Got myself stuck out west

U.S.A. Michigan

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So I have been living out here in the Phoenix area. I would love to someday move back to West MI which will always be home to me. I feel as though that will not be possible due to the huge difference in pay. My base is 33 with 18% shift diff. If I move back I'm looking to go down at least $10 per hr with similar cost of living. Are there any areas in the Midwestern area that do not have such a huge pay difference? It is really ridiculous that nurses get paid such crap wages after 10+ of experience. On top of that, now the hospitals in Mind are requiring BSN's. So I would have to shell out thousands to take a pay cut.

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

Where have you looked at hiring in for $23/hour with a decade of experience? Most facilities here are paying more than that to new-hires!

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That's surprising. Prior to moving out here I was working just south of the MI border, in Indiana and I figured their wages would be similar. Hoping to someday go to possibly the GR area.

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

Also, most only require you to get the BSN within 5-7 years, and offer at least partial tuition reimbursement.

Definitely dig around on the hospital websites to see what's out there....assume m nothing! LOL

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