Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

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Hi all,

I'm hoping to get into school nursing within the next two years, and in scrolling through indeed and other job boards it looks like school nurses are paid horribly in NY. Not badly, but downright horribly. I saw a job in Oceanside paying $38,000. :no: That's living in your car and eating cat food money in LI!

I know school nursing isn't the highest paying specialty, but is there anywhere in NY that pays closer to what a nurse deserves to be paid?

Thanks everyone.

I can't understand why MA and NJ pay school nurses well, but NY, which is right in the middle of those two, pays dirt. It's so illogical!

My guess is a big part is because of job requirements. In both NJ and MA I believe you need to have a Bachelor's Degree + special education and certification for School Nursing. In NY none of this is required you just need to be licensed.

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Specializes in kids.

I wish I could move to Cali or Texas, but I'm currently living away from NY and have to get back home. It's where my family is, and I'm one of those NY snobs who needs good pizza and bagels, plus I miss the energy of NY. :)

Good Pizza, from NY to Ct, I have to home to get decent pie or abeez, as it is called in southern CT

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Good Pizza, from NY to Ct, I have to home to get decent pie or abeez, as it is called in southern CT

Come to Chicago. We'll show you pizza.

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Come to Chicago. We'll show you pizza.

Oh, NO WAY!

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Oh, NO WAY!

:roflmao:

I'm not looking to start a war........

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:roflmao:

I'm not looking to start a war........

That you will LOSE in the NY thread. :Emoticon-Devil:

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That you will LOSE in the NY thread. :Emoticon-Devil:

We need neutral ground.

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Come to Chicago. We'll show you pizza.

They have pizza in Chicago now?? Not just that thick stuff they call "pizza?"

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They have pizza in Chicago now?? Not just that thick stuff they call "pizza?"

Yo, Anth where you been?

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Yo, Anth where you been?

Hi Far, Work's actually been busy, so not posting as much.

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Specializes in kids.
Come to Chicago. We'll show you pizza.

Sorry not this girl, I like my abeez with a paper thin crust, thank you very much!!! But Chi town is on my list of places to go so I let ya know when I'm in town!

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Specializes in Community Health/School Nursing.
Upstate NY here. Started at $34,000. Insulting. Couldn't do it if we weren't a double income family. Still sometimes miss the hospital salary.

I'm from the South and many districts put nurses on the teacher pay scale so you could start out making $40,000+. Still not great pay.

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