Uncompetitive salaries in nursing education are contributing to nursing faculty shortages in Canada and the United States. In Canada, 51% of nursing schools reported that non-competitive salaries in educational settings compared to practice settings posed a challenge when hiring faculty (CASN/CNA, 2009). In the United States, some nurses enter the profession earning higher wages than their teachers earn (NLN, 2009). To recruit and retain nursing staff, nursing faculty salaries and benefits must be competitive with non-academic sectors (Bartfay & Howse, 2007; Cleary et al., 2009)." (Castro,