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Chestnut Hill

Framingham, Massachusetts pays Hospice Nurses the most, averaging $65 per hour, followed by Newton, Massachusetts ($56) and Belmont, Massachusetts ($46). Framingham, Massachusetts also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $73. For comparison, the Massachusetts average for Registered Nurses is $70 per hour — Framingham, Massachusetts pays 7% less.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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