Does completing a residency program at a hospital make you an RN II?

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Hi y'all, I was wondering if someone could help me out.

So I'm graduating from a BSN nursing school in about a week at an expensive for-profit university in Dallas and I'm doing my exit counseling for my student loans. I'm applying to a couple of nursing residency programs and I believe I may stand a chance at getting an offer.

My question is do nurses who complete a residency program "graduate" their program with RN II status?

I checked glass door.com to look at nursing salaries and I've seen a pay difference between the two.

I've seen that Parkland starts their RN I nurses around $24-25 an hour before differentials (the differentials are making it hard for me to calculate a yearly salary) and that an RN II gets around $82,000 a year.

I want to emphasize that I'm NOT just in this for the money, I'm really just trying to get a ballpark range for what my monthly payments need to be like.

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I think you still start as an RN I and move into RN II after 1.5-2 yrs

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$82,000 | 2080 = $39.42/hr. I don't think RN 2's are making that much per hr.

2080 is 40 hrs per week for 52 weeks. 36 hrs per week is like $43.80 per hr.

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Maybe with differentials and extra shifts

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No way you can almost double your salary after 1 year.

$25/hr is ~$46,000/yr (no shift diff or anything).

With OT and shift diff, sure it is possible, but you can make that much as an RN I if you work a lot.

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I do know one girl though that said after year 2 she's bringing in around $90k. That's with differentials and OT. But base isn't $82k for RN2

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$82,000 | 2080 = $39.42/hr. I don't think RN 2's are making that much per hr.

2080 is 40 hrs per week for 52 weeks. 36 hrs per week is like $43.80 per hr.

If you're interested I found it from Parkland Health & Hospital System Registered Nurse II Salaries | Glassdoor

It was the only RN job I saw that provided a yearly salary so I just used that as a comparison.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

RN II has to do with years of experience, not the presence of a residency. You will be a new grad and at the new grad pay rate. RN II in most places indicates 1.5-2 years of experience as an acute care nurse.

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Thanks everyone, I appreciate your help!

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