Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

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Hi all,

I would like to know if there are any nurses who make at or over 100k per year just working as an RN - not CRNA, Advanced Practice etc., just bedside nursing... and how do you do it, overtime, premium pay etc. or any other combination that works for you and where are you located? I know east and west coasters tend to make more. I'm asking because I want to increase my income so that I can knock out some student loans before going back to school and piling more on. Thanks for any and all replies.

I make about 150,000 every night in my dreams. :)

hahahhahaha...that was a good one meerkat lol

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Specializes in Critical Care/ICU.

Just to clarify...what I posted was with full benefits working a 40 hour week.

If a nurse were to work per diem, their rate would be higher because they forgo benefits (insurance, etc).

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Just to clarify...what I posted was with full benefits working a 40 hour week.

If a nurse were to work per diem, their rate would be higher because they forgo benefits (insurance, etc).

Where are you located? I am a soon-to-be new grad who wants to work in Boston area (moving there, Im in Florida now). I hopefully will work:

Saturday 7 pm to 7 am

Sunday 7 pm to 7 am

Monday 7 pm to 7 am

I will not need benefits, as my husband gets great benefits through his job.

Could someone ballpark me on what I could expect in a hourly or annual salary?

thanks in advance

Patty

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One great way to shelter your income from Uncle Sam is to buy investment real estate (apartment buildings, or condos for those looking for less management intensive property). You buy a few multifamily buildings and you would be absolutely SHOCKED at how many tax advantages you would reap and lower your effective income after you take into account write offs. With the high hourly rates I've seen in this thread it would not take long to save up for a down payment....buy enough buildings by funneling that high income into them and you're looking at a retirement that comes decades before those that didn't choose to buy those buildings.

Any nurses here own any apartment buildings? Just curious.

I used to own some rental units but, not anymore and I won't do it again. There's a lot of downside. Tenants can skip out on rent or trash the property. It can be a big hassle. One bad tenant can potentially wipe out any profit you've made. The tax advantages can be nice ... like depreciation ... but when you sell the property you basically have to pay those taxes back.

Besides ... some people I know who have done well in real estate in the past have really screwed up recently. One of them got caught up in the heat of the market and paid too much for an apartment building. Now some of the tenants aren't paying and the management company he's hired is screwing up so, he's now trying to sell and can't because the market has gone really soft.

Real estate can be a good investment, but only when the market crashes and prices get really cheap. That hasn't happened yet.

:typing

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u all encourage me as a foreign nurse to work in US .

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In response to earlier posts about the typical pay in the bay area. I just met with a Kaiser recruiter. The base salary for a Staff I nurse is 37.50 an hour. As a new grad, I would most definitely be working at nights so that adds about 6 dollars an hour for shift differential. As Kaiser is a large employer I would say that they have many jobs to offer new grads. I heard it straight from the source. Did I mention they offer benefits? But I would seriously think before moving to the bay area. The cost of owning a home is astronomical. I'll probably pay half million for just a loft.

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Specializes in MICU.

Bedside nurse making > $100,000 in this area.........:rotfl:

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Yeah, right. More like less than $30000 full-time in a hospital. Which is why I quit.

What is the starting pay where you are ?

If you make $10-you make approx. $20,000 gross

If you make $15-you make approx. $30,000 gross

If you make $19-you make approx. $38,000 gross (this is the starting pay for new grads in Idaho)

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What would you expect them to offer you?

14 years ago I started out as a new grad at $13.10/hour in ND..............It is higher now...................

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If some HR person offered me $15 and hour after all the blood, sweat and tears I put into school, I'd kick them square in the nuts! :lol2:

I think that is what most nurses start out at in parts of KY too....unfortunately.

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with what I make here in Florida, I couldn't afford the cheapest apartment AND eat within the same month! Cost of living here is very high but pay is still stuck in the 1950's. I am an RN w/less than a years experience.

We just visited PCB on vacation in July. My husband and I actually thought about relocating to the area after graduation because we loved it so much. No I'm not sure it's a good idea. :uhoh3:

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10 million probably :lol2:

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