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I will be starting a job at Lehigh Valley Hospital and to be honest, I thought the pay would be better.
What's the average for a new nurse?
In Hershey the starting salary is currently $22.90, with the base getting increased every July.
Wow I thought it was a little higher than that. I'm in Hershey too, but still in school (prenursing right now). Are the salaries higher for night shifts? Are there differentials?
do you work at Hershey? I just recently took a job there!
Congrats! I don't work there but volunteer at Hershey.
I can't work for less than $38/hr. I make $41 now at Lehigh Valley working 12 hour weekend nights. New grads start around $23. LVH is not known for high pay but is an exceptional place to work and a top 100 Money Magazine employer for 2006. You can make a lot of money there if you work the weekend program and do extra shifts. 48 hrs a week could earn you 100K/yr. You can get a weekend position after 6 months as a new nurse. So a new nurse can easily make 85-100k their first year.
quick question about salary.....if a nurse doesn't work the weekend night shift, do they still make decent money? what would be the round about salary of a nurse who didn't work weekends or nights? i guess what i'm trying to ask is if the only way nurses make good money is if they work weekends.
thanks
newnurse07
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yes, it is in Philly and the Hosp is Hahnemann