Utah RN Median Income 2015 and 2020
Utah RN Workforce Survey Data
Clark Ruttinger
1/12/2021
Data Table
Median Reported Income for RNs in 2015 and 2020
The survey question asks respondents to report which $10K increment category their annual income is in. This data is then randomized within category to create continuous variables to allow for calculation and comparison of medians.
Assuming a standard RN 36 hr/week FTE, (1,872 hrs per year), Utah Nurses report average pay of $37/hr in 2020. This is an increase in hourly wage over 5 years from a reported average of $30/hr in 2015. This calculates to a 4.7% annual increase in wages over five years, which just barely beats inflation.
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Data has been smoothed and limited to Nurses with less than 40 years since initial licensure for easy readability 
Wage growth over time is relatively consistent across RNs no matter how long they’ve been licensed. As to be expected, nurses who have been licensed longer, tend to report larger wages. This trend begins to breakdown for those licensed greater than 40 years. Reported wages either increase drastically or drop significantly as nurses begin to work less hours, retire or take on increased leadership responsibility.
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