How much is your pay?

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I'm just curious...

Salaries varies from state to state, as well as the years of experience, and the area of specialty, right? How much is your pay per month? :heartbeat :nurse: :heartbeat

In California Bay Area, the housing market has plumeted, except for highly desirable locales, you can buy a descent home for 200-500, and still make a good 50/hr with benefits. You need to know the area, though. Anyone thinking of relocating here should p/u a traveler position, and see how they like it. I imagine the real estate market will stay like this for a couple more years. A house on my street previously priced at 800k is now foreclosed, and listed for 525k. This is with good schools, nice weather, and good jobs within driving distance. Someday, it will be back up again.

There are lots of jobs in Sacramento, and if you can take the summer heat you can get a really good home for 200-300k. Kaiser there pays the same as the bay area- and there are hundreds of newer homes in foreclosure. Imagine making 50/hr and having a great house for 250k. It is not bad. 2hrs from snow, and 1 hr to San Fran. Most of our hospitals here are staffed with travelers, around 20%.

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Specializes in psych, NICU.

I work in NICU in middle of ND and make $19.87/hr. RN for 2 years. I've been told that in Fargo, ND a new grad makes about $25/hr. Some of the RN's I work with have been at the same hospital for 20+ years and only make about $25-28/hr. We do get night differential (extra $1/hr but not even for whole shift), no holiday pay, no weekend pay. But cost of living is much cheaper than most places. Good house is about $200,000.

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Hi everyone!

Recent grad here in NYC (Manhattan to be exact). Base at my hosp. is 36.535 for days. Additional 3.00 for night diff. Nothing for wkds. With my ACLS, I make 39.6/hr. I pull in roughly 4 grand a month.

Still, as you all know, the COL in NYC is pretty high so even with that salary, if I hadn't had my live-in boyfriend to help out with rent and other expenses, not sure what I'd do.:uhoh21:

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Just my

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Just my :twocents: but from what I've been hearing a new RN with no experience can make about $24 per hour in the Ocean County New Jersey hospitals, an LPN "IF" they are lucky to even be hired by a hospital are considered tech's until they get their RN and make $15 - $17 per hour. Rehab hospital will pay $20 per hour LPN and one LTC facility offers almost $30 per hour for LPN's but the conditions are less than desirable. I've heard up to 30 patients per nurse. Agencies supposedly pay more $23 - $25 but I have no proof of this.

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Specializes in ER, PCU, ICU.

Central California - 50 miles east of SF in a tier 1, non-union, trauma hospital working in critical care = $53/hr base for nights, includes $5 shift diff.

Add $2 weekends/holidays. Add $5 float pay to ER or PCU.

Bonus OT = time & 1/2 + $16 or,

when flipping to opposite schedule OT = time & 1/2 + $32, less shift differential.

$1200 shifts are common if you want to work them. I usually work an extra 1 to 3 shifts depending on staffing needs and how motivated I am.

Travelers make a LOT more.

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I guess I'm in pretty good shape from the rest of the post! I graduated in May 2007 and are working PRN at two different hospitals. I make $30 and hour at one (differential at nights and weekends) and Base of $20.67 at the other with $4 and hour nights, $5 hour weekend and $5 and hour PRN premium making $34.67 and hour. I don't need the benefits 'cause my husband has them and the flexibility is great with my kids! :nurse:

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Specializes in OB, HH, ADMIN, IC, ED, QI.
I live in Michigan. I am an RN with 26 years experience. I have worked for my current facility almost 19 years. The top pay at my hospital is $34.10 (I know because I just asked yesterday). After 19 years I was at $28.41!!!

I discussed it with my new manager ( I just switched jobs within the facility) and she gave me a 3% raise. (that would not have happened with my previous manager).:nono:

She also told me they were looking into this problem and would be making adjustments. I will believe that when I see it. We do not have a union.

I find it pathetic that an experienced RN with 26 total years experience is making now $29.26 (after confronting someone) when the top of the scale is $34.10. They have absolutely no respect or appreciation for experience.:(:(:confused::confused:

Union leaders will know what to do, and have lawyers to reinforce that. Don't waste time or another 19 years getting one! I know the decision feels risky, others have done it successfully, but there's always the possibility that you may need to find another job. Resenting your pay adds stress to your life, then deducts years from it.:nurse:

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Specializes in Med/surg, ICU.

almost 70K/yr base pay, full time, before taxes. shift diff is 25% of base pay. VA Federal hospital, Seattle, WA. BSN/RN, 4 years experience. At my hospital, most start at 54K/yr depending on other degrees and experience. Housing is expensive but it's possible to find a home in surrounding areas. My home was 278K and is less than 15 minutes from work. My neighbor is a traveler, I can't remember her salary but its very good plus most travelers in Seattle (incl her) receive 2K/month for housing whether you live here or not.

-gg

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Does anyone KNOW for sure what the going pay for a new ADN grad is in the Anderson / Greenville SC area REALLY is? I am interested in Emergency Care on weekends. Anyone in this area doing that? Just curious...

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I interviewed in a lot of places before accepting my current position, because we were open to relocating after graduation. I was amazed at the differences in wage offerings, as well as the ton of difference options. We eventually chose a location for family issues, but it was interesting.

I ended up accepting a 'middle of the road' position with a lot of potential to earn as much as I am willing to earn. The base pay for a new grad is $24.75 per hour. The 7pm to 7am differential is $3.50. The 7pm Friday to 7 am Sunday differential is $5.25. Holidays are 2.5x the base + any differential.

The hospital also offers incentives for different types of needs. Understaffed days on which you aren't already scheduled - in your own unit - are + $6.00 per hour. Understaffed days - if you are willing to float - are + $9.00 per hour. Weekend-only RN's have a base pay of $42.00 per hour, and that's offered to anyone with at least 1 year of experience.

Employee + dependent health insurance (including dental, vision, and additional life) costs me about $115 per month, with very reasonable deductibles and minimal co-pays. We don't have a certain number of paid days off. We do the "earn your vacation" type of system. In a month of working just my contract base of 36 hours per week, I earn 2.75 days of paid leave.

The COL here is pretty reasonable. Average home (say....2100 sq ft on 1/2 acre) is around $225K, and gasoline was $3.25 today.

Oh, and to the RN who said they should move out of IL....you are getting shafted by your facility! I graduated in IL, and my classmates in east central and central IL started at a base of $21-$23 per hour.

Would you share what state you live in? In seen the new england area was on your location, your pay is great compared to the COL.

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I live in central Illinois and the pay range for RN's is 18.50-27.50 for day shift. That doesn't include any shift differential, or charge pay. We have no increase in pay based on certification or if you have your BSN.

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