How Much

[Sirena922]

Can first year nures make?

[BookwormRN]

Well, I started out at $24/hr (not counting differential for evenings/weekends). Just depends on your location.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

How much overtime are you willing to work? Or perhaps a part-time per diem job somewhere else and 3 12 hour shifts at your main job.

How much you make depends on how much you want to work.

[Christie RN2006]

How much overtime are you willing to work? Or perhaps a part-time per diem job somewhere else and 3 12 hour shifts at your main job.

How much you make depends on how much you want to work.

Yep! I started last year just working my 36 hours per week and my base pay was 20.10/hr (it was day shift, so no differentials). Now I am working nights and picking up extra shifts and I am making a lot more :)

[EmmaG, RN]

In '88 started out at 9.35/hour. Woot!

(much better than the 5.50 I made as an LPN!)

[Sirena922]

So you can work as much as u want as a new grad, there's no limitations because your new?

[Christie RN2006]

So you can work as much as u want as a new grad, there's no limitations because your new?

At my hospital nurses can work up to 60 hours per week.

[Annebug]

Remember that you'll be in orientation at first, and will not be eligible to pick up extra shifts. One you "count" as a staff person (when you're finished orientation) I think the sky's the limit, depending on policies at your facility.

Good luck!

[AngiePansRN]

the highest starting salary i have heard so far for a new grad is 28.50/hr not counting differentials. not too shabby..

[meownsmile, BSN, RN]

We had a pretty large group of new nurses a couple years ago. One in particular would work whenever called, extra hours etc. I tried to explain to her that she wasnt doing herself any favors at all, that the facility didnt care a bit that she was doing it and it would get her no further than if she worked the hours scheduled. She didnt listen and as i figured burned herself out within the first year. She works per diem now and took a part time position in another department at another facility. Sad, she was and is a good nurse, but her attitude suffered as the burnout took over.

Just be careful as a new nurse that you dont bite off more than you really want to chew. Dont be the cause of your own undoing by trying to meet some big number you fantasize in salary your first year out.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Your pay rate is heavily influenced by the geographic region in which you'll practice nursing. In general, the Southeastern states tend to have lower pay rates than the rest of the country, although there are many exceptions. In addition, some types of nursing pay lower than others. For instance, nurses who work in clinics and physicians' offices frequently receive much lower pay rates than nurses who work in the various critical care settings.

2006 was my first year as an LVN, and I earned $47,000 at a nursing home. My earning potential would be higher if I had the RN licensure.

[angelwingsamy]

do you get paid more if you opt out of the benefits package? and if so how much could you expect to get for your benefits?