How much do NY nurses make?

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Hello,

I am new to the forum. I just moved back up to NY from Orlando Florida. I am an experienced RN-C (over 2 years). I have an ASN degree. In Florida I started at $17.05/hr as a GN in 2002, and was making $18.75/hr base before I moved. I was working the night shifts - 7pm-7am, and every other weekends. In Florida, we got between 15-33% more for differentials for nights and weekends and a little higher for holidays. My salary did include benefits and 401K, ect. I made a total of $41,000 last year working the night shift. I currently live in Long Island, Nassau county, and was wondering if anyone can tell me how much I will make working in one of the local hospitals in Nassau county? How much an hour? how much are the night differentials? How much a year? I am hoping to work for one of the North Shore hospitals, hopefully on a post surgical womens unit (if they have a unit like that, or mother baby), which is where I worked in Florida. I was also wondering how do the night differentials work, are they a % of what you make or do they give you more/hr? Any help will be greatly aprreciated. Thanks. :p

Michele

Hello,I will be working in upstate NY(kingston to be exact:))I'm just wondering,How much tax will be taken off to my salary?if single?what is a FEDERAL TAX and the STATE TAX?

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Hhhmm, as a BSN grad, Sloan-Kettering said the starting salary is $65,254 plus 10% for nights..They specifically said there is NO BSN differential, so I'm wondering why they told your ASN friends 62? The Recruiter there is only part-time and not even a Sloan employee (and not a nurse)...she also said Sloan makes NO contribution to the employee pension, which---if true---would seem to put Sloan at a competitive disadvantage with the NYC-owned and private hospitals, which I believe do make pension contributions---NYU, Mt Sinai, Lenox Hill.....Can anyone confirm this???

yes you are right. there is no differential for a bsn v. asn. sloan offers two retirement plans, a pension plan where you're not vested until your 5th year as an employee and an optional voluntary tax-deferred contribution plan that sloan does not match, and you're not eligible to contribute until your second year as an employee.

as far as benefits, on top of the salary, each job category gets a specific amount the employee can spend for health benefits. during orientation, you get a price list for each of the benefits offered, and you can choose to spend all of your allotted benefits money or more and have whatever you spend be tax free. if you don't spend all your allotted money, you recieve the difference in your paycheck but taxed.

hope this helps.

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Specializes in ICU, Cardiac Cath/EPS Labs.
yes you are right. there is no differential for a bsn v. asn. sloan offers two retirement plans, a pension plan where you're not vested until your 5th year as an employee and an optional voluntary tax-deferred contribution plan that sloan does not match, and you're not eligible to contribute until your second year as an employee.

as far as benefits, on top of the salary, each job category gets a specific amount the employee can spend for health benefits. during orientation, you get a price list for each of the benefits offered, and you can choose to spend all of your allotted benefits money or more and have whatever you spend be tax free. if you don't spend all your allotted money, you recieve the difference in your paycheck but taxed.

hope this helps.

Thanks, so Sloan DOES offer a Pension....the part-time recruiter was wrong....allnurses.com comes through again!

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Specializes in Trauma.
That is great news!

I have a related question for you guys: Can a recent grad (with that kind of salary) afford to rent a nice 1 bed apartment in Manhattan, along with all other living expenses?

I ask because I always wanted to live and experience the City, even if it's for only a year or two.

I'm from FL btw.

Thanks.

Hi there..

I'm a nursing student graduating in 7 months:) Yay! Anyhow, I wanted to repsond to your post about rent and living in the "big apple". When someone said living in a tuna can, she was NOT exaggerating. I currently live in Park Slope and I rent a "ROOM" and it is ONLY a 70 square foot room WITHOUT a closet nor a parking spot. I pay $720 a month:(

I can tell you that I have friends living in the city who are making $100k which is about $40k more than the average new grad starts out with in NYC and THEY are living in 500 square feet and they are paying close to $2500 a month. Many times, it's a studio and NOT a one bedroom. It is NO JOKE living here in Manhattan. If you have loans, don't do it. You won't make it with the cost of eating out (everyone in the city does that...a lot of the time), shopping, buying groceries, subway fare or cab fare and going out on the town occasionally. NYC burns a hole in your pocket like NO OTHER CITY in this nation. I promise you I am telling the truth. It is better for you to look in Queens and brooklyn. I live in a very expensive area of Brooklyn which I love. I more than likely will move from this area after I graduate so that I can find my own space. Having roomates is wearing on me and everyone rents in NYC and more than likely, everyone has roomates.

Good luck:)

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I have an HR background (prior to nursing). You should easily be able to find a nursing position in NYC for at least $70-k plus a signing bonus. Since you have a couple years of nursing under your belt I wouldn't settle for less. This is what new grads are starting at, and you have experience.

Congrats on your move to NY! Very exciting!

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Specializes in ICU, Cardiac Cath/EPS Labs.
I have an HR background (prior to nursing). You should easily be able to find a nursing position in NYC for at least $70-k plus a signing bonus. Since you have a couple years of nursing under your belt I wouldn't settle for less. This is what new grads are starting at, and you have experience.

Congrats on your move to NY! Very exciting!

Unfortunately, I don't think a NEW GRAD Nurse can get a sign-on bonus in Manhattan at this time---maybe experienced nurses for certain areas/depts...If I'm wrong, please let me know...I think some hospitals have "referral vonuses," e.g., if an employee of Sloan-Kettering refers a friend to Sloan who is then hired, the employee who MADE the referral gets $1,000...

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Hi there..

