Of the 90,850 nursing professionals employed in Washington State, 34,680 work in Kirkland. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of nursing professionals in Kirkland has shrunk by 1%. As the number of nursing professionals in Kirkland has decreased, overall employment in Kirkland has increased.

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As the number of nursing professionals in Kirkland has shrunk, salaries for nursing professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $67,866 per year was earned by nursing professionals in Kirkland. Four years earlier in 2006, nursing professionals in Kirkland made an average salary of $64,214 per year. The growth in the salary of nursing professionals in Kirkland is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Nursing professionals make a median salary of $65,286 per year in Kirkland. The difference in pay between the nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 65%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $45,076 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $74,490 per year.

On average nursing professionals in Kirkland earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Kirkland.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 99 students completed nursing courses.