Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

Boog'sCRRN246, RN · May 21, 2012

Where I work, having a specialty certification will you get more hourly ($1.50/hour) than having a BSN ($0.50/hour).

Dixielee, BSN, RN · May 21, 2012

Unfortunately, I have never worked at a hospital that gave a BSN differential. It may help get you a job, but don't plan on making much more money because of it.

tokmom, BSN, RN · May 21, 2012

No money for a BSN, but there is a 1.00 more for certification

CorazonDeOro · May 21, 2012

I work in a large urban teaching hospital and BSN get paid exactly the same as me with my ADN. I think thats true for all hospitals in my area, or most of them at least.

danarooo, BSN, RN · May 21, 2012

I have never heard of a BSN getting paid more than an ADN. I am not working but most of my nurse friends are, and most in large hospitals. None of them have a lower pay rate than the BSN nurses, however with a BSN you can get into management i.e. charge nursing. It is certifications that will get a differential in pay, at least that is my current knowledge about nursing.

Double-Helix, BSN, RN · May 21, 2012

Actually, I think in the majority of places, having a BSN vs an ADN doesn't get you any increase in salary. If it does, it's so small that it's practically negligible.

But the value of a BSN is not in the increased salary. It's in the greater marketability for acute care positions, the ability to be hired into outpatient, public health, and non-acute care positions, and the greater ease with which a BSN nurse can move into management positions.

Whispera, MSN, RN · May 21, 2012

Where I've worked, a BSN got you 10 cents more per hour than an ASN or diploma-school degree. Certification got you a whopping extra 30 cents per hour. Considering how much it costs to get a BSN or certification, someone who gets them has to have a personal goal to get them, because they aren't usually financially helpful.

A BSN can lead to graduate school, though, and graduate school graduates have a potential to earn quite a bit more than either an ASN or BSN graduate.

As far as a BSN being a road to management--that depends. I worked in a hospital that used to have a diploma school attached to it. That school's graduates had the management jobs, and BSN graduates were seen as too-educated.

classicdame, MSN, EdD · May 21, 2012

our facility does not pay a differential (hospital) for degrees, but does for certs.

nurse2033, MSN, RN · May 21, 2012

I used to work where you could get an increase for a certification, but they don't have that where I work now. No place I'm aware of locally gives differential for BSN. The pay is the same.

buytheshoes11, MSN, RN · May 21, 2012

The facilities and hospitals in my area prefer BSNs over ADNs when it comes to hiring, but out here an RN is an RN (as far as pay goes).

brillohead, ADN, RN · May 21, 2012

Nothing extra in my area.