Average starting pay in PA?

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Specializes in Open Heart.

I will be starting a job at Lehigh Valley Hospital and to be honest, I thought the pay would be better.

What's the average for a new nurse?

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac.

When I first started at a pittsburgh hospital it was 18.95 two years ago. It's now up to 19 something for new grads.

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Specializes in Open Heart.
When I first started at a pittsburgh hospital it was 18.95 two years ago. It's now up to 19 something for new grads.

That's not too good.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

$22-$25 seems to be starting average in Philadelphia area.

Gulped when I saw that Philadlephia hospital 12/12 program I used to work in now is up to $43 hr AM, $48 PM ---that is average $13 hr more than I make as a manager in same health system.

Lehigh Valley has always paid lower than Philly area despite being 1 hr away...that's why many RN's make commute to city. I even had colleages from Pocano's work 12/12 weekends due $$.

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Where are you working?

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Specializes in Open Heart.
Where are you working?

Lehigh Valley.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac.

Yeah I know. It seems everyone else around the pittsburgh area makes much more....

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$22-$25 seems to be starting average in Philadelphia area.

Gulped when I saw that Philadlephia hospital 12/12 program I used to work in now is up to $43 hr AM, $48 PM ---that is average $13 hr more than I make as a manager in same health system.

Lehigh Valley has always paid lower than Philly area despite being 1 hr away...that's why many RN's make commute to city. I even had colleages from Pocano's work 12/12 weekends due $$.

Karen,

Please share info about the 12/12 program.

I started at $24.53 as a 2005 new graduate in a Philly hospital in 2005. I now average $33.00/hr. with shift diff., cert. diff., etc. Overtime pay is excellent at almost $60.00/hr!

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Specializes in Open Heart.
Karen,

Please share info about the 12/12 program.

I started at $24.53 as a 2005 new graduate in a Philly hospital in 2005. I now average $33.00/hr. with shift diff., cert. diff., etc. Overtime pay is excellent at almost $60.00/hr!

Is the 12/12 a weekend program?

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I'm bumping this thread because i am interested in knowing what the 12/12 is? can the OP please share?

Thx

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i think starting pay is very good. I am a new nurse and the hospital i am currently at pays 26.67. with sift diff i will make 30 and some change. so that's pretty good for a new nurse i think :nurse:

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Hi,

You mentioned $30/hr after differentials - would you mind telling me if the hospital is located in Philly and if so, what hospital?

Thanks!

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