Bell Curve

Bell Curve

1
5%

Home Health Aide. Salary: $20,000 

You haven't passed the NCLEX yet and who knows if you ever will. In the meantime, you do the closest thing to home care nursing as possible without a license. It's a lot more folding laundry and making beds than you would have liked, but at least it pays a little (source).

2
25%

Rookie Home Care Nurse. Salary: $35,000 

You took a two-year nursing program and, while they hired you, you still have to compete with all the BSNs and MSNs. Let's face it, you're not looking like much in comparison. When you aren't taking care of ten different human beings, you're taking classes to get your bachelor's degree. You are so tired.

3
50%

Staff Nurse. Salary: $65,000

You're a typical home care nurse, living your life, and loving every second of it. You have about a bunch of regular patients and they all love you. You're busy and sometimes you feel like you have too many people to take care of, but you love what you do. And the money makes sure you're living comfortably. You can't ask for much more.

4
75%

Veteran Staff Nurse. Salary: $75,000 

You've been working with a home healthcare company for years now and you might just be the best they've got. In your spare time, you worked on getting certified in as many things as possible to beef up your credentials and get more opportunities with higher-paying patients. That's what happens when you're able to specialize in things like diabetes or mental health (source). You've done good for yourself.

5
95%

Home Health Care Service Manager. Salary $85,000 

You made it to the top of the food chain. You got out of the home and, with an advanced nursing administration degree, into the office. That's where the real money's at. Now you make the schedules, dole out the patients, and basically just tell people what to do. Kick back, Head Honcho, you won't need to drive around for a long time (source).