Exactly 57,390 of Washington DC's 17,120 nursing professionals work in Washington. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of nursing professionals in Washington has grown by 20%. Overall employment in Washington has also increased.

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In Washington, salaries for nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 nursing professionals in Washington reportedly earned an average salary of $70,406 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for nursing professionals in Washington was $65,534 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Washington.

Washington nursing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $69,362. The difference in pay between the nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 119%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $44,994 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $98,718 per year.

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

Many of Washington's nursing professionals are graduates of one of the 6 accredited nursing schools in the city.

There are a total of 21 degree and certificate programs in nursing offered by Washington's nursing schools.

Approximately 429 students graduated from nursing courses in 2010.