30 bucks an hour starting salary???

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is it true that some new grads start at $30 an hour?

i know a lot depends on your location, but if that is true, then

that is pretty impressive!!

(again, I am talking new grads)

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Specializes in Med-Surg/ER/Mat.

yea i started at 29.36, now im 29.73 or something like that i think this applies to all of ontario hospitals currently with ONA

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Specializes in geriatrics.

I'm in AB. The starting pay for new grads is 32.99 an hour. California starts new grads at approx 33 or 34 an hour, so yes, it is possible.

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Specializes in CVICU / Open heart recovery.

As a new grad I started at 22.50 in Kentucky.

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Specializes in Pedi.

It depends on the area of the country. In my city, the union hospitals all have a starting rate around $30/hr- most a little more. Non-union hospitals, 5-10% lower.

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wow! makes me think I need to go get my RN!

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I graduated in May 2011 and started making $28.50/hr at the hospital. After orientation is finished they gave me $1 raise so I was a new grad making $29.50. I work in Connecticut.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Here, low to mid 20s.And it is definitely earned.

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

Starting salary for a new grad RN at my hospital is $17.40/hr. Our cap is only $31.80. Of course, you can also buy a nice 2500sq ft home with all the trimmings for about $200,000, and when I bought gas tonight it was $3.23/gal!

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Specializes in LTC.

I started with 30 an hour as a new grad rn with two years lpn experience.

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.
is it true that some new grads start at $30 an hour?

Yep. And I earn every freakin' penny of it.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Rehab.

Starting salary for hospitals in Boston is $29-30 for new grads. But it's nearly impossible to actually get a job with no experience.

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