$12 an hour?!

[HisTreasure]

I used to work at a nursing home in Food Services (supervising staff cafeteria), and I went back to visit and get my face out there again. My aunt is an LPN there, and I went upstairs to say hello to her and I overheard two ladies on the elevator talking about the "sucky" paychecks they just received and thank God for the upcoming holiday pay. I told one lady I was starting my LPN program in a matter of weeks and she gave me a sympathetic look and said "You may as well get a management position at McDonald's or spend the next year at RBI getting your medical assistant certification. You'll make more." Word for word. (BTW, RBI [Rochester Business Institute] is a business college that accepts EVERYONE and certifies ANYONE). I asked the lady if she were serious and the other lady said "Unless you get in here or at St. John's Home you will be making about $12 an hour with minimal diffs, and it's not much more here to be honest."

I am mortified. I thought for sure we made closer to $17. That additional $5 an hour could really help this family get from under the "poverty line".

Any insight? Could this be true?

[barbiedee]

I am an LPN in BC, Canada. We USED to make about $22.00 Cnd an hour (about $16 US). The government just cut our salaries by 15%...making around $19.00 hr Cnd. (About 13.OO US) The government imposed a contract making our work week longer, and the 15% wage cut. That contract covered LPN's, CNA's, housekeepers, laundry and kitchen workers, maintenance, etc. (RN's were not in the same union). I wonder....does that mean we can do 15% less work???? I wish.

[HisTreasure, BSN, RN]

I am definitely going to get my RN, sooner than later. I might have to do the Deaconess route, or the Excelsior not sure which yet, since waiting lists here are CRAZY and I have a husband and three children...only my husband's income. I was told Erie county has a bridge program for LPNs which I will look into if I can CLEP out of my last few prereqs.

[nursebedlam]

There are places where RNs are paid $12.00 an hour.

It depends on what area of the country that you are in and what type of nursing you do.

hell $12.00 :uhoh21:

[TeenyBabyRN]

There are places where RNs are paid $12.00 an hour.

It depends on what area of the country that you are in and what type of nursing you do.

Where on earth do they find RNs that will work for $12/hr???

That is disgraceful!

[FNP2B]

i graduated from school march, 12 2004. i began working with my temp permit at a long term care facility in phila pa on march 24. i started out @ 19.20 an hr. i passed my boards yesterday and will now make 20.63 11-7am shift, 3-11 is 23.57 and 7-3 is 19.70. if you interested philly is an excellent place for lpns to excel and make a decent living. most facilities are paying 19-25 an hr depending on the shift.

wow, you are an lpn new grad and you are going to come out of the gates making about 42k anually.....maybe im reading this post wrong? that seems a bit much for a lpn?:stone

"patience is a virtue, yes, and good things come to those who wait, but only things left behind by those who hustle"

"success is a journey, not a destination"

[RN4NICU, LPN, LVN]

WoW, you are an LPN new grad and you are going to come out of the gates making about 42K anually.....maybe im reading this post wrong? That seems a bit much for a LPN?:stone

Salary.com lists LPN at $39,187 (which of course would not include differentials, as that is a benefit) and RN at $50,000, (which is $24-27/hr depending on whether it is based on 8 or 12 hour shifts) so this is probably correct.

[FNP2B]

Salary.com lists LPN at $39,187 (which of course would not include differentials, as that is a benefit) and RN at $50,000, (which is $24-27/hr depending on whether it is based on 8 or 12 hour shifts) so this is probably correct.

Yes it does but thats for the 75th %ile .......the average is 36K ......i was responding to a new LPN grad saying they are going to make 42K out of the gate:stone Why become an RN when you can BANK as an LPN (which reequires less educatioin and less time.)

[RN4NICU, LPN, LVN]

yes it does but thats for the 75th %ile .......the average is 36k ......i was responding to a new lpn grad saying they are going to make 42k out of the gate:stone why become an rn when you can bank as an lpn (which reequires less educatioin and less time.)

from salary.com:

the median expected salary for a typical licensed practical nurse in philadelphia, pa, is $39,187.

licensed practical nurse

25th%ile $37,493

median $39,187

75th%ile $42,629

philadelphia, pa

the median expected salary for a typical staff nurse - rn in philadelphia, pa, is $50,212.

staff nurse - rn

25th%ile $46,739

median $50,212

75th%ile $53,536

philadelphia, pa

[FNP2B]

from salary.com:

the median expected salary for a typical licensed practical nurse in philadelphia, pa, is $39,187.

licensed practical nurse

25th%ile $37,493

median $39,187

75th%ile $42,629

philadelphia, pa

the median expected salary for a typical staff nurse - rn in philadelphia, pa, is $50,212.

staff nurse - rn

25th%ile $46,739

median $50,212

75th%ile $53,536

philadelphia, pa

again thank you for proven my point a new lpn grad is not ,making 42k anually......ie. 25th%ile(meaning less experience) $37,493 that is a 5-6k difference than what the new lpn grad "said":stone he was going to make. he also said and i quote "most facilites are paying $25 an hour:stone "...do the math if a "lpn makes $25 dollars an hour and they work 40/hr a week they are making an unbeliveble(for an lpn) 52k anually. so again i post why go to school for 4yrs (preqs. included)for a bsn when one could be done with an lpn program in ....mmmm....i dont know 1yr1/2(preeqs. included) and bank the same if not more than the average rn.....median for rn's 50,212.:stone

lpn=less education, less time, more money!:stone

"a room without books, is like a body without a soul"

[RN4NICU, LPN, LVN]

I did not prove your point.

[FNP2B]

I did not prove your point.

well thank you for reinforcing(proving) my point. New Grad LPN's are not making 42k out of the gates.....you reinforced(proved) my original posting by presenting the salary.com figures 25th%ile(less experience) 37K anually and for that...........(with tear filled eyes) i thank you:stone

LPN=less education,less time. more money:stone

"Good things come to those who wait, but only the things left behind by those who hustle"

[michelle95]

he also said and i quote "most facilites are paying $25 an hour

I believe you left something out.

The person actually wrote:

Most facilities are paying 19-25 an hr depending on the shift

To accuse someone of lying is pretty rude.