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May 04, 2006 05:03 PM

RN Wages at Harris Methodist

by jchRN

Hello texas nurses. I was just offered a med-surg position at Harris Methodist dt. They say the starting salary is $19/hour base pay. That seems kinda low. Do you think I should request a higher base pay or is this standard for the area? I am a new grad and have no hospital experience. Thanks for all your replies. -Jojo

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from oneLoneNurse
Old May 04, 2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jchRN
Hello texas nurses. I was just offered a med-surg position at Harris Methodist dt. They say the starting salary is $19/hour base pay. That seems kinda low. Do you think I should request a higher base pay or is this standard for the area? I am a new grad and have no hospital experience. Thanks for all your replies. -Jojo
It does seem low even for TX. I did the Calgary to Ft. Worth thing years ago. I worked on their rehab floor. Fun.

Real estate, rent is real cheap in TX.
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from JaxiaKiley
Old May 04, 2006, 08:14 PM

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From what I've heard, $18-20 an hour is about right for base pay for a new grad.
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from gauge14iv
Old May 04, 2006, 09:15 PM

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That is on par within a dollar or two of what new grads are getting in Dallas - Dallas typically pays a little higher than FW so I'd say thats pretty on target.
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No. 4
from TheCommuter
Old May 05, 2006, 04:49 PM

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I am a new LVN grad who earns $18.50 hourly in Fort Worth. It is quite laughable that LVNs and RNs are paid almost the exact same wage in the DFW Metroplex despite the educational differences between the two licenses.

FYI, new RN grads in the DFW Metroplex are typically paid between $19-$22 hourly.
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No. 5
from gauge14iv
Old May 05, 2006, 04:59 PM
Updated May 05, 2006 at 05:02 PM by gauge14iv

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It may be laughable now - but with a few years experience, the RN will be earning significantly more.

What I am hearing from the new grads at school is about 18 west end of DFW, 20 to the east end. I have not heard 22 unless someone was including a shift diff or critical care differential.
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No. 6
from TheCommuter
Old May 05, 2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gauge14iv
It may be laughable now - but with a few years experience, the RN will be earning significantly more.
My coworker is an RN-BSN with 6 years of experience who earns $23 hourly. That's not significantly more than what I'm currently earning.
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No. 7
from gauge14iv
Old May 05, 2006, 08:08 PM

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WOW! LOL She needs to quit and go work somewhere else for awhile and then come back!
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No. 8
from Finallyat40
Old May 05, 2006, 08:51 PM

Default That's very much in line with most hospitals (more)
in the area for a new grad. When I was interviewing (18 months ago), the THR system, of which harris is a part of had the lowest starting pay per hour, but their shift diffs were better, so it pretty much equaled out. My opinion is that if the position is what you're looking for, the location is what you're looking for....you'll make the money work for you! Good Luck.

Jamie
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No. 9
from JaxiaKiley
Old May 06, 2006, 09:37 PM

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$23 an hour with 6 years of exp? Your friend is way underpaid.
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