Hey Chat76;

Sounds like you have the right attitude. Making the best of the situation . Have a good day.

In Oregon, the average starting pay for new grads is $23hr, with deferiantals for swing, night and weekend. Also there is a choice between 8hr and 12 hr shifts.

Originally Posted by Trauma

Please let me know what your base pay is in your part of the country. I live in TN and where I work our base pay is 13.00/hr. And if you are a CVICU nurse, do you get paid more for what you can do. thanks

I am an RN with 3 years experience. I work in Michigan. I work the night (7p to 7a) shift in a cardiac step down unit and make $21.50 an hour, working 36 hours a week. But, I'm also not sure what your cost of living is. About 1/3 of my pay goes for taxes.

fort worth, tx- $19.50 new grads- $1 extra w/every yr. experience

most pool nurses make $70k a year.

Originally Posted by dawngloves

I feel like a millionaire! But it doesn't go far here in Philly, as someone mentioned earlier.Fresh out of school 3 years ago, I started in Tele in a Level I trauma center 3-11 and made 21.50 an hour. I went to a community hospital Pool and made 31.50, weekends 7a-7p. I am now doing agency $40/hour. We are so desperate on the East coast. I know of some facilites that will pay you $48/hour for working 3/4 weekends!

I am confused as to what an agency is. What do you do different there than in a hospital?

Ontario, Canada

Wages are:

RN full time
current $ 23.80 to 35.80

RN part time with (13 % in lieu of benefits)
$26.89 to 40.45

RN part time with (9% in lieu of benefits)

Premiums are:

Nights $1.55 (formerly 1.35)

Evenings $1.30 (formerly 1.10)

Weekend $1.70 (formerly 1.45)

Stand by pay $3.20 and $3.70 on paid holidays (formerly 2.90 and 3.40)

Hope this helps.

Come to Canada...........................

Re: Pay Scale

Hi,

Here in Michigan as a GN (graduate nurse) pay starts at around $22. I work in the Emergency Dept, which also happens to be a Level 1 trauma center. Once you taken the boards and have gotten your RN pay starts anywhere from $23-30. And if you are contingent without benefits the pay caps off at $38/hr. I was considering moving south, but I'm re-cconsidering. I graduate in May 2006. As a student I make $16/hr. I'm very blessed.

Re: Pay Scale

Hello, first time I have posted on this site. I don't think any nurse gets paid what they are worth. We are an overworked, underpaid profession.

Re: Pay Scale

I live in Michigan. I have been a nurse for 7 years and making 29.00 a hour working Telemetry unit. The pay averages between 22-29.00 depending on how long you have been a RN. Payscale also depends whether or not a hospital is union/non-union. Typically, an union comes w/better pay.

Michelle.

Re: Pay Scale

Pay Scale:

Working prn in Wichita Falls, Tx @ the local ICU my base pay was $27 an hr w/ a 15% diff for nights and $4 hr diff for weekends. When I was a new grad in 2000 in an ICU in Tyler, Tx I was making $18 hr plus diffs.
The big problem with nurses and salaries is we are always considered an expense where the doctors/providers are considered revenue makers. The hospital administrators will always try to keep our salaries as low as they can and still keep nurses from leaving.