New grad starting salary?

U.S.A. Illinois

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Hi AN Illinois,

I'm just wondering if anyone out there can tell me what the starting salaries for new grads for hospitals in Chicago and in the surrounding suburbs are. I'm just curious and I feel the older posts about this is outdated from 4-5 years ago so it'll be nice to know especially for current students and/or new grads out of school. Feel free to add home care health agencies or LTC facilities as well!

Here are the ones I know so far (without differentials):

Rush University Medical Center - $27/hr

Presence (St. Mary and Elizabeth) - $26/hr

UI Health - $30/hr

Thanks for your input!

ANMpreN

46 Posts

I'm just a pre-nursing student here in Chicago so I don't really have anything to add but I was wondering have you tried Rush's new grad residency program?

chicagonurse15

20 Posts

I am also a new grad around Chicago and would love to know as well!

xxdiscoxxheaven

164 Posts

Macneal: $27.88 with shift differentials

Ingalls: $27.00 with shift differentals

I would say 27 is the most common amount I have heard of.

nightowl246

11 Posts

I'm just a pre-nursing student here in Chicago so I don't really have anything to add but I was wondering have you tried Rush's new grad residency program?

No I haven't but I had a friend that did do the residency program and she thought it was good. I believe she said she had 6 months of orientation? That seems like a sufficient amount of time!

zeenurseRN

101 Posts

those orientation programs, are they paid same as new grad on average basis?

nightowl246

11 Posts

those orientation programs, are they paid same as new grad on average basis?

Hmm I'm not sure what you mean but that but during orientation you get paid the new grad starting rate at whatever hospital you work.

zeenurseRN

101 Posts

Hmm I'm not sure what you mean but that but during orientation you get paid the new grad starting rate at whatever hospital you work.

nightowl,

Thank you for the reply. I was not sure about how this new grad orientation works. If you were paid like 70% of the new grad or whole 100% of new grad salary. As if it sounds that they cut yoyu some slack :)

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