Proposed Salaries For Nurses...

eldernurse · Mar 23, 2002

Hey, I must be rich. I have grossed 55,000 with overtime this year. But with my TSA, insurance and taxes, I had a little over 14,000 put into my checking to live on and pay wage taxes. Oh, to have small children again (NOT)!

shipslitehse · Mar 24, 2002

Wow all these figures...I am a new grad and i make $16.44/hr base not including shiff diff, overtime, or charge nurse diff.

I'm in Alabama so that is pretty low compared to the US national average.

I actually feel that its decent pay, considering I have a AAS degree, but if you consider all the legal liabilities of an RN Its not nearly enough

-jt · Mar 24, 2002

NYC - cost of living comparable to LA & probably other urban cities.

The base salary of ADN new grads working in hospitals that have been unionized by the New York State Nurses Association is now $55 - 60,000/yr. At least $1,800/yr is added for BSN. Add at least an additional $1,000 for each year of RN experience. At least $2,500/yr is added for specialty certification & at least $5,000/yr for eve/night shift. I say "at least" because depending on facility and contract negotiations, some rates are higher. There are no paycheck deductions for medical because we dont pay for health benefits.

fergus51 · Mar 24, 2002

Do you find this is a good wage for NYC? Like can you afford to buy a small or medium house on it? Frankly it sounds BEAUTIFUL.

-jt · Mar 24, 2002

Actually, Fergus, I think its an excellent wage. In fact, in our last round of negotiations at my hospital, our RNs didnt even want an increase in salaries - they demanded an increase in their pensions instead. But we dont go into negotiations saying "oh by the way we dont want any money" - so we ended up with both. Yes as a single parent, I was able to buy a med. sized 3 bedroom house, my car & keep my kids in private school with that salary plus put some away for the college funds & my tax-deferred annuity plan every week. Im satisfied with it but still theres room for more improvement on the pensions & retirement benefit.

Teshiee · Mar 24, 2002

When I came out of nursing school in 99 I made 33k by next year my salary doubled to 61K. I work registry and will not do fulltime work. There is no incentive. I live in California and everyone knows our cost of living is outrageous. The cool thing about being a nurse you can make a small fortune it is merely up to the individual. I have a co-worker who made 120K last year just working with agencies! It is a matter of preference. I stay on top of my education and ceu's. I do not rely on full time for nothing. Nurses should get paid what they are worth. With having a degree of course they should get paid for the effort of acheiving it. Because most of us are motivated by the $ many individuals don't see it as an endeavor.