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I am just curious to what everyone gets paid. I am debating if I should move after nursing school to a different state the get paid more.

I live in Louisiana and I think the pay rate for a RN is 23/hr.

Whats Your state??

LeAnn

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Specializes in Critical care, Pediatris & Geriatrics.

Here in Northern California (near Sacramento) you can get between $20 - $26 for LVN. RN's clearly make between $38-$42 an hour. If not more. Depends on specialty and experience. Good luck!!

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

Here in southeastern WI, LPN ranges from $15-19 an hour and RN from $22-28 to start in the hospitals.

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Specializes in LTC, Nursing Management, WCC.

In northeast Wisconsin RNs start at $21-$22 an hour. Subtract $1-$2 and hour for working in a clinical vs hospital.

The hospital systems in my area all have an agreement to pay similiarly... so there is no bidding war. It is keeping the wages down.

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Specializes in Chiropractic assistant, CNA in LTC, RN.

Hospitals in Winston-Salem, NC start new grads at a minimum of $20.45 an hour. Differential for nights is approximately $4.00 an hour. Critical care areas pay a little more I believe.

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Specializes in hospice, ortho,clinical review.

Western Pa ...my particular hosp sys (there are 2 major sys here) starts GN at 19.00/hr I believe RN's are 22.00 or 24.00.

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Specializes in SICU.

My friends (RN new grads) will be making $25/hr on step down units, add $1 for shift differentials here at a hospital in NE Ohio, I think that's actually a little high for this area however.

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I'm in Northern VA, and we were told at one of the hospitals I did a clinical rotation in that they start at $24/hr.

Kelly

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I moved from Louisiana to Florida, and despite the higher cost of living here, RNs make about $10,000/year less according to salary.com (comparing Tampa and New Orleans). Tampa does start at around $23/hr from what I've heard, but rural Florida pays

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In Mississippi they start new grads at 18.50per hour with $2-$4 shift diff. They pay stinks, but the cost of living is much better than other states sooo I think it equals out.

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Specializes in LDRP.

Missouri/Kansas pre-liscensure (GN) makes around 20.50/hr plus shift diff. That goes up to around 22/hr w/ diff once you pass the NCLEX. (I'll be around 24.50/hr working nights. More if I go weekend option.)

Best wishes!

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I'm in KY. New grads make between $18-19 base pay in the Western KY area, plus differentials which avereages to about $20-22 an hour.

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