nursing.advanceweb.com 2018 Nursing Salary Guide Elite Learning 9 Trauma 65.22% 23.19% 11.59% Urgent Care 35.29% 47.06% 17.65% Urology 39.22% 49.02% 11.76% Vascular access 50.00% 16.67% 33.33% Veterans Affairs (VA Nurse) 34.34% 53.54% 12.12% Wound, Ostomy, and Continence 37.69% 53.08% 9.23% Rate Differential A solid 13,590 respondents indicated that a work differential was paid at their facility with a fairly even distribution allocated to each reason offered. Not surprisingly, shift work is reported as the highest determining factor at 65% edging out certification by just 1%. Rate Differential Paid No Yes Shift 35% 65% Charge nurse 37% 63% Specialty area 39% 61% Certification 36% 64% Career ladder advancement 43% 57% Benefits provided Every single state saw the majority of respondents reply that their employ- ers pay for at least some portion of their benefits with the standard medical and dental topping the list. The benefit least likely to be offered across the board was Daycare. The five states with the highest ratio of employer contributions: • Vermont: 96.1% • Alaska: 93.75% • Nevada: 92.5% • Minnesota 93.33% • Maine 92.11% On the other end, the following five states had the poorest rate of employer contribution (the number indicates the % who DO have employer contribution:) • South Dakota: 63.64% • North Dakota: 70% • West Virginia: 73% • Hawaii: 79% • South Carolina: 79% 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00% West US Territory Northwest South Mid-Atlantic Midwest Northeast Fully Paid Mix of Full & Partial Partially Paid Not Paid Benefit Levels by Region 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Prescription Medical Dental Vision Long-Term Disability Death/Dismemberment Day Care Tuition Reimbursement Savings Plan (e.g., 401(k), etc.) Does your employer provide these benefits? Provided Not Provided Benefits Changed in the past 12 months? 26% 1% 20% 53% Some have been added or increased No changes Some have been reduced or eliminated All have been reduced or eleminated 29.00% 30.00% 29.50% 31.00% 30.50% 32.00% 31.50% Feeling the Pinch - Facilities Most Impacted by Benefit Reductions in the Past 12 Months Nonprofit Health System Nonprofit Independent Hospital For-profit Independent Hospital Corporate Office