GN starting rate?

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Hello everyone,

I am just curious to find out your state of practice and your starting rate as well as patient ratio. I am in O-Town (Orlando, Florida ) and the starting rate here for GN's is $19.69. How pathetic!

Specializes in Med/surg, Peds, LTC.

In the western part of NC and the piedmont area GN base pay is between $18.50 - $19.75. Cost of living varies greatly throughout the state.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele, ER.

Here it's $20.50/hr, with a raise to I think $21.50 upon passing the boards. Cost of living here is very high.

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Specializes in orthopaedics.

i am a new graduate nurse actively searching in the akron/canton area. what i have found is anywhere from $18/hr in an assisted living situation to $25/hr in a hospital setting.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Hi mom2bears-

I'm in Ohio also and hope to work for Cleveland Clinic. Is the $25/hr excluding or including shift differential?

Thanks!

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Specializes in OBGYN.

Western MA - I make $24.66 base pay and then $5.00 differential for working overnights.

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Specializes in orthopaedics.
hi mom2bears-

i'm in ohio also and hope to work for cleveland clinic. is the $25/hr excluding or including shift differential?

thanks!

the cleveland clinic is very hard to get into as a new graduate. (so i hear) i have applied there about three weeks ago and heard nothing. the $25/hr was base pay not including shift diff. best of luck in your search.;)

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19.25 in orange park, fl

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In Allentown, PA the starting rate for out top hospital is $21.50 and $22.50 after passing the NCLEX. But on top of it I get free medical insurance for being full time. That alone makes it all worthwhile.

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$19/hr Columbus, GA (I'm getting a $0.50 raise for cost of living soon, YAY) :)

+3/hr nights

+3/hr weekends

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I had to do some Googling to figure out what the heck you were all talking about. Never heard of a "GN" but realized from the search that it's the same thing we call an "Interim-Permit Nurse" here in California. Some of our area hospitals don't change your pay once you pass the NCLEX, and starting new-grads at $28 or thereabout is pretty typical here. Most want you to have a confirmed test date or a commitment to test within the early weeks of the training programs. Some require you to have tested before the start of training.

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Specializes in ICU.

Fletcher Allen

$25-$26/hour for days

$2/hr for evenings

$3/hr for nights

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Specializes in Ortho/Neuro...now, Oncology Research.

In Jacksonville, FL, GN's start around 19.25/hr

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