Wages/Salaries in

Nursing and
Social Work
Brittany Rhodes, Tyra Gillam,
Jacob Wilson & Bailey Oldham

What affects the wages of

these
fields?
Location
Education/Occupations

Risk of Discrimination

Differences between wages in

these
On average afields?
Public Health Social Worker makes $52,490 annually. It can
range between $41,000 through $58,000.

On average Registered Nurses make $66,640 annually. The wages can range
from between $54,620 to $81,080

Nursing Salaries by State

Highest
Paying
States for
Nursing

Lowest
Paying
States for
Nursing

California:
$90,860

Iowa:
$51,648

Massachuse Oklahoma:
tts: $86,180 $52,850
Hawaii:
$83,950

West
Virginia:

Social work salaries by state

Highest
paying
states in
Social Work

Lowest
paying
states in
Social
Work

Rhode
Island:
$74,080

Arkansas:
$40,810

Massachuset Mississippi:
ts: $72,000
$47,860

Cost of living Nursing

State

Cost of
living

Arkansas

$60,246

Highest:Cali
fornia

$84,461

Lowest:Iow
a

$64,704

Cost of living Social Work

State

Cost of
Living

Arkansas

$60,246

Highest:
$80,116
Massachuse
tts
Lowest:
Rhode
Island

$71,455

Education for Nursing

LPN
Approximately 1 year of schooling
Provide Basic Nursing Care
Median pay is 43,170 or 20.76 per hour
RN
Approximately 3-4 years of schooling. Typically a bachelors of science in
nursing degree is preferred.
Coordinate patient care(administer meds, educate patients,lab tests)

Education for Nursing

(Continued)
APRN( Nurse anesthetist, Nurse practitioner, Midwives)
Master's degree
Coordinate primary and specialty patient care(diagnose, prescribe medicine,
provided treatment)
Median pay is 104,740 or 50.36 per hour

Education for Social Work

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker
Requires a bachelor's degree
Involves working with clients and patients who are recovering from mental
health and substance abuse issues and working with doctors and
counselors to ensure your patient is meeting appointments and
responding to treatment.
Median pay is 41,380

Education for Social Work

(Continued)
School and Family Social Work
Requires a bachelor's degree or Master's degree to move up
Perform many job duties such as guiding, advising and counseling children
and families regarding legal matters, child abuse and welfare issues.
Median pay is 42,120

Education for Social Work

(Continued)
Public Health Social Work
Requires a bachelor's degree
Work with patients regarding their medical needs and health-related issues.
Using your community's resources, you advocate for your client based on
the client's illnesses and needs to assure the client gets proper treatment.
Assist your clients with counseling and support groups, manage medical
records and maintain treatment and behavior files.
Median pay is 51,930

Discrimination affecting
Nursing
Salaries
Annual pay gap of $8,424
on average between men and women
The gap between the average yearly salaries vary by occupation
In ambulatory care, the gender pay gap was approximately $7,678, while in
hospital settings the gap was only $3,873
The gap was largest in the field of anesthesia, where the pay gap was $17,290.

Discrimination affecting Social

Work
A pay gap still salaries
exists in the social working field based on gender.
Although this is a female dominated occupation, there is still a pay gap of
roughly 12,045 between men and women.
When other factors of discrimination came into play, such as race, degree,
experience,and age the pay gap lowered to roughly 7,052

Works Cited
Economic Policy Institute (2015) Family Budget Map. Received from
http://www.epi.org/resources/budget/budget-map/
Bureau of Labor Statistics ( December 17, 2015). Quick Facts Social Worker.
Recieved from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-workers.htm#ta
b-5
Bureau of Labor Statistics ( March 30,2016). Occupational employment and
wages. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211029.htm

Works Cited
Nursing Salary Guide (2016). Nursing Salary Guide. Retrieved from
http://nursesalaryguide.net/
Social Work Salaries by Gender (2010) Social Work Salaries by Gender.
Received from http://workforce.socialworkers.org/studies/profiles/Gender.pdf
Mighty Nurse (2016). The 10 lowest paying states for nurses. Recieved from
http://www.mightynurse.com/the-10-lowest-paying-states-for-nurses-stories/

Works Cited
Registered Nurses (2015). Bureau of Labor Statistics. Recieved from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-2
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (2015). Bureau of Labor
statistics. Recieved from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Licensedpractical-and-licensed-vocational-nurses.htm#tab-1
Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners (2015). Bureau
of Labor statistics. Recieved from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/nurseanesthetists-nurse-midwives-and-nurse-practitioners.htm#tab-1