Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

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Hello all. just reading different threads and wondering what does the starting salary look like for a grad nurse? i live the in Atlanta area so any ball park figure will do. thanks!

Salary really depends on where you live and what that hospital is paying. The cost of living is higher in California and New York so the salary is going to be higher. In the south, the cost of living is lower, so you will probably see a lower wage. I am in the Southeast and the salary's range from a firm $19 even with experience to up to $21.75. The VA hospitals are paying $23.

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fnlyRNstudent05

Hey thanks for the reply!!

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Here in finland we get under 10 euro per huor. Like i work in the universal hospital of finland, wich is the hiest u can work, and my salary in 8.43 euro. To compair,my friend who works in contruction bisnes, get over 50 per huor..

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Here in finland we get under 10 euro per huor.

Wow! That's only $11.25/hr U.S.! That's a crime! (My in-laws were from Finland.)

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Can be from $24.00/h to $29.00/h in PA, from what I heard.

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im assuming bedside nursing right? what MSN prepared nurse would want to do bedside nursing???????

you would be very suprised. My sister and some of her friends are all MSN and nurse practitioners. They all took management positions and got so sick of all the paperwork. My sister has returned to being a bedside nurse.

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St. Luke's in Magic Valley offer new grad's $20.21. Pt load is about 5:1 on med/surg. Cost of living isn't bad.

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I'm thinking about getting my BSN. Is there really any pay advantage between RN and BSN?

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I'm thinking about getting my BSN. Is there really any pay advantage between RN and BSN?

It is very highly dependent upon what area you are from and the norm for the hospitals in that area. I know the norm for my area is that BSN trained nurses do not automatically get a salary increase, but it does count as points toward the clinical ladder (CN II at my hospital makes 0.96 more an hour - it adds up fast).

However, attaining your BSN is valuable for many reasons other than monetary! Not the least of which is the advancement of our profession as more and more RN's become baccalaureate trained!

Good luck, I hope you choose the option which is right for you!

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northwest michigan a little over $20 plus shift differentials.

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In the St. Petersburg, Florida area, most RN's are starting at $20 an hour at a hospital and $14 an hour for LPN's. A nice, two bedroom apartment or condo will rent for around $800-$1000 a month.

If you are planning on buying, you can sometimes get a fixer upper for in the $200's. One thing you have to consider here is that because of our hurricane's the cost of the insurance is more often more than the payment itself.

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here in peoria,il starting salary is $19-20 plus $1 for evening $2 for night shift. does anyone know what the starting salary in northwestern memorial hosp in chicago? i have a 4 yrs and 4 months of experience and they're only offering $25.40

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