RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

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Greetings!

After reading past informal survey posts on allnurses, I wanted to pose this question for 2013. The intent of this post to to give myself and others a good range of pay for nurses across the US right now based on experience and location. This will be an informal guide for me to start a masters paper on (Subject: area cost of living and nurses salary). Several years ago I believe Houston was voted for best place for a nurse with cost of living adjusted, but I think this might be changing.

Things to note while reading other's salaries:

-Generally, high paying locations relate to high cost of living (SF, NYC, etc). The reverse seems to be true as well (lower cost of living=lower pay). 65$/hr may be the norm in San Francisco, but the average 1br apartment is $2800 without parking and a house costs well over $1 million. Please take this into account. We live in a big country and cost of living varies widely (especially housing costs)

If you post, please state your:

1. State you work in

2. Years of experience

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary

5. Differentials (if any)

6. Union?

East of Texas

Medsurg tele

1/2year

$21.18

15% night shift diff, no weekend or holiday diff.

Non union

Average housing for single bed is between $500 to $650 mean, so not a very cheap town.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

I am still in school for my BSN but work for a hospital in the East Valley of Phoenix. Here's the info for RNs

1. State you work in

AZ

2. Years of experience

New Grad

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)

Community Hospital. Same pay for all units (including ED, ICU, etc) BSN encouraged but pay is same for ADN & BSN

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary

New grad = $28.33/ hr

Raises given annually based on merit/evaluation although due to economy some years no raises given. Generally 1-3% lately

5. Differentials (if any)

$6.50/hr on nights

$1/hr additional for weekends

$1/hr for relief charge (this may be different on other units I'm not sure)

6. Union?

No. Non-profit hospital though.

We also have full benefits and a lot are also available to part time employees.

Tuition program covers $5250/year.

One years salary worth of life insurance for free but option to triple that at very little cost.

Critical Illness insurance

Medical dental & vision as well. (Cost for employee alone is ~$30/paycheck or less. Adding family, especially spouses is quite a bit more however)

Cost of living varies from city to city here in Phx metro area. 3bd/2ba homes within reasonable commute to our hospital range from $100-350+ depending. I will prolly be looking to spend about $150k for a home after graduation that is in a good school district, 3-4bed/2ba, 1200-1800sq ft. Gas right now is avg $3.50 or so. Gallon of milk about $2. Sales tax varies 7-9% by city.

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1. Ohio

2. 5 years

3. Neuro unit

4. $28.35/hr

5. $5 shift diff so i make $33.35 hr on nights.

6. Not union

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Specializes in CCRN.

1. State you work in - PA

2. Years of experience - 7 as a RN

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) - LTACH

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary - $31.10 with annual increases

5. Differentials (if any) - Yes $2 for charge, $2 for weekend, $3 for nights

6. Union? - No

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1. State you work in - MN

2. Years of experience - new grad BSN

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) -, hospital, General medical surgical unit, straight night 8 hour shifts.

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary - $32.17 w annual increases

5. Differentials (if any) - $2 night

6. Union? -yes

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MD

IMC/telemetry. large hospital

1 year 7 months experience

$27.01/hr day shift

non-union

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1.) New Jersey

2.) 1 year and 2 months

3.) LTC Dementia unit

4.) $33/hr

5.) No differentials

6.) Non-union

I work as a Nursing unit manager though so I feel like I'm underpaid :(

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Specializes in LTC, med/surg, hospice.

Not sure if I replied

SC

5years as RN

$23.92/hr

No union

$8hr for weekend $3for nights

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Specializes in LTC, Acute care.

If you post, please state your:

1. State you work in: VA, south east

2. Years of experience: 3 1/2

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc): Med-surg/tele

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary: $22/hr

5. Differentials (if any): $4 for night shift, that's all

6. Union?: NO, they said we should even think about it cos unions are "evil" ha!

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1. Northern Arkansas

2. 3 years experience

3. Inpatient Geri-psych

4. $19.45

5. No weekend or evening diff. $2.50 for nights and $2 for charge. No increased pay for education i.e. BSN or ANCC

6. No union

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1. California

2. 30 years

3. ER per diem nocs

4. $95/hr

5. Unsure

6. California Nurses Assoc.

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1. Wisconsin

2. 2 years

3. Med/Surg-Telemetry

4. $26.41 (for a day shift. I work mainly nights. ocassionally days to keep up practice)

5. $3.00 more for nights. $4.00 more for weekends. (yes! $7.00 more if weekend nights. Which is why I like to do weekend nights).

6. No union.

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