Entry Level Salaries for LPN's

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I can't find anything clear when I google and I have my interview tomorrow. It would be 2nd shift, entry level, nursing home LPN in NC. Is the 16-18 window appropriate? Less? More? I want to be prepared because I have been asked this question in interviews before and short changed myself. I went to one website and it said 12 dollars (???) and another that said the average was 20, so I went lower since I am entry level. Help! Thanks!

determining rates of pay can be all over the board. a previous poster asked if other medical/pt care experience could be factored into the mix to come out a bit higher on the pay scale.

i am working at my first job out of lpn school. i am older, having returned to school to pursue nursing after essentially "retiring" from my previous profession as a research biologist.

when interviewing/being offered my job (i work for a semi-large medical corporation), the payroll manager and i sat down at her desk. she opened up an employee pay tracker program of some sort. she asked me questions like how many years of total work experience i had; what if any health care experience i had; all college work, including non-nursing; etc.

push a button, ka-chink, ka-chink - and voila! i came out at level 8 on the lpn scale (there are 16 pay levels for my classification, ranging from $19.75 to $30, or some such thing). yowzaaa! i was not entering at the bottom, which i thought for sure i would be.

it's not always possible to know how much you'll be earning unless you know how prospective employers determine rate of pay. i know when i applied for the job, i didn't know squat, but i figured they paid fairly because of their status in the community. i am paid appropriately and have no complaints. i am also per diem so receive 10% in-lieu pay (instead of benefits).

i recently told my manager that i will be returning to school to pursue my rn. she mentioned that i will be able to take a loa, work pt, or something. it would be great if they helped pay for school, but i'm not gonna push my luck!

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I heard lvn's were offered @ $22/ hr.

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I am a new LVN in central California and starting pay is $19-25 per hour.

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I made $5.15 an hour in the ER in 1975, fresh out of training! Now, about $35.00 per hour in a nursing home.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

2010... $13.65/hr in hospital ER where RNs and LPNs had almost unrecognizable job descriptions. RNs started off, at the time at $22/hr

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