{"id":12655,"date":"2026-09-11T19:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/?p=12655"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:57:53","slug":"a-nurse-is-going-viral-after-people-realized-that-a-u-s-rn-earns-a-median-annual-salary-of-around-93600-about-45-an-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/?p=12655","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is going viral after people realized that a U.S. RN earns a median annual salary of around $93,600 \u2014 about $45 an hour."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tvshowdaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/668873337_122234611706045587_8544226412260429534_n.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tvshowdaily.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/668873337_122234611706045587_8544226412260429534_n-522x400.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse has gone viral online after people discovered just how much registered nurses (RNs) earn in the United States \u2014 sparking widespread discussion about healthcare careers, salaries, and global pay gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to recent data from the&nbsp;<strong>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>median annual salary for registered nurses is about $93,600<\/strong>, which breaks down to roughly&nbsp;<strong>$45 per hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why It\u2019s Trending<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral moment began when users on platforms like X (Twitter), TikTok, and Facebook reacted with surprise \u2014 especially viewers outside the U.S., where healthcare salaries are often significantly lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many, the number was eye-opening:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendnews24.info\/?p=5030\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse has gone viral online after people discovered just how much registered nurses (RNs) earn in the United States \u2014 sparking widespread discussion about healthcare careers,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12656,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12655\/revisions\/12656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}