Name hospital and salary--everywhere

[mistydave]

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:

[mamason]

Southern Illinois, $28.55 an hour. Cost of living is low here. So, this wage is pretty good. I'm satisfied with my pay.

[NursefromNY]

Does anyone here work in Jacksonville or Orange Park FL area? Please post salary range TY!

[CRNI-ICU20]

$37/hr plus benefits....chicago burbs....22 years experience ICU

[91C_ARMYLPN]

After leaving the Army and returning to the civilian sector, as a LPN/LVN, I was paid $ 14.00/hr base salary in 1994, working in a Internal Medicine Clinic....that was in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today in 2007, after having my LVN license for 21 years, I live in Southern California. I make $65,000 per/yr. base salary, benefit package is extra, and I work as a nurse case manager.

By the way, California has a very high cost of living. :balloons:

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

This seems to be a unique phenomena, In my opinion, that nurses are so willing to publicly proclaim their earning potential. Of course it is normal to wonder, but less than professional to discuss publicly

Actually, you can go to sites like salary.com & check local salary ranges for hundreds of different jobs.

You don't think doctors, lawyers, etc discuss earning potential?

Heck, they'll pay big money to attend seminars to learn how to maximize their earnings.

It seems students & new grads seem the most focused on this for whatever reason,

While I don't believe that salary should be the main criteria to seeking employment, it's perfectly appropriate to know how that salary quote of $22 (for example) stacks up against other hospitals in the same locale.

[ERRNTraveler, RN]

New grad starting pay at Meriter Hospital in Madison Wisconsin is $27.70/hour, plus $4 NOC & $2/weekend. COL is very reasonable. Can buy a nice 3 bed, 2 bath house for

So you are saying you're making $33.70 as a new grad in WI??? I graduated 4 years ago & started at $21.00 in WI. Your figure seems a little inflated....

[CTJewel24]

I'm a LPN in CT and my first job out of school started me at 27.35/hr. I am now working a weekend baylor shift getting $20.50/hr I work 24hours and they pay me for 40 hours with full benefits so its like making $34/hr.

RNs up here start in the $30s I believe.

I'm thinking about relocating to TX and trying to see what the pay for LPN/LVNs is down there with a few years experience... and how difficult it will be to get reciprocity.

[AnamariaR]

Hehe.I have a 7 years of experience and a payment $6/hr.Its great to work in Croatia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RSturchRN]

Indianapolis Indiana new grads in surgery...$ 19.00-$22.00 with potential sign on and this does not include call stipen and shift diff.

[kwans29]

Live in sc. new grad starting rate in 2005 was 18.00 for New RN

[shellek]

I have been a traveling nurse and been offered many times positions in AZ. I told them it would take a bit to obtain my license, they wanted me asap. they told me I didn't even need a AZ license?? confused me..although I am licensed in NV I thought you have to be licensed in each state you worked in. Also, a friend of mine just grad. from RN school in pheonix and now is being told she can and then can not obtain licensure in other states?? what is the truth...does it depend on the school or should she take another state board exam in a wide open state while info is fresh in her mind so that she won't have to take state boards years in the future if she choices to move....?????

[RachelRN25]

I work as a new grad at a San Fran bay area hospital and make $43/hour. Plus $7 night shift diff.