Higher pay for BSN or MSN?

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Specializes in Trauma ICU, Peds ICU.

There are countless posts on here by aspiring nurses asking whether they should enter practice via an ADN, BSN, or MSN program. I'm not seeking to reopen that debate (because it's already been discussed ad nauseum here), but I am curious about a related topic.

I've read many replies stating that there is no difference in pay based on your degree, but where I work there is a difference. Staff RNs at my facility with a BSN or MSN get paid more than their ADN prepared peers with the same length of service. This is to the tune of almost $1,500 a year, and that's after California and Uncle Sam have taken their cut.

So I'm wondering, how many of you also work for an employer who does pay RNs more for their BSN/MSN/other?

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Specializes in multispecialty ICU, SICU including CV.

The VA system values the BSN. A new grad ADN is paid less by almost $2,000/year and is hired in one step lower in the clinical ladder than a new grad BSN.

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Always wondered this myself...

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Specializes in Nursing Eduator.

In the hospital that I am employed with, There is not difference in pay between an ADN, BSN or MSN. But when applying to other hospitals and positions I have noticed some disclaimers that show the difference in pay or the inability to advance if you do not at least have a BSN. I know that most will probably not agree with me, but I believe that you should be paid a difference for wanting to advance your education. ( I am currently an ADN working on a BSN), It should however not be the ONLY determining factor in pay difference after all, experience should count for something....

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