average nurse salary in florida
The state of Florida is the fourth highest employer of registered nurses. Of the 2,711,500 RNs employed nationwide, 162,500 were working in Florida according to May 2013 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At that time, the average RN salary in Florida is $60,420 which was about $29.05 an hour. Registered nurses with earnings in the top tenth percentile were paid $81,380 or more. Those with earnings in the bottom tenth percentile were paid $45,040 or less.