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Current approved salary structure for health sector in Nigeria

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BREAKDOWN OF SALARY GRADE LEVEL (SGL)/CONHESS/CONMESS
1. SGL 3 - CONHESS 2
2. SGL 4 - CONHESS 3
3. SGL 5 - CONHESS 4
4. SGL 6 - CONHESS 5
5. SGL 7 - CONHESS 6
6. SGL 8 - CONHESS 7
7. SGL 9 - CONHESS 8
8. SGL 10 - CONHESS 9
9. SGL 12 - CONHESS 10 - CONMESS 2
10. SGL 13 - CONHESS 11 - CONMESS 3
11. SGL 14 - CONHESS 12 - CONMESS 4
12. SGL 15 - CONHESS 13 - CONMESS 5
13. SGL 16 - CONHESS 14 - CONMESS 6
14. SGL 17 - CONHESS. 15 - CONMESS 7
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Nurses in Nigeria’s salary is based on the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The federal government introduced this structure in 2009. It came to full effect in 2010.

Also, the salaries of other healthcare professionals such as Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Medical Laboratory Scientists, and Radiographers are also based on this structure. But the doctors have a different salary structure-the CONMESS.

An entry-level nurse can not be placed lower than CONHESS 07 on the salary structure. However, as the nurse’s years of experience increase so also will he or she rise on the salary structure accumulating more pay in the process.
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The approximations of the basic monthly salary from CONHESS 07 upwards is right here for you.

Structure Monthly Pay
1 CONHESS 07 N80,000
2 CONHESS 08 N90,000
3 CONHESS 09 N100,000
4 CONHESS 10 N120,000
5 CONHESS 11 N150,000
6 CONHESS12 N180,000
7 CONHESS 13 N230,000
8 CONHESS 14 N280,000
9 CONHESS 15 N350,000

Allowances For Nurses in Nigeria

Various working allowances add to the take-home pay of nurses in Nigeria making nursing as a profession all the more attractive if you have an interest in it.

Some of these allowances are monthly- pay while annual- pay. These allowances include;

Shift Duty Allowance: This allowance is for nurses as compensation for the shift duty they undertake. The shift in duty allowance is usually monthly.
Teaching Allowance: This allowance is for nurses who engage in teaching at various federal medical centers nationwide. The pay is usually on an annual basis.
Hazard Allowance: This is a general allowance paid to both nurses and all other healthcare professionals in Nigeria by the federal government. Also, its pay is annual.
Rural Posting Allowance: This is an allowance is for nurses who have posted to rural areas by the federal government. Nurses who are not in rural areas do not have entitlement to this allowance. The rural posting allowance often on an annual basis.


The CONHESS versus Private Hospitals
The CONHESS is the standard by which the federal government of Nigeria operates with. You should note that nurses working for various state governments may earn lesser than what is obtainable in the CONHESS.
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Can somebody explain to me better?

Assuming that I take up an appointment with LUTH or FMC now as RN, RAEN, where will I belong and what will be the total package?
Conhess 07, total package
Thanks, is it net pay after Shift allowance, Teaching allowance, Hazard allowance has been added or just basic salary for Conhess 7 is #80,000? Please explain better, thanks
Is excluding hazard and shift duty allowance.
Conhress 07 do not get teaching allowance
Basic salary, you start collecting teaching allowance at conhess 9
in summary, Hazard allowance is not for Conhess 7 and 8, what of shift allowance? Is it applicable to 7 and 8 or not?
No ,u will have all allowances except teaching allowances
The appointment letter of LUTH may not carry specialty. Maybe as nursing officer 11 or staff nurse.
Lagos State may rate you as NO1 or SNO because of RAEN.
The best is to approach the institution to make enquiry. Good luck
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