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Jul 16, 2008 10:46 AM

How to negotiate pay for California


I am a RN with 8 years of experience and a Master's degree. I would love to try a travel assignement, but my recruiter offered me

1st 8 hrs. wage 21/hr.
Last four hrs. 24.50/hr
THis is 48 hours gaurnteed 48 hours so I'll get about $32 for 8 hours

Of course they're paying housing and giving me
$1000 travel reimbursement
$2000 completion bonus but I make more than $21/hr now and CA pays OT after 8 hours and I'll have to purchase my own rental car.


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from suzanne4
Old Jul 16, 2008, 10:26 PM

Default Re: How to negotiate pay for California
Experience and degrees does not matter when doing a travel contract, the pay is going to be the same whether you have 20 years of experience or three. It does not make any difference to the facility.

What that recruiter is offering you is shameful, when you figure that you will be paying about $1800 to rent a car for the three month assignment.

Look for another company. And another recruiter. That last four hours is only $3 per hour extra and not time and a half. You can do much better than that. The agency will be making bundles from you.

You also do not want money in a completion bonus, it gets taxed at a much higher rate, so you see much less of it. You want it calculated into your pay from the start.
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