30 bucks an hour starting salary???

LordErrorProne-RN · Feb 27, 2012

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

joanna73, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2012

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.

kuhRN · Feb 27, 2012

As a new grad I started at 22.50 in Kentucky.

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Mar 1, 2012

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.

pat8585 · Mar 1, 2012

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

jessicamRN · Mar 1, 2012

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.

allnurses Guide · Mar 1, 2012

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

BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Mar 1, 2012

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!

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Mar 1, 2012

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

MN-Nurse, ASN, RN · Mar 1, 2012

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

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

sbostonRN · Mar 1, 2012

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.