Moving to NYC from MIAMI, FL

osagarese · Jun 26, 2008

I am in the pre-nursing program and I do know that nursing salaries start roughly aroung 55k to 70k depending on where you get a job.

Good luck!

Welcome back to NY

**LibraSunCNM, BSN, MSN, CNM** · Jun 26, 2008

I just got hired in Manhattan as a new grad for around $75,000/year. Base is $68,000, BSN differential is $1,300, and night differential is $5,600. I think that works out to about $38/hr. Note that it's difficult to get hired as a new grad in Manhattan if you don't have a BSN. In the other boroughs it's easier to get hired with an ASN, and the pay is slightly less, but I'm from South Florida as well, and you're right that the cost of living there doesn't measure up proportionately to the cost of living here, based on salaries in both places. I'm happy with my move!

marciella · Jun 27, 2008

I want to relocate from FL to NYC. I'm still a student, and plan on moving up there after graduation. My husband is dying to go back to NYC (former new yorker) and will make 11,000k + more a yr by transferring.
I was just wondering how much RNs make up there as new grads to compare what I would be making here as an RN, which is roughly 24/hr.
Every1 says that the cost of living in Ny is more than here, but thats not the case anymore. 1bed apts here will run you 1200/mo... and based on my research thats about what a 1bed apt costs in long island!
Could anyone give me some insight into the pay rate there?
p.s. Did i mention that I HATE miami??? :chuckle

Well the cost of living is alot more in NYC, or Manhattan at least. Depending on where you find an apt., but in a relatively decent area, you can pay much more than 1,200 for a 1 bedroom. Plus other things are expensive, not just rent.

But that's why the salaries are also more here. Yet, even with a starting salary of close to 70K for a new grad with a BSN in many Manhattan hospitals, that's not enough for me to afford a very nice 'spacious' apt. and have alot of extra money for other things. Unless I have a roommate. In some parts of the city, it's a little cheaper, but good deals are hard to come by, and there's alot of people who may be looking for those good deals. You may be better off in a nice area in Brooklyn or Queens and commute. Long Island is a longer commute usually.

But there are hospitals in all boroughs. It's competitive to land a new grad job in Manhattan though, lots of new grads every year.

Tiff2003 · Jun 27, 2008

Thank you all so much for your insight and responses!

I definitely won't be going up there blindly, and know that I'll have alot of competition from other grads. I plan on staying here until I get at least a yr of experience in CC and then start applying while still being down here. My aunt works in a hospital as an RN in Manhattan and maybe I'll be able my foot in the door (she's been there for like 12yrs).

I know that rents are out of control in NY but here when I say that rents for 1bdrm are 1200, I mean in a rough neighborhood. They're upwards of 1300-1400 in good neighborhoods. And the pay is ridiculously low! I frequently visit NY (I have family in Woodhaven, Queens) and to be honest I find food cheaper, clothes cheaper, and transpo cheaper. Utilities might be more expensive because of the winters, but some can compare it equally to us down here having our AC on all day and night at 72! lol.

I dont know, my family up there is telling me go there, and my fam in texas tell me to go there.

I'll figure it out though. Thanks so much for your replies!!!

marciella · Jun 27, 2008

Thank you all so much for your insight and responses!
I definitely won't be going up there blindly, and know that I'll have alot of competition from other grads. I plan on staying here until I get at least a yr of experience in CC and then start applying while still being down here. My aunt works in a hospital as an RN in Manhattan and maybe I'll be able my foot in the door (she's been there for like 12yrs).
I know that rents are out of control in NY but here when I say that rents for 1bdrm are 1200, I mean in a rough neighborhood. They're upwards of 1300-1400 in good neighborhoods. And the pay is ridiculously low! I frequently visit NY (I have family in Woodhaven, Queens) and to be honest I find food cheaper, clothes cheaper, and transpo cheaper. Utilities might be more expensive because of the winters, but some can compare it equally to us down here having our AC on all day and night at 72! lol.
I dont know, my family up there is telling me go there, and my fam in texas tell me to go there.
I'll figure it out though. Thanks so much for your replies!!!

Well I personally like the east coast better, and NYC you will definitely make more than in FL. I also have heard from some friends that moved to FL a while ago, and they say that most things like food, utilities, etc. even car insurance can be more than the east coast.

I also don't like the weather in FL, too muggy and hot for me. I know it can get muggy in NYC sometimes, but it's usually in waves during summer, but most times it's ok weather. In spring and fall the weather can be really nice sometimes, and it doesn't snow as much as it used to years ago. If you like city life, then you'll be fine.

I know you can find ok rents in some parts of NYC, but in a very good neighboord, a nice spacious apt (most in NYC are not spacious) you will pay more than even 1400 a month. I guess it depends where, but in other boroughs other than Manhattan it's less expensive. Unless you go near Harlem or other areas in Manhattan that are not as safe sometimes.

But w/o kids, it's not as expensive. I just know my friends with kids in Manhattan pay ALOT for decent daycare. Don't know if you have kids, but if you don't, then it's probably easier to move anywhere.

