Nurses General Nursing
Published Nov 30, 2012
firefly101
91 Posts
This is something me and my classmates have been debating about so I thought I'd ask here. I know it varies with where you live and setting, but I'm just trying to get an idea. I'm going for a 4yr degree and planning on applying to hospitals. As a new grad, was your salary what you expected? If you're willing to tell me, could you provide your current salary, state you live in, and years of experience?
bubblejet50
230 Posts
As a new grad in iowa I was offered $20.25/hr at my current job. Rn's start from 17-25/hr here (17-19 in hospitals, 23-25 in ltc) from the offers I had when I graduated. Cost of living is cheap. I paid $655/mth for my 2bdrm (950sqft) apt and was not in a dumpy neighborhood. Gas costs $3.13/gal right now also.
Palliative Care, DNP
781 Posts
Where I work in VA the hospital pays new grads $20/hr day shift. If you work nights then you would at least make $25/hr due to night diff.
sbostonRN
517 Posts
In Mass the cost of living is high (Boston area). Pay for new grad RN is about $26 to $30 an hour. A 4 year degree doesn't make more than a 2 year degree but it does make it easier to get hired.
I expected to get paid more honestly. I made more as a lab tech before I became s nurse.
Rntj3
2 Posts
I am a new grad with a BSN living in NYC. I recently got hired at a hospital with a starting rate of $39/hr. That is just the base pay with eduacation differential. It will be $3 more when I start the night shift. You also get a raise after 3 months (probation period) and again after 1 year. You also get more pay if you become specialized in that field.
turnforthenurse, MSN, NP
3,364 Posts
My salary was actually more than I expected. I started out at $23.50 as a new grad in central Texas. With shift differentials, I was making $28/hr. Now I'm at $30/hr with differentials with my OT rate being $35 (1.5 years of experience). I also have my BSN.
pockunit, ADN, RN
614 Posts
I make $25/hr for clinic work, local hospitals start about $29. No experience beyond school, upper Midwest. I'm pretty pleased, overall. Any weekends I work are 4-hour shifts, and no nights.
Caffeine_IV
1,198 Posts
As a new grad in 2008 my base pay was 20.72 and this year it is 23.09. I live in the south and have an ADN.
diva rn, BSN, RN
963 Posts
South FLorida where the pay is very low.....20 years of experience and a Master's Degree $30 dollars an hour (Utilization Review RN)
Racer15, BSN, RN
707 Posts
My new grad job has a base pay of $19.86/hour, with overnight differential I will be making 22.75/hour. I live in KY and have an ADN, although in my area, ADNs and BSNs make the same starting out.
KelRN215, BSN, RN
1 Article; 7,349 Posts
My new grad pay rate was $27/hr in 2007. New grads at that same hospital today can expect about $28 and change/hr. The union hospitals in the city pay is about 10% more. This is, however, Massachusetts and, as sboston said, the cost of living is high. I was paying $950/month for a studio apartment when I started my job. When I left this job earlier this year, I was making $31/hr.
DroogieRN
304 Posts
I make about $23 per hr in OH. Less than $1 shift differential or charge pay. No pull or preceptor differential. No difference in pay between ADN and BSN.