How much do you make as a tech?

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Let's compare hourly pay. Please state you city:

St. Louis, MO: $12.75 (plus differential for weekend/might)

Interesting. When this thread first started in 2012, the pay people stated seemed to be higher than what recent posts show. Gotta wonder if its the massive glut of Nursing students out there pushing down wages.

That may be the case!

TX - $10.92 base/$1 evenings/$weekends

This is my last semester of nursing school so I am not complaining. All my co-workers and education department keeps mentioning to me to go for extern once the winter months roll around which would bump it up to $15/hr

Let's hope that happens!

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LI, NY : $21.15

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I make 11.75 working nights at a hospital 12.50 on weekends. I live in TX once I graduate school I will make 18.00 doing what I do till I pass my boards

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Jacksonville, FL varies due to many hospitals but my mom is a PCT/Unit Secretary and I been told pay for new PCT is about $12-13 per hour with the common $1-2 differential pay. A nursing student (which I'll be here in 2016) can work as a PCT/PRN after their first year of nursing fundamentals and usually start at $11-12 and usually gets half the differential, or sometimes the same differential. I'd say highest range would be $15-17 and you get maxed out after about 20yrs of working as a PCT, then you get anywhere from 400-800 annual bonus depending on the hospital and your work ethic. Some hospitals may not give a bonus even if you are maxed out. Some don't even give 1% raise for maxed out employees to keep in balance of the cost of living.

PCT is a great job though for nursing students who are trying to get a foot in the door. Down here it's all work ethic and who you know that determines your job and pay.

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Southeastern MI

$17.27/hour + noc differential

No previous healthcare experience

Med/Surg unit

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Specializes in Cath Lab.

Sugar Land, TX

Patient Care TECH (monitor tech) started at $14.50, after 2 years at $16.50 per hour not including weekend and night diffs.

Patient Care ASSISTANT (CNA) starts at $12 per hour

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

$24/hr - North California. Starting pay.

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Specializes in PACU, pre/postoperative, ortho.

$9/hr according to a new cna. She just works one night/wk for the experience while in school & makes more at her other job at a grocery store.

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Specializes in ER/Emergency Behavioral Health....

I started at $10.50 in 2006. After 8 years I'm at $14.80 for my base pay. I get a 75 cent differential for working nights

I'm in PA

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Denver, CO - $11.75 base pay with no experience. $4.50 extra for nights, $2.50 extra for weekends.

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Hey! What hospital are/were you employed at that pays $18/hr? Im a CNA looking for employment in the chicagoland area.

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Suburbs of Chicago: $18.00hr (starting pay) Been a CNA for about 2yrs (at other hospitals)

What hospital are/were you at that paid $18/hr? Im a CNA looking for employment in the Chicagoland area.

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