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Psychiatric Nurses

Earnings

Salary is determined by many factors, including nursing specialty, education, place of employment, shift worked, geographical location, and work experience. 

Registered nurses who worked in substance abuse and substance abuse hospitals earned mean annual salaries of $74,610 in May 2019. Salaries for all registered nurses ranged from less than $52,080 to $111,220 or more. 

Employers usually provide health and life insurance, and some offer educational reimbursements and year-end bonuses to their full-time staff.

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