I'm a nursing student graduating in 7 months:) Yay! Anyhow, I wanted to repsond to your post about rent and living in the "big apple". When someone said living in a tuna can, she was NOT exaggerating. I currently live in Park Slope and I rent a "ROOM" and it is ONLY a 70 square foot room WITHOUT a closet nor a parking spot. I pay $720 a month:(

I can tell you that I have friends living in the city who are making $100k which is about $40k more than the average new grad starts out with in NYC and THEY are living in 500 square feet and they are paying close to $2500 a month. Many times, it's a studio and NOT a one bedroom. It is NO JOKE living here in Manhattan. If you have loans, don't do it. You won't make it with the cost of eating out (everyone in the city does that...a lot of the time), shopping, buying groceries, subway fare or cab fare and going out on the town occasionally. NYC burns a hole in your pocket like NO OTHER CITY in this nation. I promise you I am telling the truth. It is better for you to look in Queens and brooklyn. I live in a very expensive area of Brooklyn which I love. I more than likely will move from this area after I graduate so that I can find my own space. Having roomates is wearing on me and everyone rents in NYC and more than likely, everyone has roomates.

Good luck:)

Wow! and to think I dreamed of working in New York...is it really worth it? I mean getting a big salary but still not able to satisfy your self because you're working so hard just to pay the big bills...do you still have time to hangout with friends or go somewhere to relax? Well, you really have to work double time if you want to have a bigger place to stay and eat what you want...and what about your family? still have time for them?
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Hello,I will be working in upstate NY(kingston to be exact:))I'm just wondering,How much tax will be taken off to my salary?if single?what is a FEDERAL TAX and the STATE TAX?

That's best answered by whoever in HR does payroll, or get a free consult at one of those tax emporiums (like H&R Block). Your tax base changes depending on how many deductions. I haven't been single in awhile, but I seem to remember paying about 20-25% of my salary in taxes at that time.

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I have an HR background (prior to nursing). You should easily be able to find a nursing position in NYC for at least $70-k plus a signing bonus. Since you have a couple years of nursing under your belt I wouldn't settle for less. This is what new grads are starting at, and you have experience.

Congrats on your move to NY! Very exciting!

It's my understanind that getting into any NYC hospital is political. Even with experience and my license pending approval no one will entertain me.

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Specializes in Trauma.
Wow! and to think I dreamed of working in New York...is it really worth it? I mean getting a big salary but still not able to satisfy your self because you're working so hard just to pay the big bills...do you still have time to hangout with friends or go somewhere to relax? Well, you really have to work double time if you want to have a bigger place to stay and eat what you want...and what about your family? still have time for them?

I'm still in school and I don't have time for a life. I left SF a year ago and have since then been here in NYC and never go out. A rare occasion, but even then, this city will easily pull $75 out of your pocket if you're having dinner and a few cocktails. As far as finding a cheaper place. You can, but it depends on the area of where you are willing to live. In Manhattan? No. It is VERY PRICEY there and for some reason, people think you can find a nice place for $1000 in the heart of Manhattan, but that is soooo far from the truth. You might be able to find yourself a little studio for $1900 that is maybe 300sf and that is NOT A FALLACY. Someone said that new grads here start out at $70k. Where? In looking at hospitals and jobs, I have found anywhere from $55k and on up to $67 was the highest. Considering the amount of loans I have, it would be nice to make that much. Buuuut, I would still have to rent a room, b/c there is not going to be any way for me to afford to live on my own unless I live in an undesirable neighborhood. Moving out on the island is always an option and work in the city. Even then, cheap rent and a place of my own isn't guaranteed.

BUT, I do love living here in the big apple. Even if I live in a room the size of a bathroom without a closet! That is the mentalitiy here in NYC. People love NYC soo much, that they are willing to sacrifice the amount of space they get just to live here in the heart of it all. It's definitely been an experience that I wouldn't change for anything. You know? It's NYC:)

You asked me about my family? I have family upstate that I see whenever I have the time to see them. I have seen them for a total of 3 days in the last year:)

Weee..nursing school ties you down:)

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Specializes in PCICU.

Yeah, everyone is dead on about rents. I dont even live in NYC, i live in NJ, about 3 minutes from the bridge, by the water. The proximity to the city makes my rents SKY HIGH. Yeah, its a nice 1 bedroom apartment, which i pay $1300 a month for. That's with NOTHING included. Still, i know that i am getting A LOT more space for my money than if i were living in NYC. Trust me, when you have lived in this area long enough, all you want to do is get away from the crowds and the tourists. You can take a weekend and "hang out" in the city, but once you realize that ONE cocktail can cost you the price of 3 cocktails anywhere else, its a pretty easy decision to make.

Also, I kinda disagree about needing to have a car in Jersey City. That place is nothing but buses. There is a major bus/train/path hub right in the heart of the city. A car is nice, but is it absolutely necessary? No.

I graduate in Dec with an ADN, and i am applying to a preceptorship program that pays $63,000.

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Hello! I have just transferred here in NYC and I am looking into working in the hospitals in Manhattan to take advantage of the Magnet designated hospitals. However, I am curious about the base salary for NYC hospitals. I know that NYC is has the highest cost of living and the Bay Area in California is second. In the Bay Area, new grads get $37/hr and for senior staff nurses, they get more based on their experience. I was quite disappointed when one of the NYC hospitals in Manhattan offered me $37/hr. I have years of hospital experience and I have BSN, I was very disappointed...considering the taxes that will yet be subtracted to that salary they offer. :scrying:

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