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General Duty Nurse vs Registered Nurse

In 2025, the median salary for General Duty Nurse was $5,950 (5.2%) higher than for Registered Nurse: $119,757 against $113,806. General Duty Nurse had 1,281 people on the list, Registered Nurse 874.

At a glance

General Duty NurseRegistered Nurse
People on the 2025 list1,281874
Median salary$119,757$113,806
Middle half$101,479–$139,622$95,881–$132,156
Highest salary$327,253$444,684
Total salaries$161,104,256$103,620,211
People, change+10.6% vs 2024+58.0% vs 2024
Median, change+5.4% vs 2024+4.8% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseRegistered Nurse
2020$91,756$88,159
2021$102,162$97,419
2022$100,481$94,675
2023$107,176$102,191
2024$113,613$108,546
2025$119,757$113,806

People on the list by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseRegistered Nurse
20201,068455
20211,219654
20221,192609
20231,067394
20241,158553
20251,281874

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, General Duty Nurse or Registered Nurse?

By median salary in 2025, General Duty Nurse: $119,757 against $113,806.

Which has more people on the list?

General Duty Nurse: 1,281 against 874 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2020?

In 2020 the median for General Duty Nurse was $91,756 and for Registered Nurse $88,159, a gap of $3,597; in 2025 the gap was $5,950.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What is “total compensation”?

The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work