COMPENSATION: Most nurse managers in this survey earned $80,000 to $120,000 in 2015

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) has released the executive summary of a more comprehensive report scheduled to come out by early August 2016 on nurse leader compensation.  These data represent compensation for calendar year 2015.  The compensation data are reported for different job titles and for different types of employers.  Here are some of the findings:

• There were usable responses from 481 nurse managers
• Two-thirds of the nurse managers reported 2015 base salary between $80,000 and $120,000
• There were usable responses from 90 chief nursing officers (CNOs) of health systems
• Two-thirds of these CNOs reported 2015 base salary of $210,000 or more
• Half of the system CNOs reported 2015 base salary of $250,000 or more

Source: American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2016). Salary and compensation study for nurse leaders. Chicago: AONE.  Click here:  http://www.aone.org/docs/resources/nurse-leader-salary-summary.pdf  Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org