School Nurse Salary?

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Please state your state and salary as a school nurse. Thank you!

Not sure https://allnurses.com/what-school-nursing-salary-t503745/

$50,000 step 5. Started at $42,000. I am employed in a high school with 1,100 students.

I just wanted to share some of the salaries in Maryland. In Howard County the salary range for school nurses is $29.84 – 51.72/hr. In Montgomery County the salary range is $57,625 – 95,515/ year. In Prince Georges County $29.18 – 53.28/hr. Keep in mind that these are rich counties. Below are the websites to see these salaries.

http://www.hcpss.org/f/employment/esp-salary-scales.pdf

https://ex12.montgomerycountymd.gov/ojn1/ijn1/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&OAHP=IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APPL&OASF=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&akRegionApplicationId=821&transactionid=1819713492&retainAM=N&addBreadCrumb=RP&p_svid=16144&p_spid=691109&oapc=7&oas=gmPMZBxFEH_ovlMZwo_8CA..

https://erp.pgcps.org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/irc/candidateSelfService/webui/VisVacDispPG&OAHP=IRC_EXT_SITE_VISITOR_APPL&OASF=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&akRegionApplicationId=821&transactionid=2127142109&retainAM=N&addBreadCrumb=RP&p_svid=73387&p_spid=1297390&oapc=6&oas=CQZR_CrDnQR6phUKBRm-Dw..

SchoolNurseyADN, I am just curious, how do you keep up with all the continuing ed at the hospital? I'd love to work per diem, but it seems there is always something to attend during the day in order t0 meet requirements. (Inservices, recertifications, etc.)

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I was looking to work as a school LVN & the pay is sad low. In my town it's ridiculous. In another town it ranges from $13-$19/hr. I don't understand how it they pay so little.

Specializes in School Nurse, professor, OBGYN.
I was looking to work as a school LVN & the pay is sad low. In my town it's ridiculous. In another town it ranges from $13-$19/hr. I don't understand how it they pay so little. [ATTACH]18419[/ATTACH]

17k is poverty

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
17k is poverty

Yeah, that's probably why no one ever applies for the job. My husband who has no certification or degree made twice that last year. Is this normal pay?

Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

Starting in August in SD - 176 day contract, paid over 12 months, 7 hours a day, $18/hr.

Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Just got my new contract. $42,315 annual, 184 days contracted, 10 years (at the end of next school year) RN experience.

My health insurance is going up $50 per paycheck, though. :(

Hi RNLove,

I too live in WNY and I am looking for some information on becoming a school nurse. I just graduated from the accelerated nursing program from UB. Honestly, the only job that I want is to be a school nurse. I have three children, one is a diabetic, plus I'm the guardian of my father who has bi-polar, so while I don't have hospital experience, I would say I have a plethora of pediatric, diabetic and mental health care experience! What I would like to do is sub at several districts until I am hired as a school nurse, and skip working any where else. Do you think this is a good plan? I know everyone says "a year of med-surg" but frankly, I hated all of my rotations at the hospitals. And I know the pay isn't great as a sub, but we've lived off of my husbands income only for years now, so one or two more years probably won't hurt.

Also, what do you get for retirement in NY state? Is it based on salary and how long do you have to work before you can retire?

Thanks for your help!!

Hi Magpie - I am also in WNY and graduated from the accelerated BSN at UB! I HATED my hospital rotations and contemplated quitting halfway through because I knew I could not work in a hospital as a nurse. Given the program was only one year and the variety of nursing jobs, I stuck it out. I worked at a pediatric office and then an asthma/allergy office, both of which were awesome stepping stones for school nursing. A lot of what you use in a pediatric office and school setting is not always taught in nursing school, especially an accelerated BSN program where everything is crammed in!

While part-time at the allergy office I signed up to sub at a few local districts and got my current position when the nurse here resigned last year. Most of the time subs have first "dibs" on an open position, so it is definitely a good idea to get on some sub lists. It will also give you a feel for the job itself.

The NYS retirement is about 3% of your salary. At 10 years of service credit, you are considered vested and entitled to a monthly benefit (it says it may start as early as age 55). At 20 years, your annual benefit at retirement will "increase significantly" - according to the statement I just received from NYS last week.

Good Luck!!!

Originally I worked as a substitute for Horizon Healthcare (school nurse substitute agency).They kept me very busy in elementary, middle & high schools. I found that being a substitute prior to taking on a full time position was beneficial.This enabled me to see how other nurses had their offices set up and I got to work directly with various age group's. I was suprised to learn that I prefered the older students and working with the faculty in high schools. Anyway, being a substitute is a terrific way to gain both experience and as others have mentioned, obtain information first when positions are posted. Good luck!

I've been looking into school nursing in Boston and couldn't figure out salary. So it's thensame scale that they use for teachers? Do years working at a hospital count as experience? And they count partial masters credits as well for pay increases? It would still be a pay cut, but the hours, vacations, and summers are worth it! Plus a per diem job on the side. It also seems like their yearly increases are more than my 2% raise.

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