Are you kidding, texas nurses?

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While reading the post "how much do you make" I ran across a few posts from Texas nurses. When I was finished reading all the posts I was ready to pack up and move to Texas. I cannot believe that RN's could make 91k a year, and the cost of living was great. So my question for Texas nurses is this... Are the nurses that make 91k a year nurse supervisors or in administration that have been at the facility for many, many, many years, or does Texas really pay that well for all RN's?

I'm there if it pays that well for everyone, making that kind of money I could fly home whenever I wanted. I was excited at the possibility of making just 18.00/hr in AL.

Restaurants? I've begged Chuy's to come over!

mmmmmmmmmmmm.....creamy jalapeno ranch & crispy salty chips with lots of limes.....could I fed-ex some to you on dry ice....how about a nice cold shiner to go with it???

one of my favorite hang outs with my friends :)

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I graduated in May on 2003 and am a staff Nurse at a major teaching Hospital in Houston. I work a little over time but nothing major, maybe one to two extra shifts a month and am on my way to making 60k this year. The senior nurses on the unit say that have been here 6-10 plus years are making 70k at least and with overtime some are making 90k. Plus Houston is one of the cheapest major metropolitan areas to live in, in the nation. I dont know why the high pay but Im all about it.

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I'm looking for a travel assignment. Where are the best places to work in Texas? Peds floors only.

Amber

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

with just a little selective OT I get a little over 105 k a yr

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Posted by nurseunderwater: mmmmmmmmmmmm.....creamy jalapeno ranch & crispy salty chips with lots of limes.....could I fed-ex some to you on dry ice....how about a nice cold shiner to go with it???

You're killing me, you teaser! Thanks for the offer to Fed-EX but it just wouldn't be the same.

"That which burns the lips frees the mind." Chuy's

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Been gone for a bit and I'm trying to catch up to some posts...

Zenman, this is one time I hate that the internet is so anonymous. I'd love to be able to surprise you with a care package of freshly made tortillas, homemade salsa and some fresh jalepeno's...all you'd need is the cheese!!

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I do know that Texas hospitals pay well...esp around Houston area...think Herman Memorial Hospital.....a great hospital...Level 1 Trauma hospital....and also Tx Childrens Hospital areas like Peds ICU esp pay well.90k is not so unusual.

I currently work at*****Hospital.not in texas ....and on an average floor(m/s) with 10 years experience you will make 27.50 start salary with 6/$ an hr for weekends worked and 3+ an hr for working nights.If you work in a closed unit (icu or ed)then youd start at 29.75 an hr plus the shift diffs.Our typical in house pool nurses make 45$ an hr .so.......a scenario of:

27.50 hr base

+3.30 hr night shift diff

+6.00 hr weekends

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36.80 hr total

x 40 hrs week

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1,472 week

x52 weeks in a year

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76,544 a year for a rn with 10+yeARS exp on a med surg unit

it'd be 39.05 an hr for a closed unit

x 40 hrs week

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1562.00week

x52 weeks

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81224 year......and this is without any overtime by simply working nightsweekeends.

Are all of the nurses writing in thinking about the incentives that hospitals pay?like shift diffs and weekend diffs and on ccall pay?the amts I quoted are without the on call perk pay and without overtime on a simple med surg type floor with 10 YEARS HOSPITAL experience.I could work minimal overtime and make 90k a year.....and from the amts quoted from others they probably could too..........but alot will not work weekends or night shift....theyd rather take the lousy 27$ an hr and sleep like a normal person(at night).some of us are just nuts and like nights! :p :p :)

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

All I can say is WOW!!! My husband is in the Coast Guard, and we're being restationed right around my graduation, and we were planning on putting Texas on our list of places we'd like to live, but now I'm going to make sure EVERY spot we fill in has Texas on it!!

Just imagine...a job you love...great pay...you can't beat it!! wow!

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I'm in East Texas, and every hospital I call in this area offers $18/hr for GN. That does not add up to alot when you think about it. I know you can't make the big bucks just starting out, but I want to know that I'll be well compensated after going through 4 yrs. of hell. We have Really good hospitals, why is the hourly pay low?

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Hospitals here also pay GN's and new RN's in the $18/hr range. I think agfter a few years, you make out ok, but not at first.

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You're going to need it when you don't have retirement. And make all the money you can while you're young.

And stay away from Nevada. Work "ratios" in the nation with the highest number of fat, drunken smokers for your customers.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
I'm in East Texas, and every hospital I call in this area offers $18/hr for GN. That does not add up to alot when you think about it. I know you can't make the big bucks just starting out, but I want to know that I'll be well compensated after going through 4 yrs. of hell. We have Really good hospitals, why is the hourly pay low?

You gotta start somewhere

I started as a GN at 5.75 per hour

think about that

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