Exactly 2,230 of the 29,560 forensic nursing professionals employed in California, work in Palm Desert. Between 2006 and 2010, in Palm Desert, there has been a 39% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals. Overall employment in Palm Desert has also increased.

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In Palm Desert, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in Palm Desert reportedly earned an average salary of $84,915 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in Palm Desert made an average salary of $90,490 per year. The decline in the salary of forensic nursing professionals in Palm Desert is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Palm Desert forensic nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $77,930. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 143%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $50,215 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $122,085 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in Palm Desert are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 105 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.