GNs/NEW RN's-- How much $$ are you getting per hour?

peaceful2100, BSN, RN · Aug 31, 2003

Well, before I took NCLEX and was working as a GN my base pay was $19.00 an hour. I worked nights so I got an additional $3.00 an hour for that so I was making $22.00 an hour for nights. Weekends would go up to about $25.00 an hour I believe.

Right now I am in my PCT role and making $12.50 base and $13.25 for nights BUT once I re-take my boards in October and pass them then I will be back up to the $22.00 an hour for nights.

That is not bad at all considering I live in the Mid-west in an area where the cost of living is pretty nice.

I also signed a 2 year commitment since they gave me $18,000 before I graduated from nursing school. The commitment is on a temporary hold until I pass my boards and then once I pass boards the commitment has to be extended. So if I pass my boards in october when I re-take them which I will then instead of working for them until June 2005 I have to work for them until October 2005 unless I pay them the remaining amount.

rosemadder · Sep 1, 2003

I work weekends--with shift diffs I make $25.25 for first 8 hours and then $27.25 for next four...pretty sweet I think.

kimmicoobug · Sep 2, 2003

Wow, you guys are making out! I make 19.89 per hour. Shift diff is 2.50, I think. On each of my paychecks, I get overtime- 5 minutes here, 10 minutes here at the end of each shift (and trust me, if I could get out of there right at 0730 each shift, I would). My checks are still pretty nice.

caseyspen · Sep 2, 2003

For those of you that work 12 hour shifts, do you get paid for 36 hours or 40?

fourbirds4me · Sep 2, 2003

Get paid for actual hours worked. I work 3 12's but usually have to be there 15 minutes early for report and usually end up leaving a little late. So usually get paid for 37-38hrs.

Chrislynn2003 · Sep 2, 2003

22.23/hr. in DE in OR for day shift; no oncall, weekends, or off shifts for 9 months. No sign on bonus.

Christine

NicuNsg · Sep 2, 2003

17.25/hr. base

2.50/hr. diff from 1500-2300

3.50/hr. diff from 2300-0700

5.00/hr. weekend diff

Jacksonville, FL

with tuition reimbursement and loan repayment, depending on degree level 3,000 (ADN) 6,000 (BSN) for a 1 year commitment

acuteobrn · Sep 2, 2003

I work in a Chicago hospital in L/D.

My rates are $20.50 base pay.

Work nights: $3.75 shift diff.

Weekends is an additional $2.00 diff.

I was lucky and obtained a $3,000.00 signon bonus payable over the first year, and I just found out that they started a loan forgiveness program, don't know the details just yet though.

geekgolightly, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2003

Originally posted by caseyspen
For those of you that work 12 hour shifts, do you get paid for 36 hours or 40?

we get 36 one week and 48 the next. so we have 8 hours permanent overtime on our checks. it bumps my pay to about 50k/yr

itsnowbegun · Sep 3, 2003

Emerald,

the hospital that i work at in Boston is not the highest paid but the training is excellent..and i will for training over money any day...at least until i feel competent...and confident

Rena RN 2003, RN · Sep 7, 2003

base pay 18/hr

evening/night shift diff 4/hr

bonus for picking up those weekend holes 10/hr otherwise no w/e diff

tuition reimbursement at 100% if you hold a position in the hospital while in school otherwise no sign on bonus

i work ED in a small non-profit hospital outside cincinnati, ohio

kellyann0198 · Sep 10, 2003

New grad RN working at a hospital in downtown St Paul, MN. We have been told we have the "best contract" in MN. We get day shift base (for BSNs) of $23.10/hr. I work straight nights and get $4/hr shift differential. Only $750 signing bonus, free parking (big deal when you're downtown), twice yearly night shift bonus pay, lots of paid vacation. Triple time on XMAS or XMAS eve (other holidays are either time and a half or double time), and--get this---time and a half on your birthday. Full benefits including 401K, pension, insurance. $1.25/ hr more on weekends, $100 bonus for picking up weekends. Overtime is time and a half for the 1st four hours and double time for the second 4 hrs. Quite a departure from college cockail waitressing!

Contract negotiations are going on now and if I have to strike I'll be crabby! MN has a very low vacancy rate for RNs compared to other states; see what happens when you pay people what they deserve?