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Specializes in ICU.

Starting wages I was told around 60k a year new grads... however hourly its like 20. Which is about 36k a year. Am I missing something? Starting as a bsn by the way.

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Specializes in SRNA.

You'd need an hourly rate of around $32/hr to make 60k working 36hrs a week. There are definitely many places in the country that a new grad would make that, but it sounds like that's not the case in your area.

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Maybe somebody just made a mistake or they were fluffing it up by adding in overtime.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Maternity, Gyn.

Where do you live? If you go to Salary.com and search for RN salaries in your state you can get an average Idea. I know where I am new grads with or without a BSN start out at $22-24/ hour as a base pay in hospitals. Also, a lot of hospitals will pay a shift differential of approx. 10% if you work a shift after 3pm, which brings the pay to $24-26/hour. You should also ask about weekend differential. I know at the last place I worked (3p-11p) I got 10% shift differential and then another 15% on top of that when I worked the weekend.

Hope this helps.

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Specializes in SRNA.

Where I work, new grads make $26 with an ADN, $27 with a BSN and then there's a $3.50 night differential and a $3.50 weekend differential. Definitely possible to make about $60k/year on night shift.

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Specializes in ICU.

Thanks for the reply guys. What parts of thye country are you from?

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Specializes in SRNA.

I'm in southeastern WA state.

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Specializes in Peri-Op.

It all adds up. Your right, i have never made $60k, upon grad from adn program I made $25/HR. Now $40/HR plus call and it and differential.. ..my w2 for the last 2 year was over 100k. $130k in 2009. If you are hungry for knowledge and work the extra shifts are always around.

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Specializes in Pyschiatry/Behavioral (Inpatient).

It depends on the cost of living in your area too. It isn't just what you make, it is what you spend that also really counts.

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Specializes in Peri-Op.

san antonio here, very low cost of living......

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Specializes in Gyn/STD clinic tech.

i think you will notice that salary is very much in line with the areas col.

in ca a nurse will make a lot more than in nc, va, wv, or sc.

here in nc 20-22 is fairly common for new grads. with experience it certainly moves up.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I don't make 60k and I've been an RN for almost 9 years. Depends on your area, for sure.

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