Can We Talk Pay?

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I would love to open up this discussion for the purposes of sharing your city, state, education level, years as a nurse, job description (clinic, MS, education, NICU etc), and current hourly pay.

I am interested because we are military and move a lot and it seems that pay is very unstable between locations. I also am beginning this career a bit older than most, therefore I am trying to get an idea if it would be worth it to keep going with my education or just sit still.

Thanks so much!

Ill start:

Enterprise, AL

ADN

New Grad with 1 year LPN Experience

MS at local hospital

19.50/Hr

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

It may be of little comfort to you, but nursing salary data indicate that there's very little (salary) incentive for staff nurses to remain with an employer. The average "raise" has been 2-3% in the last few years - not sufficient to keep current with increases in the cost of living. It is not uncommon for new nurses (even new grads) to be hired in a levels that are significantly higher than the loyal, incumbent staff. So, I'd say don't worry about frequent relocations having a negative effect on your salary -it may be just the opposite.

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Specializes in NICU.

I live in MN and it's pretty awesome. I get paid $35.60/hr with shift differentials of $1.25 for night shift and $2.50 for weekends plus a $600/year bonus for having my RNC-NICU cert. I work in the NICU with 3 years experience. Icu nursing is often where you will make the most money as an RN. Minnesota is unionized so that helps a ton. We also are fairly protected on safe staffing standards too. And MN was recently named the best state in the US to raise your children. I don't think we would ever leave

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Funny... Alabama is on all the lowest paying graphics. A move would be a good thing it seems.

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I had not realized this. Thank you!

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MN is actually on our radar for retirement location! This is good news. We are thinking of ending up in the Minneapolis region.

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Southern CA

RN, BSN

11 years Rn experience

iCU

non Union

44.10 & then time & a 1/2 after 8 hrs

the union hospitals make quite a bit more. The cost of living here is not commensurate with pay @ my facility. Maybe a 2% raise a year

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Specializes in CCRN.

I've been working as a CNA (new grad) which pays me at 18.34/hr. I'll be hired on as BSN-RN this August and it'll be ~30/hr.

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Specializes in Perinatal.

Northern California

Union

PerDiem

LDRP

ADN

Just under $87 an hour with my PM shift differential. I think about $80 an hour when I work day shift.

2.5 years experience

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Specializes in ER, Trauma, Med-Surg/Tele, LTC.

Voilà ! 2016 Salary Thread: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/2016-salary-thread-1026170.html

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

It's so awesome the way long time posters will do the research for new accounts!! You rock

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