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by Hellllllo Nurse

I have been reading that many feel most RNs make about $60,000. a year, or $25-$30/hr.

Here are the stats on what nurses really earn from The U.S. Dept of Labor:



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Median annual earnings of registered nurses were $44,840 in 2000. The middle 50 percent earned between $37,870 and $54,000. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $31,890, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $64,360. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of registered nurses in 2000 were as follows:



Personnel supply services $46,860
Hospitals 45,780
Home health care services 43,640
Offices and clinics of medical doctors 43,480
Nursing and personal care facilities 41,330


Here's alink to the site:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm#earnings

[TeleNurse_02]

Thanks for the link, that should be of interest to many members.

[oramar]

Just remember the data is three years old. A lot has changed since 2000.

[angelsuzie]

so what do you meaN?
nurses earn more or less?

[NRSKarenRN]

The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce...rvey/rnss1.htm

has great graphs and charts--data collection is from 2000; Survey is done every four years by US government.

[Hellllllo Nurse]

RN wages have been flat since 1990. When adjusted for inflation, nurses are earning less now than they did in 1984.

(Quoted from Texas Nurses Assoc. web-site).

[Dplear]

Not true....Every year my income has gone up more than 10% some years even more than that. Last year alone I went up 16% this year should be about 11%. I do not trust the department of Labor and their statistics. Anyone can skew the numbers any way they want. There is a good chance that this year I will break 120,000 with out working much overtime at all.

Dave

[hogan4736]

Originally posted by Dplear
Not true....Every year my income has gone up more than 10% some years even more than that. Last year alone I went up 16% this year should be about 11%. I do not trust the department of Labor and their statistics. Anyone can skew the numbers any way they want. There is a good chance that this year I will break 120,000 with out working much overtime at all.

Dave

how many days a week is that on average?
I'll take my salary versus days/week...
here's my skewing:

I work 2 days/week and earn 60,000
I left a job working 3 - 12s and made 58,000

2 days/week = 104 days worked/year...261 days off
3 days/week = 156 days worked/year...209 days off

either situation (without overtime -- I've done ZERO overtime this AND last year) leaves me laughing all the way home...

Don't get me wrong, as we all are motivated differently, but I'll wager your 120,000 left you no less hungry and no happier...just a bigger house, bigger bills, and most importantly, more time away from family!

From my perspective, being at home w/ daily naps is where it's at...

Flame me if you will, but ONLY his wages have increased 10+%/year (he doesn't mention days off)...

I've been a nurse 7 years...Here are my improvements:

year one: 5 jobs , 1 day off/week - 32,000
year two: 6 jobs, 1 day off/week - 40,000
year three: 4 jobs, 2 days off/week - 43,000
year four: 3 jobs, 2 days off/week - 47,000
year five: 3 jobs, 3 days off/week - 52,000
year six: 2 jobs, 4 days off/week - 58,000
year seven: 1 job, 5 days off/week - 60,000

Monday thru Thursday I wake up w/ my boys, and we spend all day together...

M-F I have dinner ready for my wife and kids (when she comes home; She works Mon & Tues 7-6, Wed & Th 7-noon)...

One Friday each month I go out on my boat for the day...

You do the math!

I like my "direction"

Do we all have the luxury of the "Baylor" plan?
NO

Can most of us work 3-12s?
I believe so...

We all have different motivations...

BUT, over that last 7 years I've learned some things:

I'm no less hungry now, then when I was making $7/ hour
Sleep is UNDERRATED, we need 7-8 hours/ day
Overtime just puts you in a bigger tax bracket - the take home pay isn't that much more
I can still take my wife out for a $150 meal once in a while
NOT watching your kids grow up would suck
Having someone else raise your kids would also suck

WE as nurses are lucky for our schedules!

Sean

[dmarita]

I work weekend option in St. Louis,MO and made 75000 last year as a new grad ( with lots and lots of overtime). Gets old quick, but bills have to be paid.

[bargainhound]

hogan...what kind of nursing do you do that pays that well?