[sorokod]

An easy example for the opposite question of "Which professions are paid too little given their value to society? ".

Hospital nurses in UK, they perform life saving work and paid rubbish money.

[nawitus]

I don't understand what "value" means here. There is a large number of "jobs", maybe even majority of jobs, which without a modern society would not function. Would you then calculate the value of these jobs as the value of modern society divided by the number of employed people with the given job?

[bryanlarsen]

Before or after overtime? My understanding is that here in Canada most nurses doing shift work make 6 figures. Hospitals are understaffed so there's lots of overtime available, and of course nursing is a 24/7 job. The night shift premium and the overtime premium multiply so picking up a single extra night shift can gross $1000.

[albertgoeswoof]

Nurses in the U.K. don't get overtime. They can join bank nursing which is like a separate pool of nurses to cover these gaps. Pay is a bit higher but not by much.

NHS pay rates are here: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/about/careers-nhs/nhs-pay-a...

Registered nurses are on band 5 and start at the bottom (22k GBP). They move up a point every year.

No band 5 nurses in the UK make six figures.

[albertgoeswoof]

Also to add to this:

- nurses pay around 500 gbp per year for their nursing pin (registration) and union membership, which is required for insurance purposes

- nhs pensions take out a further 7%

[k__]

My girlfriend is nurse in Germany and she makes under 2000€ a month. I think when she worked 100% it was 1700€ or something.