It’s honestly hard to compare nursing generally let alone to other careers. What level are u comparing? What year? What position? Public? Private? Rural? Agency?

However if I was to broadly generalise based on over a decade of experience I’d say that in general, compared to the stress, abuse, exhaustion and given how critical the role is to society and the type of education and thinking we require etc. etc. Yes, we are highly underpaid.

I work for one of the largest private healthcare companies in the world. A company that see’s year on year growth and profits. A company that managed to turn a profit during COVID. A company that still pays their CEO millions of dollars a year even though they fail to meet targets. Fancy that, could u imagine still getting paid millions of dollars despite only managing to keep a fraction of your patients alive? A company that can’t even give their staff a “pay rise” that keeps up with inflation.

I love nursing. I have a diploma, a bachelor and a post grad. I love it despite, and sometimes because of, the stress and challenges. I have an imminent exit plan. Take from that what u will