[llg]

Originally Posted by mercyteapot

In a sense, the answer to both questions is yes.

Yes, many hospitals in and around LA start nurses within that range.

Yes, in a way, it is still too good to be true, because given the COL, that money doesn't go very far. So the feeling that this might be a lot of money is also too good to be true.

What a good way to put it!

llg

[Geena]

It cannot be worse than up here... USD 14/hr - tax 35-38%, 52% if you do overtime... get ready for the good part... one bedroom apartment give or take USD 700+ plus amenities... litre of gas USD 1.5 that would make a gallon, being 3.7 litres, very expensive?
It gets better - we are financing free medical care for all, which is great. Universities are free and maternity leave long.
Why do I still feel like I'm losing out.
Please don't talk to me about cost of living.
lol geena just had a bad day

[mercyteapot]

I'm not sure... certainly, the gasis certainly worse there, and given the pay rate, the rent probably works out being more, too. I don't think you're likely to find a nice 1 bedroom in a safe area for less than $1000 in LA. Our medical care is far from free, and many of us spend several hundreds of dollars a month on coverage premiums and co-pays. Our universities cost thousands upon thousands of dollars a year, but some of us get scholarships and grants. IMHO, where you really might be losing out is the weather. That's just me, though, north=cold=bad!

[FutureUSRN]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Most facilities are not currently accepting the work in the Philippines towards the extra pay for years worked. They are doing it for Canadians and Europeans due to the major differences in work practices in SE Asia.

Will experience also play an important factor when being considered for hiring except towards extra pay? I just can't tie it up.

[Geena]

Hi! What do you mean? Is experience a factor when the empoyer decides to hire you over another applicant? Experience, how you come across in the interview etc. I'm not sure if I got what you were referring to?

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by Geena

Hi! What do you mean? Is experience a factor when the empoyer decides to hire you over another applicant? Experience, how you come across in the interview etc. I'm not sure if I got what you were referring to?

Some hospitals will start a nurse out at a higher rate if they have experrience in their home country, or another country. Nursing in the Philippines is so very different from the US, that most will not get the extra when they start if from there.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by FutureUSRN

Will experience also play an important factor when being considered for hiring except towards extra pay? I just can't tie it up.

Sometimes, depending on the area of experience, for you, it should help with your area.............with med/surg definitely not.

[mark3274]

Originally Posted by tridil2000

i am always surprised that nurses get all excited over $32 an hour! hello!!! you're worth MORE!!!! who are you comparing yourselves to to think that's good money?... cashiers? lab techs?? unit clerks??

compare yourselves to physicians, speech therapists, cpas, lawyers, business leaders, teachers, and all educated professionals. you'll soon see $32 per hour is cheap. if we could bill per procedure etc, we'd be paid more in the range of $50 - $75 an hour.... our true worth and proportionate to what we do for our patients!

(back to the bsn min req to support my opinion... but that's another old beaten thread)

How true its rather sad that as a new grads we have to look at 20.50 as a starting wage...
20.50 in todays world is really sad.

They wonder why more males are not going into nursing with the wages lowlike this to start thats a big part of it.
The first semester in nursing also scares many male students away...
they are wearing what? and you want me to change them I've seen male students leave just because of that.

[suzanne4]

You need to take into account the cost of living in an area, and what the tax rate is.

San Francisco area pays in the $40s per hour as a starting rate, but the cost of an apt is extremely high and the taxes are quite high; so someone may actually come out ahead with their take home pay by living someplace where apts are not close to $2000 per month and more and the taxes do not take such a big bite of your pay.

This thread is also more than 15 months old as well so the rates have increased as well.

[jonRNMD]

starting salary in our hospital is $31.50/hr but will increase to $33/hr next month and will increase again to $35/hr by mid year 2008 BUT the cost of living here in NY is so high that car payments, rent,food and utilities gobbles up 65% of my net salary. dont forget that I also have to pay City tax aside from Federal and State taxes. good thing my wife is working in the same hospital so we get to save on gasoline

next year would be a different situation though