Recent studies have demonstrated that difficulty of East Asian and South Asian nurses in transitioning to manager role. Usually honored for their respectfulness, diligence, and loyalty, some of these characteristics do not translate well into being a ‘manager.’ This is the case for hospital administrators in the US and India. Many Indian hospitals are using US-trained managers and trainees to teach new nurse managers how to think independently as opposed to following a guideline or directive. Culturally, this is much easier for second generation (and beyond) Americans.

Ok, so what everyone wants to know is how much are nurse managers making these days?  These jobs seem to be in high demand among nurses, but nurses are in high demand themselves so it’s all relative.  Anyway, the average nurse manager salary is $85,000.  The 75th percentile isn’t all that much higher at around $94,000 and the lowest quartile is at $77,000.  If you are entering this job, you may want to take that 25%-75% as a benchmark for salary negotiations.