I am a nurse in California and was thinking of relocating to either North Carolina or Southern Virginia and I was wondering what the base pay is for nurses over there. I would like to compare the cost of living to the hourly pay rate. I was looking at real estate in NC and couldn't believe how cheap the houses are compared to Cali.

Any help would be appreciated!

Melanie

Below I have posted the links to this site's forums. The first is the link to the North Carolina Nurses' forum and the second links to the Virginia Nurses' forum. You may wish to post there or communicate with these nurses in order to obtain answers to your questions.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f165/

https://allnurses.com/forums/f178/

I'm a new graduate and I interviewed at several places. Southern VA I've found the avg base for new grads to be approx $17. Northern NC, where I've accepted a position, it is approx $19-20. With experience I know it would be more...my CNA experience even raised my starting salary estimate at 1 of the facilities. There are also shift diffs at each of the facilities, ranging from $3-5 more an hour for evening or night shifts...some even offer $10 more an hour to work weekends. Hope this helps