How many of you have to pay for parking for your work?

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN]

I had been pretty shocked to hear some nurses have to pay for parking upward to hundreds of dollars a month. This just boggles my mind. I couldn't imagine my employer making me pay to park at my job.

So I was just curious how commen this is.

We have 4 local hospitals and you don't have to pay for parking at any of them. 2 of them have large parking garages for the employees that you badge in and out of.

The other 2 places don't have garages but you still don't have to pay.

[2boys1nurse]

I pay $36 a month to park. I work for the University Of California systems. They have many medical centers, clinics, etc, within CA. The fee will go up in October, but I can't recall the fee.

[FlyingScot, RN]

Parking fees work-related are tax deductible.

Not if they take it out pre-tax which I understand most big hospital systems do. Found this out from my tax preparer.

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

Most Chicago urban hospitals charge something. I paid $10 MONTH 20 years ago; 10 or 25 for evenings 4 years ago. Latest job, a few miles from the loop was different rates depending on salary, so PCT, housekeeping, etc paid ~40 or so while higher paid folks paid $78 month. I used to be able to park my motorcycle for free around campus, but they wised up & want more money. ;(

[Girlygirl69]

I feel bad now. At my facility monthly parking is almost $250. I do work in midtown manhattan

[pinkiepie_RN]

Goodness, I think I pay $25/year. I've got a magnetic tag in my car that gets me through the gate in the garage. Now, it's also a garage shared with patients and visitors who *do* pay, something like $3/hour. Non-RN /MD staff park off campus with a shuttle during the day and the garage is open during the evening and night for free parking.

I worked at a hospital before that didn't charge anything for staff but was smaller with less of a parking crunch. I know Johns Hopkins charges something ridiculous on a monthly basis.

[miss_meg]

Lots of people in all kinds of different jobs have to pay to park at their workplaces. I wish nurses were more special than everyone else and had unconditional free parking for life, but, alas, this is not the case.

Sounds like you've never lived or worked in a larger city. Parking expenses are just one of the many expenses that increase the cost of living in a major metropolitan area. Wages in such areas are usually higher than they are in rural areas partly because the cost of living there is so much higher.

[VICEDRN, BSN, RN]

I pay $10 every pay period(2 weeks). The hospital is located downtown and a private company owns the parking garage. Although the hospital used to own/operate the garage it became too expensive to continue so it's convienently connected to the hospital. If you don't pay to park you'll have to park on the street and pay and even then there are VERY few spots available. It's worth $20 a month to have a covered spot in 100+ degree heat and I don't have to worry about ice on my windsheild in the winter time.

Me and this dude might work at the same place...my story is the same as his and I feel exactly the same as him. Don't care about cost as long as it's covered deck and close to work.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

lots of people in all kinds of different jobs have to pay to park at their workplaces. i wish nurses were more special than everyone else and had unconditional free parking for life, but, alas, this is not the case.

sounds like you've never lived or worked in a larger city. parking expenses are just one of the many expenses that increase the cost of living in a major metropolitan area. wages in such areas are usually higher than they are in rural areas partly because the cost of living there is so much higher.

bedside nurses pay half of what management, nps and clinic nurses pay. that's at least somewhat special!

[itsmejuli]

I pay $26 a month, I'm part-time. The charge covers snow removal and plug-ins for those freezing days. I better buy a block heater before the winter.

[NeoPediRN]

In Boston, to park on site for day shift at a particular hospital, it costs between $350-450 per month. Off site is $150/month.

[studystudy]

I work downtown, and downtown areas always charge for parking. There is no employee parking at my job, AND I have to walk 1/2 mile to get from the parking garage to the front door. Kind of a pain in the butt, but we do get reimbursed $5/day for parking on our checks.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

Lots of people in all kinds of different jobs have to pay to park at their workplaces. I wish nurses were more special than everyone else and had unconditional free parking for life, but, alas, this is not the case.

Sounds like you've never lived or worked in a larger city. Parking expenses are just one of the many expenses that increase the cost of living in a major metropolitan area. Wages in such areas are usually higher than they are in rural areas partly because the cost of living there is so much higher.

I have lived in large cities. I just have never had to pay a parking fee in any place I worked. Only place I had a to a parking fee was college campus.