Do FNP's really make 80k to 90k a year?

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Hi everyone,

I was talking to my aunt who is an FNP, but she mostly teaches and does research. She was telling me that FNP's make 80k-90k a year and that FNP's are going to be really in demand when health care reform kicks in. I told her I wanted to be a PNP, NNP, or a midwife. She told me that PNP's don't make as much money, that is hard to break into the neonatal specialty, and that midwifes are only really needed in Kentucky. I really want to work with babies and/or children because I just LOVE them. So I was just curious about how hard it is to break into these specialties and I'm curious about general salary ranges. I'm not expecting to make a ton of money as a nurse I just want to love the work I do. Thanks in advance!

Specializes in Nurse Practitioner.

does anyone know how much average starting pay is for FNP in TN?

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I don't know -- maybe I tend to glamorize the NP job a bit, but I'd rather make $80 or 90K and NOT have to run on my feet 12 hours straight, wade in poop and all the other various bodily fluids, put up with less than endearing nurses and techs, patients falling, screaming, confused and demanding that i bring them their JELLO and adjust their tissue box all day from one end of the table to the other ON SATURDAYs, holidays and the various other days that always seem to fall on the days when I need off.

I'm going for lifestyle as much as i am for salary.

Just saw an NP in primary care for my own care the other day ...her job looked pretty nice and she wasn't sweating or stressing out a whole lot as far as I could see. She looked nice, her hair was done, her makeup wasn't sliding off.

Not that I don't believe the job isn't stressful ...

For a second income, as far as my own personal life goes, it's definitely GREAT pay.

I would also relish the thought of dealing with patient for a short time and going onto the next ...not spending an entire 12 hour day w/ the same person.

Also all the teaching possibilities and other areas one can move into w/ the graduate degree. It's not always all about money.

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Specializes in Retail Health.

Hey Toddy-Im in Houston as well. What setting do you work in? How many yrs of experience do you have? I brought home 98k last year working in the Retail Setting (Minute Clinic), that was with some OT and bonus incentives though.

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

What is the average pay for an NP who would like to become an clinical instructor.

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Specializes in FNP.

Here they pay $1450 per credit hour taught if you are masters prepared, $1750 a credit hour taught if you are doctorly prepared. One must teach 9 credit hours a semester for benefits in addition to salary.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I would also relish the thought of dealing with patient for a short time and going onto the next ...not spending an entire 12 hour day w/ the same person. quote]

*** I agree. I am the rapid response nurse in my hospital. I get calls and either deal with them on the med-surg floor or take them to ICU or ER and move on to the next. Except on slow shifts when I don't have anything I am supposed to be doing. I can see how you would be attracted to NP type of care.

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I agree.....I think if your passionate about something then the money will follow. I understand that knowing the pay for the future is an important factor into deciding a career but should not be priority or else you will end up regreting it. Specialties will always pay better and most places will want you to have acute care experience. Take that into consideration when deciding to be FNP or PNP.

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Nurses can make a lot of money without working overtime. I just joined a FNP group for networking and a LOT of them say they took pay cuts becoming a FNP. I made 75,000 as a ICU RN working 30 hours a week. A lot of times I only worked 24 hours a week. Never once did I work 40 or more hours! If you know how to work the system and you live in the right place, you can easily make over 100,000 as a RN. Just sayin....

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Nurses can make a lot of money without working overtime. I just joined a FNP group for networking and a LOT of them say they took pay cuts becoming a FNP. I made 75,000 as a ICU RN working 30 hours a week. A lot of times I only worked 24 hours a week. Never once did I work 40 or more hours! If you know how to work the system and you live in the right place, you can easily make over 100,000 as a RN. Just sayin....

If you don't mind sharing, what are some of those system working tips? As a nursing student in Atlanta and head of household, I am curious about how I can maximize my income, giving me yet another reason to love the profession.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
Nurses can make a lot of money without working overtime. I just joined a FNP group for networking and a LOT of them say they took pay cuts becoming a FNP. I made 75,000 as a ICU RN working 30 hours a week. A lot of times I only worked 24 hours a week. Never once did I work 40 or more hours! If you know how to work the system and you live in the right place, you can easily make over 100,000 as a RN. Just sayin....

Just about all the staff nurses in my hospital with more than 5 or so years of experice are making over $100K. And this is a reasonable cost of living area.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Just about all the staff nurses in my hospital with more than 5 or so years of experice are making over $100K. And this is a reasonable cost of living area.
I want to come where you work.
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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I want to come where you work.

Come on over! Must have tolerance for severe cold and never ending winter. Looks like we are going to have an opening in the RRT soon. Though really I don't know why we call it Rapid Response Team. When RRT is called all you get is me :)

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