Registered nurse
Clinical care, medication administration, patient education and case management.
Indicative salary
Monthly pay before allowances.
Entry
MVR 10,000 – MVR 16,000 / mo
≈ $649–$1,038
Mid
MVR 16,000 – MVR 26,000 / mo
≈ $1,038–$1,686
Senior
MVR 26,000 – MVR 42,000 / mo
≈ $1,686–$2,724
USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.
Note: Government scale plus shift, on-call and remote-island allowances.
Career pathway
- 1
Staff nurse
- 2
Senior nurse
- 3
Charge nurse / ward in-charge
- 4
Nursing officer
Education to get there
Partner-university programs that lead into this role:
Bachelor of Nursing
Western Sydney University · Australia · Bachelor · 3 yrs
Registered Nurse pathway with hospital placements.
Diploma in Nursing
Lincoln University College · Malaysia · Diploma · 3 yrs
Diploma route into nursing with MNMC-recognised pathway.
Qualifications
- ▸BSc Nursing or Diploma in Nursing
- ▸MNMC registration
Typical employers
- ▸IGMH
- ▸ADK
- ▸Tree Top
- ▸Atoll hospitals
- ▸Health Centres
A note on salary data
Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.
Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv