10 best-earning nursing jobs for 2023

Editor's Note

In an August 2 article on the Nursing Process website, Kasee Wiesen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ranked the 10 top-earning nursing jobs for 2023.

The top 10 jobs with their national average salaries are:

• Certified registered nurse anesthetist: $202,804
• Geriatric nurse practitioner: $157,300
• Cardiology nurse practitioner: $136,845
• Chief nursing officer:$124,139
• Acute care practitioner: $117,066
• Psychiatric nurse practitioner: $108,220
• Oncology nurse practitioner: $106,669
• Director of nursing education: $100,078
• NICU registered nurse: $99,711
• Orthopedic nurse practitioner: $99,563.

The author added that although all of the jobs require an advanced degree, it’s possible to earn six figures with a BSN degree, depending on where nurses live and the need for positions to be filled.