How much does an Oncology Nurse Practitioner make per year?

linearthinker, DNP, RN · Sep 24, 2011

My sister-in-law is a Onc NP at a high profile research University in the Mid-Atlantic region. She started out a few years ago at 68K and is up to 75K. That is on the high side for a University research clinic, and she has an outstanding benefits package. She has her Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist as well as a ANP. Her husband is a dosimetrist in the same clinic and makes almost twice as much.

barbiemafia · Sep 24, 2011

What about a specialization? For example, would an Oncology Nurse Practitioner make more than just a regular Nurse Practitioner?

linearthinker, DNP, RN · Sep 25, 2011

Not necessarily. Location, location, location. Check your local listings.

littleredmare · Sep 26, 2011

90K in Boston. But if you're anything like me the burnout makes it not worth it. I wish I had gone to acupuncture school instead so I could really help people instead of pump them full of chemo for them to suffer anyway. I would not recommend it.

But that's another thread entirely. For specialty in Boston I started at 75K and after 2 years now it's around 90K pretax.

barbiemafia · Sep 26, 2011

That's not bad for boston...I hear the price of living there is pretty high.

what are your hours like? Do you woke for a hospital or private practice? What does an average work day look like

littleredmare · Sep 26, 2011

I work for a hospital in town. I do have to pay for parking which runs $40 a week. I live in the burbs so my rent is cheap. I actually really am looking to transition out of Oncology and into Occ Health because Oncology Nursing is an evil succubus that will eat your soul. Just kidding, but it's just VERY stressful. I work anywhere from 50-55 hour weeks, I am usually overwhelmed with work. I work for 3 different MD's. Prior I worked in private practice Oncology which was less stress but pay was less. Hours were better though.

barbiemafia · Sep 26, 2011

What specialty would you recommend makes the most money and has the best hours, aside from anesthesiology?

myelin · Sep 27, 2011

What specialty would you recommend makes the most money and has the best hours, aside from anesthesiology?

I've heard really good things about psych. You have to be interested in that kind of work, though.

barbiemafia · Sep 27, 2011

What does a psych np make and what do they do exactly? Are they like a psychiatrist?

littleredmare · Oct 5, 2011

Oooh I always used to get the willies when I had the "mental status change" patient on my timecard. It usually involved something being thrown at me and an eventual change of scrubs. But that was a looong time ago...

max66 · Oct 6, 2011

If your concern is salary, don't go into oncology, go become a botox injector.