Name hospital and salary--everywhere

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Hi, everyone seemed to be enjoying the name your hospital and salary thread from NY and I noticed others would like to participate and know about other states. So everyone join in. Name your hospital, starting rate, and how much experience you have and your specialty. :Melody:

Forget standard of living if your single, live a student life for a few years working in the higest payed city for RNs, save to buy a house !

then move to a lower standard of living location.

So SF BAY area pays the most it seems? It can't possibly be 36 to 40 an hour for new grads is it? someone please clarify.

Its true!! San Jose hospitals are around $36 base plus extra for 12 hour shifts and extra for nights. Plus a $7500 bonus if I am still there in 2 years.

So far so good. I really like it. Some of my classmates who work elsewhere make SLIGHTY more, maybe a buck or two per hour more but no signing bonus.

This area is expensive but I don't notice as much since I have lived here my whole life and already own a house.

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OMG...are you serious??? That's only a couple of dollars more than minimum wage.....that's awful!!!! Is the cost of living low there????? Wow..I am speechless!!!:uhoh3:

Cost of living in NZ depends on where you live. In the cities like Auckland and Wellington it's very expensive.

I left NZ to make more money in Australia. My base hourly rate is $30. On Saturday I earn 25% more, Sunday an extra 50%. $30AUD is about $23.60US.

I find in comparing wages you have to take into account the cost of living. There's no point earning good money if a good proportion goes towards rent and food and utilities.

Anyone work in Vermont or Maine? My husband to be and I are hopefully moving there at the end of the year and I'm interested in the wage rates in these places.

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Specializes in PCICU.

NYC: $35-$38 for new grads. After reading this, i might only consider moving to SF. lol

Oh and someone asked...from what i have heard, teachers dont make very a lot of money. That is why this country has such a shortage of nursing educators, leading to long wait lists at colleges.

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i have an assocate degree with all but 19 hours for a bs

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Wow! I am so amazed at the different pay scales throughout the country. I live in Fargo, ND and the starting wage for an RN (ADN or BSN doesn't matter) is 21.55-26.94. The hospitals website lists this information under the job description, excellent job on behalf of them. I am suprised how competitive we are in what is like the middle of know where to some. Plus, the cost of living is very reasonable. I suppose the only downfall is the snow, and maybe the flooding. But a great place to live and work. We are always in need of nurses so come on up or over!

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hi

i am an Rn in ny, base salary 1s 33/hr. cost of living is much higher than other areas. my 2 bedroom apt rent is 1200/month.

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Specializes in ER.

The hourly nursing rate in NC is awful! Contacted three hospitals in my area and was told I would get paid 18-19 per hour as an ER nurse with experience....RN pay. Graduated in 2002 with 5 years of ER experience.

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New York City, with 4 years of RN experience: $37.50/hr plus I have to pay toll and parking fees for almost $300/month.

I am very disappointed with the salary to be honest when NYC has the highest cost of living in the nation. On the other hand, in Northern CA, the pay I got is $41.4 plus $3.7 evening differential for the whole 12hr shift and free parking and nice weather. I will definitely go back to the Bay Area in CA...

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I live in Northern Lower Michigan, new graduates start out at 20 an hour. there is a $2 3rd shift diff and no weekend diff.

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Specializes in Ortho, Med surg and L&D.
So....you are saying that publicly talking about salaries or wages will influence how much you can or will earn?

I am all for nipping this hourly wage/vocational mentality and asking for a decent yearly salary and NOT discussing *serious details* (but, am for sharing the ranges so that others can get on board.)

Heck, hospitals discuss it amongst themselves, (current litigation with hospitals from Chicago, California and someplace else-came across it while searching for average nursing salaries and saw salary fixing and hospitals), that is how the hold the ceiling on us...

I am also all for busting that hourly mindset...we are not working at a factory, Nursing is a profession.

Just my thoughts.

Gen

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Anyone from Delaware here with some information?

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thanks for sharing the hourly everyone- this is great.

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