Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

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Hello all. just reading different threads and wondering what does the starting salary look like for a grad nurse? i live the in Atlanta area so any ball park figure will do. thanks!

Hi, I graduated in December 2011 from a community college in Southern California. I got two job offers, one offered me $30/hour day shift and the other one offered me $35.47+$3 (Night shift). if I do not want the benefits that they offer, they pay me 15% extra of my basic hourly salary.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

Northern CO is around 23 p/h base pay for associates. Differentials vary on the hospital.

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I'm in Springfield, MO. I have heard new grads start at 15.50 an hour here, 16.50 if I'm lucky. Cost of living is cheap, you can get a nice apartment for 600 a month, but the two hospitals here battle to keep wages low for us. :angryfire Too bad I like Springfield so much.

this is really sad. I'm an ACP (like a CNA) in florida and I make 14.90.

RNs deserve way more than 15 bucks an hour.

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this is really sad. I'm an ACP (like a CNA) in florida and I make 14.90.

RNs deserve way more than 15 bucks an hour.

I agree, LPN's make more than that in Ohio (but not too much more).

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I just graduated in May and started in Pediatrics in June, I start at $22.50/hr in Indiana, + $4.00 more an hour for 7pm -7am shift differential. This is a smaller town as well.

Where in Indiana? I am in east central Indiana but willing to drive 60 mile radius to Indy!

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I'm a new grad and just accepted a position in southern Illinois - $20.50/hour plus differentials for nights/weekends..

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Hey! So I just passed my NCLEX exam today. For a small town in Arizona, they offered me a starting pay for a new grad ADN of $24 and if I had my BSN it would have been $25. They also offer a sign on bonus, used to be $5000 but its been reduced to $2500. Pretty excited to start working! : )

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Congrats on your new journey!!!! I cant wait to get to that point!!! That salary is awesome!!!!:yeah::yeah:

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How about Michigan? Any new grads being hired, where, and what is the salary range?

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Specializes in Step-down/ICU.
How about Michigan? Any new grads being hired, where, and what is the salary range?
$23-24/hr plus evening ($1.50+) and weekend differential ($2) in Detroit area hospitals.
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How about Michigan? Any new grads being hired, where, and what is the salary range?

Just got hired in Detroit. $24.81 + differentials.

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Just passed NCLEX and recieved license and was offered $32/hr in NJ....overnight shift

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