Education/Certification. Registered nurses who want to work in the pediatrics department typically earn a bachelor's in nursing. Although it is possible to become an RN with just an associate degree, most hospitals prefer to hire RNs with four-year nursing degrees, especially for specialized positions.
According to the BLS, the states with the highest average annual salary for a financial analyst are New York at $110,450, Connecticut at $106,170, Oregon at $104,370, California at $101,040 and the District of Columbia at $95,340.
$34,750. The median annual wage for financial analysts was $76,950 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $47,130 and the top 10 percent earned more than $148,430.34,750. The median annual wage for financial analysts was $76,950 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $47,130 and the top 10 percent earned more than $148,430.