I'm new to allnurses and currently a student, anticipating graduation in May 2004, yay! As a result, I am trying to do lots of research and find my "place." This website might help you with regard to information regarding median pay scales...hope so:
Alice
I'm glad you like it. Another one to try, forgot it last time, is https://nursingspectrum.com/ for career options, changing locations, etc... it is a great site with tons of information.
The other thing you have to consider, as I am sure you know, is cost of living. Some of the places you mentioned have areas of high costs of living--so it would make sense that you are paid a bit better to keep up with these costs. As others have mentioned, make sure you live in an area that you want to be in for more than the money--similarly, pick a hospital for its new grad program, staff happiness, etc...not necessarily for the 10,000 dollar sign on bonus! Just my thoughts, good luck with finding a new place.
bashy
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I am a new grad. I have a list of states that I am considering going to, but I need to find out what the salary ranges are especially for a new grad. I have Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Georgia, California and Nevada on my mind so far. Is there somewhere that ranks states according to salary for nursing and standard of living. I would like to do a comparison.