A Poll of actual RN wages in the U. S. for nurses working directly at the bedside

Nurses General Nursing

Published

  1. For primary nursing positions: How much do you actually make per hour, no shift diff

    • 13
      $10 - $15 per hour
    • 123
      $15.01 - $20 per hour
    • 200
      $20.01 - $25 per hour
    • 150
      $25.01 - $30 per hour
    • 70
      $30.01 - $35 per hour
    • 58
      $35.01 - $40 per hour
    • 22
      $40.01 - $45 per hour
    • 5
      $45.01 - $50.00 per hour
    • 13
      $50.01 or greater per hour
    • 5
      I volunteer all my time

659 members have participated

To get an overall basic view of salaries in the United States as well as a rough average of salaries please take part.

This is for nurses who perform the duties as outlined by many clinical based hospital rotations during nursing school.

This poll is not designed for case managers, nurse managers, full time charge nurses who do not take patient care assignments, etc.

This poll is also not meant to be used as way to say I really do not have it so bad and in someway cause contentment.

Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

W ell I have been doing this for over 2 decades now. I remeber when I first graduated in Oklahoma, I started out at 6.25/hr. Now years later, and further south in Texass. My base pay is a little over 35 an hour now. And Im only a charge nurse in an ER. So you cant say it really is administrative pay. Primarily, my pay level is there for a number of reasons. First off, seniority and experience can count for a fair part of it. Secondly achieving and maintaining specialty certifications need for Er, account for some of it. such as CEN,PALS,TNCC,ACLS,NALS, etc and a few other that can fit in there. All help your bargaining power. That brings us up to number 3 on the list. Bargaining, down in texas there is no collective bargaing going on to help you out.

When you to apply for a job, do it with the utmost in professionalism. Dress very nicely, resume well formatted and on good paper, And approach the interview with the mind set of they are not just interviewing me, Im interviewing them. You let them know what your capabilities are and any special skills that you posess to enhance your appeal to them. But in return,you let them know what you are expecting to recieve and you can bargain from there. And this does work,in texas anyway. maybe in states with collective bargaining aka Unions and stuff, this wont work, I dont know but it cant hurt to try.

Also remember nurse recruiters are not your friends, they are the enemy. While some of them are actually nurses themselves, they are tools of the administration. And their job is to try to plug you into a hole or slot. most of them get bonuses for filling slots. So do they truly care about you as an individual, while some might the majority is HELL NO.... So if you are applying at a hospital for a job or in anything else for that matter, dont fall for that old addage that you just need to get your foot in the door. Go in with a clearly defined list of needs for yourself. yes there is room for give and take on both sides, but dont settle for just a handout. Remember you are doing them a favor, not the other way around.

So in lieu of good collective bargaining, stand up for yourself. You are there to provide a service for them and their customers. The patient. So dont sell yourselves short.

Be positive about yourself

Good luck and go get them

teeituptom

Almost 1200 views and only about 100 participated in the poll?

You just have to click dots people! I don't see the problem with posting your hourly wage in a poll that is completely anonymous.

Peeps, I am one of those non-participants because I work in Canada. My wage here is about 18$ US. WHen I left the US I was making 22$.

Fergus51,

It's just frustrating because I would like to see the real wages as compared to the BS we hear from other sources.

This would seem to be the perfect forum for such a thing.

I hadn't thought of people from other countries viewing it though. That could be the rest of the lurkers. Maybe there's only about a hundred members from the U.S. that are actually employed.

Thanks.

I know it can be frustrating, but I think everytime we look we count as another view, if so I am at least 10 of those!

And many of us who do not work at the bedside (and thus are exempt from your survey) are nonetheless interested in the results.

Hello everyone...I just joined today and this is my first post.

However, as I was reading down this page, I noticed a "reply" someone made to a post...but it was under my username (shanzah)...???? I checked this profile, and it IS my profile...but I wasn't the member that posted this. Hmmmmm......

Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

Howdy Peeps

I dont know what bs you are referring to.But I agree that people should click the dots. I did happen to click my dot. And my wage is what it is I am not counting differentials, which is evern sweeter, because I am a hardcore night shifter and will never go to day shift. why work days when you can make more at night.

But most importantly, the old maxim is...... drum roll please.

You can work all night and the go golfing in the morning. Where m at you cant work all day then go golfing afterwards. And going out and hitting a few buckets worth in the morning makes me feel so much better. or even better goinfg and playing 18 holes. I love it.

alright people click those dots

teeituptom

Originally posted by shanzah

Brandy, you will be making 15.83 when you graduate!!!! I make 16.23 and I've been doing my job for 10+ years..... how do ya like them odds.......oh, I have worked where I made more, but it was agency and I got tired of travelling, besides, I still have kids at home too.

I also work in Memphis with 10 years of ICU experience as a staff nurse (at the same hospital)...... I now make 25.20/hr. You must work at Methodist...:rolleyes:

I work as a bedside nurse at a pediatric hospital. I'm not sure what the base pay is at the hospital where I work for regular staff. However, the PRN rate for RNs is $33hr after 3pm until 7am the next day. Day shift PRN is $27hr from 7a-3p. Of course PRN means no insurance...but I have a reasonable healthcare plan at an outside company. I have been there a little over a year and so far this works for me :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Curlytop

I also work in Memphis with 10 years of ICU experience as a staff nurse (at the same hospital)...... I now make 25.20/hr. You must work at Methodist...:rolleyes:

Hey Curlytop

For some reason someone else's post has my username to it...and my profile. Go figure! Anyway, I work in Pediatrics in Memphis--LeBonheur...:rolleyes:

TeeitupTom,

I wish I was back in Texas about now. We're having to scrape some strange glaze off our windshields in the morning, which seems to also have infected the greens here.

Have you ever heard about The Arnold Palmer Golf Academy at Castle Hills? It's North of Hebron parkway off Josey in Carollton. It's next to a hospital up there, but I forgot its name. It's the best practice facillity I've ever used. I was a member there for two years and will never forget those wonderful people that run the place.

If you want to try it out some morning, just tell them Brad Salomon sent you to look at the place. My instructor was Scott Cannon and he might even offer you a short lesson. Generally first thing in the morning he's just piddling around anyway.

There's nothing like hitting off freshly cut grass in the morning.

Fairways and greens to you

Brad

+ Add a Comment