**POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

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Hello all, I am curious to see what the current pay rate is across the country so we can better prepare ourselves and negotiate better salaries! Please try to keep this poll to any graduates after 2010. Thanks!

1) State

2) Hourly Salary

3) Experience, if any

4) Specialty, if any

Here's mine:

NJ

$26/hr new grad, no exp., recently changed jobs $33/hr 1 yr exp.

Only 1 year old RN :saint:

Nephrology/dialysis

1) DFW

2) $25 during internship, $27 after + shift diffs - $2.50 evening / $3 nights / $6 weekends

3) New grad BSN

4) ICU

Hey where do you work, you sound just like my job!

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1) Southern California

2) $36.97 day, $5.50 night differential, 30% weekend differential

3) New grad BSN

4) Medical oncology

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Austin, TX (does not pay very well b/c the market is oversaturated w/ nurses)

New grad/1-2 yrs home health aide experience

$22.18/hr + $1.90 differential for evening shift (1500-2300), $3.00 differential for night shift (2300-0700), and $2 differential for weekends

Oncology/hematology

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South Florida

$24.00 plus differential after 3pm and 12am and weekends.

No RN experience

PACU/Radiology

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Wow- it's amazing the range from state to state and job to job. Here is mine-

1) TX

2) $27.00

3) None

4) SNF/LTAC

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My gf wanted me to post her salary. I'm currently applying to nursing school.

1. AL

2. 21.10

3. 8 mos

4. neonatal icu

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1. TX

2. $30

3. New Grad (start next week)

4. L&D

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Specializes in L&D, Postpartum.

Oregon

23.75

No experience/ New grad (but worked as in home caregiver for 3 years)

Home health

In the portland area I know that most hospitals min. pay for experience is about $32/hr

The residency program I am applying for pays as follows

31.44 /hr during the 18 week program

At least 34.11/hr after

with a night shift differential of 5.75/hr

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1) Central FL

2) $21/hr base pay (not sure what the diffs are)

3) New Grad

4) MedSurg/Oncology

I start July 7th!

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1) Northwest TX

2) 22.62/hr base pay, 12 hour shifts, differentials:

+3 (7-11p), +5 (11p-7a), +3 (weekends)

3) New Grad, no prior healthcare experience

4) Med-Surg/Telemetry

I start in August!

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Arizona

$26.25 w/ 18% differential for night shift

New Grad

ICU

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1) Washington

2) $28/hour w/ $4.25 nightshift differential & $3.00 weekend differential

3) New graduate

4) Labor & Delivery

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