CA Bay Area L&D Salary Question

[nursekate8]

Reaching out to Bay Area Nurses!

I've recently landed a labor/delivery full time evening shift position at an east bay unionized hospital and will be re-locating from an east coast city. I will be negotiating my salary for the first time, and I am getting mixed information about salaries/hourly pay. I have over one year of experience as an RN which still makes me rather a newbie.

My question is: What should I ask for? I was told that starting hourly day shift rates for newer nurses is $50-60 hourly. What are people making out there?

Appreciate any insight!

:-)

[Calinurse4]

I work at an East Bay hospital, as do my friends at several others. There is no negotiating salary; you are given a set amount based on level of experience/degree/shift. Congrats on the job :)

[nursekate8]

allright, no need to stress then! thank you!