New position as a night nurse in ED. Confused about pay?

[polz123]

Hi all,

I just got a new position in the ED for the night shift. My offer letter says my hourly rate is 41.12$ and then below that it says night differential = 10%. Is the 10% already included in the 41.12 or is it an additional 10% on top of the 41.12. If someone could clear this up for me I would greatly appreciate it.

thanks

[Wuzzie]

Since we don't work at your facility there really isn't any way we could give you a definite answer. Likely it means an additional 10% above your hourly salary. Is there a reason you aren't calling HR at your future employer for clarification? It seems to me they're really the ones who can answer this for you. Certainly better than strangers on the net.

[brownbook]

It is very reasonable to sit down with someone from payroll and go over the myriad of acronyms and numbers on your pay check. There are no dumb questions.

Don't feel like you should understand your pay stub. I don't understand mine! It is like someone from human resources looking at an ABG lab report and being expected to make some sense of it. Also payroll does make mistakes, every employee should check their paycheck once in a while.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Hi all,

I just got a new position in the ED for the night shift. My offer letter says my hourly rate is 41.12$ and then below that it says night differential = 10%. Is the 10% already included in the 41.12 or is it an additional 10% on top of the 41.12. If someone could clear this up for me I would greatly appreciate it.

thanks

A differential is usually not included when quoting an hourly base rate. Differentials are pay that are on top of your base rate, for working NOC or weekends, your level of education, hazard pay, whatever.

However, your facility may do things differently than mine, and that 41.12 might include the fact that you work NOC.

The most accurate source for your answer would be your facility's Payroll or HR. They're used to such questions, and you shouldn't feel weird in contacting them to ask. I have done so myself...and more than once. They're happy to clear up any confusion.