30 bucks an hour starting salary???

Epic_RN · Mar 1, 2012

My facility in CA starts new grads at a little over $29/hour with a 10% shift differential for night and weekends. The other hospitals in my area pay about the same for new grads.

chuckster, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Mar 1, 2012

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)

Most new grads in my area are making about $10 an hour - primarily because most of them are working at Starbucks, Home Depot and Target because hospitals are only hiring experienced nurses.

sallyp911 · Mar 1, 2012

UC Davis Medical Center (CA) new grads starts at $40.83 (base), yes, forty dollar$...and a very generous retirement plan...I have two friends there.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Mar 1, 2012

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

Before you put yourself $40,000.00 in debt.....

The Big Lie?

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Will Work for Experience The strongest motivator for the working population is money, but for some newly licensed registered nurses, getting valuable clinical experience seems to be taking precedence over the paycheck. Without that experience, the financial future of these nurses will remain precarious because they will be unable to find jobs.

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tammica · Mar 2, 2012

on weekend nights, but base it's 23.38

limerick1913 · Mar 2, 2012

I am a new grad in NYC and make $38/hr (base)

nihaojailan · Mar 6, 2012

SoCal area my starting was $33 + $3 differential. benefits after 30 days.

Steve_e · Mar 7, 2012

Cool topic to be able to reply to hahaha. I'm a new grad newly licensed, just got hired this week actually, starting pay is like 24.76 base. If I want to take a nights rotation I will get 20% more than that, so right around 30. So I guess it is possible!! Come to new york, nurses who can't find jobs! Syracuse area hospitals hiring nurses every week!!! Even new grads like half of my graduating class is already employed (we graduated in december!) and we're all 2 year associate RN's. I may have had a little advantage because I already have over half the classes toward bachelor degree completed though.

rubylipstick1 · Mar 30, 2012

I work in Eastern Canada (unionized) and as a new grad RN my starting salary was $30.77/hr. Shift differential for nights is $2.33/hr and for weekends is $2.55/hr. However, I am a casual employee and because I do not get benefits, etc, they pay me a casual premium to make up for that which is an extra 20% an hour.