Base pay from suburban IL

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-Newly grad RN-BSN and had my first job at middle of nowhere Laredo, Texas. With a base pay of $20/hr for a year

-with that 1 year experience I was lucky enough to land a Per Diem gig in NY with a base pay of $45/hr for less than 6 months

-moving to Streamwood, IL ...

what base pay should I anticipate for a full/part time? I don't plan to work too far from that area. Any suggestions, tips, sour truth?

thank you!

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I can tell you that Centegra (about 30 min. north of Streamwood - very reasonable commute) pays new grads $28/hr starting. I have no clue how much/if that increases with experience, but I have heard that it's one of the better starting wages out here in the NW suburbs.

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Thank you for taking the time to reply and the helpful information :)

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Specializes in Internal Med, Primary Care, Ambulatory.

There is a pretty substantial demand for RN's, and especially BSN/RN's. My suggestion is that you explore the type of nursing/setting that fosters your nursing development, and not focus solely on pay rate. You have at least 1 year of nursing experience, which is generally the prerequisite in Chicagoland, and you have a BSN, so based on my experience in this market, if relying solely on pay rate, a reasonable base pay would be over $30/hour, with considerably more for shift differential. Also, Streamwood is a great location since it geographically lays within several different health systems.

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