Can an RN make $200K a year working 24 hours a week?

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

Hello there. One of the NPs at my clinic told me he is thinking of quitting being an NP and going back to being an RN so he can make more money. He has 4 years of RN experience and 4 years of NP experience. He said a friend of his in the San Francisco Bay Area got a job as an RN with Kaiser working 24 hours per week and making $200K per year. When I asked him for more specifics on his friend's job, he didn't know. Honestly, if RNs can make $200K a year working 3 days a week, everyone would want to be an RN! I think there are a lot of MDs that would take that job! Is this even possible or is my friend confused?

[missmaddie, BSN, RN]

Sounds confused. Maybe 24 hours of overtime a week?

[renzlao, MSN, APRN]

I was in SF working as a travel nurse. I got offers closed to $100 per hour per diem. No benefits. I knew staff nurses who made $200,000 but they took so many overtime. More than 8 hours - time and half. More than 12 is double time.

[Cococure]

Possible in California with OT but you will need that kind of salary to afford anything. Travel nurses make bank in Cali!

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

12 hours ago, renzlao said:

I was in SF working as a travel nurse. I got offers closed to $100 per hour per diem. No benefits. I knew staff nurses who made $200,000 but they took so many overtime. More than 8 hours - time and half. More than 12 is double time.

I seriously doubt there is a floor RN position that will pay $200K per year for only 24 hours per week.

[renzlao, MSN, APRN]

I agree. 24 hours not possible. But working more with lots of OT they do. Majority of them actually don’t even live in SF. One lives in NY. One lives in San Diego. They traveled back and forth. The one that earned more than 200k worked for 17 days straight! ?

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

That's exaggerated. I have a copy of the current Kaiser CNA Contract and there's no way a Per Diem nurse can make 200K a year just working 24 hours a week. I will believe someone (RN or NP) working 36 hours a week making that much money though. You also have to factor in California taxes and Northern California cost of living in that.

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

27 minutes ago, juan de la cruz said:

That's exaggerated. I have a copy of the current Kaiser CNA Contract and there's no way a Per Diem nurse can make 200K a year just working 24 hours a week. I will believe someone (RN or NP) working 36 hours a week making that much money though. You also have to factor in California taxes and Northern California cost of living in that.

I agree. $200K isn't that much if you have to live in the SF Bay Area. At any rate, if I could make $200K by just working 24 hours a week, I'd take that gig! This person is just confused IMHO and seems to have some very unrealistic expectations in general. For example, he didn't seem to understand that because he is working 4 10-hour days, he will have to see more patients each day than an NP working an 8 hour day! He also doesn't seem to understand how to factor in cost of living when evaluating salary in a given location.

[renzlao, MSN, APRN]

A family of four earning below 117,000 a year is considered below poverty line in SF.

When I was there. I paid $1,500 to rent a room. ?

[guest769224]

The night shift per diem rates in San Fran are > $105/hr (Kaiser + differentials) so.... But still 24 hrs/week sounds incorrect.

[HeartThrobNurse]

Hello, aside from being a Nurse Practitioner there are limited salaries up to that level. In order to make $200k or higher, perhaps you may consider being an MD or choosing a new profession. I don't think NP's make that much either... Maybe a special open heart surgeon with many years under his belt or the mayor.lol

There are some well paying areas though. I read that nurse researchers, nurse midwives and nurses with supervisory roles (ex; DON) make a decent income.

[Leader25, ASN, BSN, RN]

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