First real paycheck.....again...

[setingle]

SOOOO after reading the replies for this question i was wondering how much should i expect for a first "real" paycheck?? I have always worked part-time since i was 14 (now 22) and bring home about 800-900 a month!!!! Just wondering how much everybody brought home a week for their first check...am i going to be that surprised!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

If you know the prevailing new grad pay rates for your geographic area, this question should be rather simple to answer. Since you're in Indiana, I assume the pay rates are lower in your area.

1. $20 hourly at 40 hours per week equals $800 per week.

2. $25 hourly at 40 hours per week equals $1,000 per week.

3. $30 hourly at 40 hours per week equals $1,200 per week.

4. $35 hourly at 40 hours per week equals $1,400 per week.

Of course, your earnings will be eroded by taxes, benefits, and other deductions. I'm an LPN/LVN who received a first paycheck of about $1,200 for a two-week period. This was 3 years ago.

[justme1972]

Take what you make per hour, gross, multiply it by the number of hours, and deduct roughly 16 to 17% for taxes, then subtract your health insurance or any other extras that you signed up for.

[dreamon]

Cool question. I've been struggling trying to figure out what weekly payments would be approximately. My previous job was in the miltary- I got paid on the 1st & 15th, and it was never broken down by hour.

[uscstu4lfe]

i work 36 hours with some overtime here and there (staying for a few minutes after 730 finish up report and what not) and i bring home (net)usually around $2,000 every 2 weeks

[locolorenzo22, BSN, RN]

as a CNA, I went from 1200 bucks a month to 2400. quite a nice bump. doubled it overnight. I make about 28bucks a hour with a shift diff.

[Mya87]

Locolorenzo22 is that what you as a cna? If you don't mind me asking did you have to do overtime to acheive that?