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City of Boston / Mel H King South End Academy / Nurse

Job-title file

Nurse

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

5 employees hold this title in Mel H King South End Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $105,114, below the department median of $113,591.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$446K
Role median
$105,114
Agency median
$113,591
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Nurse pay vs. the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area

Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Registered Nursesabout 64,240 people is $106,180. Mel H King South End Academy pays a median base salary of $105,820 for this role, in line with that figureabout the 49th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Mel H King South End Academy sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$81,880
$94,870
$106,180
$153,380
$188,670
Mel H King South End Academy median · $105,820

The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mel H King South End Academy’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nursesabout 3,379,720 people is $97,550. Mel H King South End Academy’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 64th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$68,940
$80,330
$97,550
$112,350
$137,470
Mel H King South End Academy median · $105,820

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 4 of 5 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Mel H King South End Academy is $105,114, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Boston

Nurse is held in 111 City of Boston departments. In Mel H King South End Academy, the median of $105,114 ranks #74 of 111.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Trotter Elementary
$153,132 · 1
Bradley Elementary
$151,866 · 1
Murphy K-8
$151,408 · 3
English High
$147,966 · 1
Otis Elementary
$146,960 · 1
Mozart Elementary
$146,860 · 1
Chittick Elementary
$146,739 · 1

Median total compensation for the Nurse role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Nurse beyond City of Boston

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $119,955 ranks #5 of 10. See Nurse across all of City of Boston

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$137,545 · 21
District of Columbia
$125,970 · 17
Texas
$89,691 · 2,589

Median total compensation for comparable Nurse roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Mary Stenson

Nurse/Mel H King South End Academy

2024 total comp
$128,999
Base pay
$124,901
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,098
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$128,999
Work ZIP code
02186

Source-specific fields

Id
7623
Other Pay
$1,390
Retro
2,707.55

Mary Stenson works as a Nurse for Mel H King South End Academy. Mary earned $128,999 in 2024.

Meghan Burns

Nurse/Mel H King South End Academy

2024 total comp
$112,211
Base pay
$110,042
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,169
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,211
Work ZIP code
02467

Source-specific fields

Id
9967
Other Pay
$374
Retro
1,795.05

Meghan Burns is a Nurse at Mel H King South End Academy. 2024 total compensation came to $112,211.

Kimberly Brown-Lynch

Nurse/Mel H King South End Academy

2024 total comp
$105,114
Base pay
$101,598
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,516
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,114
Work ZIP code
02356

Source-specific fields

Id
10803
Other Pay
$477
Retro
3,039.29

Kimberly Brown-Lynch holds the role of Nurse at Mel H King South End Academy. In 2024, their total compensation was $105,114.

Audra Karp

Nurse/Mel H King South End Academy

2024 total comp
$87,404
Base pay
$85,497
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,907
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,404
Work ZIP code
02131

Source-specific fields

Id
13112
Retro
1,907.48

Audra Karp works as a Nurse for Mel H King South End Academy. Audra earned $87,404 in 2024.

Jonathan Haines

Nurse/Mel H King South End Academy

2024 total comp
$12,267
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,267
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,267
Work ZIP code
04005

Source-specific fields

Id
22993
Other Pay
$12,267

At Mel H King South End Academy, Jonathan Haines serves as a Nurse. Their 2024 pay totaled $12,267.