Payrange in your area?

1. Hello everyone,
   I am a new grad and because recruiters seem to keep their salaries a secret, it's been really difficult for me to figure out beginning nurse price ranges.
   So my question is:
   1)What state are you in?
   2)What floor do you work on(med surg, ICU, NICU,ect?)
   3)What's the pay range for new grads in your area?
   4)What is the nurse to patient-ratio?
   
   Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
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   Dec 22, '06

   Occupation: CRRN, now a case management RN Specialty: Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '05; Posts: 38,032; Likes: 69,287

   I'm a nursing home LVN in DFW, Texas and earn $18.50 hourly with less than one year of experience.
   
   The RNs at my workplace start at $23 per hour.
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   Dec 23, '06

   Joined: Feb '04; Posts: 1,715; Likes: 542

   KY
   18.50-20.80 base
   Med Surg
   7,8,9 :1
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   Dec 23, '06

   Occupation: CNO Specialty: 11 year(s) of experience in Rural ; From: US ; Joined: May '06; Posts: 74; Likes: 18

   NE rural 17.00
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   Dec 23, '06

   Occupation: RN Specialty: 13 year(s) of experience in Home health, Med/Surg ; Joined: Sep '03; Posts: 136; Likes: 14

   I am in California (SF Bay area), new grads start at 37 here with pay raises every 6 months!!
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   Dec 31, '06

   Occupation: RN Er/ ICU Specialty: 11 year(s) of experience in ER/ ICU ; Joined: Oct '06; Posts: 345; Likes: 17

   Southwest Michigan. I work Cardiac ICU and New grads right out of school start out around 24.00. I have been a nurse for 11 years and make 32.00. Nurse to patient ratio varies depending on staffing.
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   Jan 3, '07

   Joined: Nov '06; Posts: 3

   Eastern PA. At my hospital NG RN start at about 21-23/hr with M/S ratio approx. 5:1 depending on unit.
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   Jan 3, '07

   Joined: May '04; Posts: 96; Likes: 6

   East TN. New grad apprx 17/hr
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    Jan 5, '07

    Occupation: LPN Specialty: General Medicine ; From: CA ; Joined: May '05; Posts: 19; Likes: 6

    I live in alberta canada and as an LPN up here we start at $17.39 going up to approx $21.89,
    And i work on a general medicine unit at out pt to nurse ratio varies between 4:1, to 6 or 7:1 depending on if we're short staffed or not
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    Jan 5, '07

    Occupation: ER Specialty: ER/AMS/OPD/UC ; Joined: Dec '06; Posts: 82; Likes: 16

    AK
    26.00
    Med/surg
    
    The cost of living is outrageous, mabye I should move lol.
    The best thing for you to figure out is the cost of living r/t the salary. This will give you a better idea of how much you will get for your buck. There are some sites out there that can help you figure out cost of living, compared to where you are currently. It will also give you an idea of nurse salary range in different states. The monster job site has such a thing.
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    Jan 8, '07

    Occupation: R.N. ICU Joined: Jan '07; Posts: 39; Likes: 1

    dallas tx
    22.66/hour new grad (adn) icu w/ 4000$ sign on
    3.25 diff 3p-11p / 4.00 diff 11p-7a / 6.00 diff weekends
    ratio is 1-3 pts depending on staffing and condition of the pt.

    Last edit by Julie_Bean on Jan 8, '07
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    Jan 8, '07

    Joined: Jan '07; Posts: 22

    Mississippi
    hospital - post partum
    12.40 base (new grad)
    2.15 night diff
    
    nursing homes pay more, clinics less.. i make 14.55 night shift new grad , it's my first job and it's at a hospital so i like it
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    Jan 10, '07

    Occupation: charge nurse/infection control/union leader Specialty: 20 year(s) of experience in LTC ; Joined: Jan '07; Posts: 119; Likes: 16

    So my question is:
    
    1)What state are you in?
    Ontario, Canada
    
    2)What floor do you work on(med surg, ICU, NICU,ect?)
    320 bed LTC facility as the charge nurse/staff nurse/infection control
    
    3)What's the pay range for new grads in your area?
    - $29 to start, $35 top rate after 4 years
    - part time get additional 15% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay
    - premiums of $1/hr evening shift, $1.50/hr night, plus $1.25/hr weekends, double time on stats (12 per year)
    
    4)What is the nurse to patient-ratio?
    - day shift - 3 RNs for 320 patients - 1 RN in charge of building and aslo has 64 patients, other RNs each have 128 patients
    - afternoon shift - 2 RNs for 320 patients - 1 RN in charge and also has 128 patients, other RN has 192 patients
    - night shift - 1 RN for 320 patients

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