has also increased.

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Salaries for forensic nursing professionals in Mesa have decreased. Mesa forensic nursing professionals made $72,970 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Mesa made an average salary of $92,515 per year. This decline is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Mesa.

Forensic nursing professionals make a median salary of $63,845 per year in Mesa. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 233%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,185 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $117,025 per year.

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

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in forensic nursing offered by Mesa's forensic nursing schools.

Approximately 300 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.