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In reply to the discussion: Number of male nurses triple; average pay: $60,700/yr. Female nurse average pay: $51,100. [View all]madville
(7,408 posts)For a traditionally hourly rate profession. If men statistically work 60 hours a week and women work 57 it will show an annual income discrepancy.
Addressing the reasons for that discrepancy is a different matter, many female nurses are single moms and can't work extra hours that the males may be able to for instance.
I just would prefer to see it broken down to a comparison of hourly wages since that is the way the profession usually pays. Even say a hospital gives 6 weeks of paid maternity leave to its employees, they are going to pay that rate out at 40 hours a week while a male nurse will still be working 50 or 60 hours maybe.
The statistics aren't black and white, many other factors involved that aren't addressed and could change the numbers.