cna question

LorraineCNA · Jan 27, 2003

http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/11252

to a pretty busy CNA forum. Someone may have an answer for you there. I'm in PA, I work in LTC and make between 10.50 and 10.75 an hour....that's the starting wage where I work, but most places up here pay around 9-9.50. I believe however that the southern states pay considerably less...some as little as six something an hour.

Lorraine

ShortFuse_LPN, LPN · Jan 27, 2003

Wow Lorraine, CNAs are paid much, much better in PA than in IL. Hospitals here pay approx minimum wage and the CNAs I work with in LTC start at $8.80. Pitiful wages for people who work their butts off!

lpnga · Jan 27, 2003

I know in and around the knoxville, tn area they are paid 8-14 an hour.

Keely-FutureRN · Jan 27, 2003

In Utah, cna's are paid $7.50-12 an hour! :eek:

TNcanNURSE · Jan 27, 2003

Memphis TN----about 6.50 to 10 bucks/hr. Never seen a CNA's salary that was better than 10. Average is probably 8-9

lpnga · Jan 28, 2003

Thanks for all the help I just found out from Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga that they start new nurses out at 8.78/hr..and a raise after 6 weeks...but i also talked to an agency and they said around 14/hr for travel in this area

EmeraldNYL, BSN, RN · Jan 28, 2003

When I worked as a CNA (in PA) I made about $10/hr when I was full-time over the summer, then I made $14/hr when I went per diem with the same facility, and then I quit and went to agency and made anywhere from 15-17/hr. The agency pay was great for a poor college student but there were major disadvantages, sometimes they couldn't find me shifts or would cancel me.

mario_ragucci · Jan 30, 2003

Yewd do right by yourself to just go where you want to work and ask right up front. Snap out of it! Ypu have infinate clout when you ask first. Just my no good advice. Just imagine that. I'm sorry.