So definitely do research on everything about the area. If your aunt works in the hospital, you probably have a better chance, but don't know if it's always true in all hospitals.

marciella · Jun 27, 2008

check out these sites to give you some ideas on rentals in Manhattan. The nicest areas are usually the most expensive. I personally like the West village better, not as much traffic, quieter streets, but the rents are very high for a nice apt. Most don't include utilities. That's why some of my friends share apts. I used to do that, but don't want to do that anymore.

Also, most of the most desirable and good deals go fast, lots of competition. So look for one ahead of time, if you really want to live in Manhattan.

http://www.rentmanhattan.com/

http://www.nycdwellers.com/

Tiff2003 · Jun 28, 2008

Thank you so much for all your help! I do have kids and child care something that I always worry about but child care is expensive everywhere. I guess I'll have to just go up there and check out a few things before my move. :yeah: shopping time!!

marciella · Jun 28, 2008

Thank you so much for all your help! I do have kids and child care something that I always worry about but child care is expensive everywhere. I guess I'll have to just go up there and check out a few things before my move. shopping time!!

Hope you work it out. But I strongly suggest if you are set on living in Manhattan, check out childcare BEFORE you move up, since the best places can be filled fast. I know it's expensive everywhere, but in Manhattan it can be ridiculously expensive, almost double or more the price in other boroughs, or even cities in North NJ, bordering the river to NY.

This is the reason I personally would live elsewhere than Manhattan when I have kids, since I don't want to spend all that money on childcare, and save it for other things for them. But I guess it depends on the dual income of a family. I love Manhattan but want to have money for saving, travelling, etc. As a single person, it's fun and can be manageable with a decent salary. But even then, I wouldn't spend close to 2grand or more a month like some people I know on a one bedroom in a nice area.

Tiff2003 · Jun 29, 2008

I'm not saying that I HAVE to live in Manhattan, on the contrary, if I go to NY its going to be to Queens. My aunt has a beautiful house on Forest Parkway 2 houses down from where the author who wrote "a tree grows in brooklyn" lived. It's a nice location, and the rent for a 1bdrm is 1200, for 2 its 1350. That includes everything but light and cable.

My daughter is going to start school this year, and my son will be almost 3 when I go. I plan on working night shifts if available so that I can stay home with my son as much as possible, and my husband works from 7am-3pm so that works out great as far as the kids are concerned.

I don't have my plans all laid out yet, I'm trying to get a better idea of might be getting into in NY comparing to my current lifestyle in MIA.

Tiff2003 · Jun 29, 2008

I don;t remember saying that I HAD to live in Manhattan, to me NYC includes all of the boroughs, but thats just the way we think of NY down here in miami. Sorry if I was misleading in any way regarding my borough choice. On the contrary, I plan on moving to Queens when I do go NY. My aunt has a beautiful colonial on Forest Parkway, 3 houses down from where the author who wrote, "A tree Grows in Brooklyn" lived. It's a nice neighborhood and the rent on that street isnt too bad. A 2 bedroom is 1350/mo including everything but light and cable. My cousin lives there, and alothough the bathroom isnt the size that I'm used to, it's pretty spacious.

My daughter is starting school this year, and when I go to Ny my son will be almost 3yrs. I plan on working night shifts anyway here and in NY if available so that I can be with my kids. Im also really fortunate for my husband's work schedule (it'll be the same up there as it is down here : Union thing) 7am-3pm.

My plans arent all set and laid out yet, thats why I posted to thread to try and get a better idea of what I would be getting myself into living and moving to NY comparing to MIA.

I dont plan on going anywhere until all of my research is done, and I know for sure that I can live comfortably in NY so I'm trying to learn as much as possible from RNs who are living it.

marciella · Jun 29, 2008

I'm not saying that I HAVE to live in Manhattan, on the contrary, if I go to NY its going to be to Queens. My aunt has a beautiful house on Forest Parkway 2 houses down from where the author who wrote "a tree grows in brooklyn" lived. It's a nice location, and the rent for a 1bdrm is 1200, for 2 its 1350. That includes everything but light and cable.
My daughter is going to start school this year, and my son will be almost 3 when I go. I plan on working night shifts if available so that I can stay home with my son as much as possible, and my husband works from 7am-3pm so that works out great as far as the kids are concerned.
I don't have my plans all laid out yet, I'm trying to get a better idea of might be getting into in NY comparing to my current lifestyle in MIA.

Queens has some nice areas, and it will definitely be less expensive than living in Manhattan. The other reason I think Manhattan would be much more expensive is the fact that people I know say most public schools are not that great, and they would rather pay for private school, which some are like 30K a yr, just for elementary school. I think it's cheaper elsewhere. I have a few family members that moved to North Florida, Tampa, a couple yrs ago, and they said the best thing was they got a much bigger and practically new house over there for less than 1/2 price it costs in the east coast, for a similar house. But now they say that's the only good thing, and everything else is expensive like food, car insurance, etc. and they really don't have alot of savings. They were telling me to go, but I like living in the east coast, enjoy the change of seasons, know that I will make alot more as an RN here.

I think that living in the east coast, in an affordable area, would equal more earnings and savings in the long run, since salaries are much higher. Unless you live in a very expensive area, but there are nice affordable areas in NY or even north NJ where the path train takes only 10-15 min to get into midtown Manhattan. Some parts of Queens are not a bad commute either, and some areas remind me of north jersey, quieter, less traffic, more green areas, etc.