Georgia Nursing Pay: looking at Savannah, GA

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Hello everyone,

My husband and I are looking to move out of MN. My husbands job is mostly outdoors and these harsh winters are really getting old. I have my 4 year BSN from a private college and have been working for 7 months as an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I can't seem to find any hospitals that list their pay scales. By the time we moved I would have 2 years experience since we know it would be another year and a half before we could go. I want to stay in NICU and am looking at Memorial Health in Savannah. My problem is in MN we are unionized and my job started at over $30/hour not including shift or weekend differentials and from what I am seeing online Georgia nurses get paid way below that. Does anyone know what an experienced ICU nurse with a BSN might get paid. After seeing how poorly nurses in Georgia are paid I am considering not even applying to anything down there. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated! Thanks!

Specializes in Neonatal Intensive Care.

That's not too bad! I would do that considering how insanely affordable housing is down there. My biggest issue is the schools. I am due end of May with our 1st and I know GA schools aren't wonderful. I wish we could afford private!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

The schools in Bryan County (Richmond Hill, just outside Savannah) are supposed to be excellent.

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Specializes in Neonatal Intensive Care.

That's so funny you mention that! My husbands cousin and her husband just built a house specifically in Richmond Hill to be part of that school district. They initially had their daughter in private but have since had another and couldn't do 2 kids in private. I am mainly interested in the children's hospitals in the Atlanta area but I loved Savannah when I was there it was really beautiful!

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Specializes in GI Surgery Step-down.

I just got job offer at a step down unit base salary hourly $ 21 plus different night and weekend 5 to 7 extra.

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I have a BSN and am working hospice in the middle GA area at about twenty eight?hr> My understanding is that that is not typical though> Some local hospice nurses make much less> The cost of living is cheaper here though>Sorry keyboard is messed up :(

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

And apparently I got a raise before I even started! Lol. I am at almost $27/hr base according to my offer letter.

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