How much more is RN salary without bennies?

suzanne4, RN · Jul 2, 2007

It is not just healthcare that is included in the benefits part of your check. It also is vacation time, sick time; meaning that if you do not work, you do not get paid.

It can be up to about 30% more, and then you are also a per diem employee in most cases and subject to cancellation. Most employers will not keep you in the fullt-time position with just an increase in your pay. They will usually change you to per diem, so you become at-will for them.

Get every bit of information and from your facility before you consider any changes. There is much more to it then just health benefits.

Lisa CCU RN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

A hospital in my area's base pay is 19.50, but w/o benefits is 28.50 base.

You have to make a full time commitment if you take no benefits, so you are not oer diem there.

cjmue12 · Jul 2, 2007

Our contingent RNs make 20% more then PT and FT employees and do not earn Vac time or sick time. They are only guaranteed 16 weekend hours per month. I was contingent for a couple years and if you dont need benefits its the way to go. Make more, work when you want.

Mommy TeleRN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

I am in the same area as CRNASomeday and like she said full time without benefits is now an option at all the major hospitals. The more hours you commit to, the higher the pay. It's around $7-9 hr difference, as you can see for our area almost 50%. One hospital is 25% higher. I chose this option to maximize my pay as a new grad. I won't be taking much time off anyway since I'm in orientation. But if I do want off we do self scheduling and at 3 days committment per week it's pretty easy to bunch off days.

Sick time, can't do much about necessarily. But if you get to feeling better it's pretty easy to get extra shifts. The pay difference was well worth a few sick days for me.

Mommy TeleRN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

Just as additional note: even though I'm without benefits I still get 401k match :)

angel337, MSN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

in illinois in most chicago area hospitals you can make as much as $20 more per hour than a staff nurse with benefits. i know a lot of nurses that choose this option and they don't usually get cancelled for shifts and they obviously make a heck of alot more money than the other nurses so it becomes a lifestyle for some people. its pretty hard to go from making 100k per year to 50 or 60k. i agree with suzanne though, it is definitely something you want to be careful with because as soon as they hire new people your hours may be snatched away and if you get sick for any length of time, you may be really doing yourself in. benefits are nice to have, whether you are married or not. and unless your spouse is rolling in dough and you don't really have to work, i say working registry is a good option. but if you can't pay your bills unless you work then i think working a staff position is the smart thing to do.

Jo Dirt · Jul 2, 2007

I work without benefits or overtime pay (even though I frequently work 60 hrs. a week) and I don't even get taxes witheld, I have to fill out those cursed 1099's at taxtime.

On top of that it takes me an hour to get to my job each way, and about $12.00 a day in gas.

My hourly pay rate is $17.00

Didn't realize how bad this deal sucks until I saw it written out in front of me.

Think I'm going to start looking for another job.

mamalle · Jul 2, 2007

I work per diem ER and my hourly rate is 33.43. I also have a 401K that the hospital matches at 3%. I have never been cancelled and work when I want to work. I originally started 3p-3a and got 36 hours a week until I started also doing outpatient recovery. I work both per diem and it works out well with our family life. Im down to about 2-3 shifts a month now in the ER.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

If you choose not to be benefits that includes insurance, disability, vacation time, annual rasies, when you're called off for low census you don't get paid, etc. then your salary here can be up to $7.00/hour more.

I've worked my way up to that salary over the years and have full benefits. But for a new nurse who isn't concerned about those things it's a significant amount.

Pheebz777, BSN, RN · Jul 2, 2007

Our base pay here is $29.90/hour with benefits. Per diem nurses are paid $36/hour

CVICURN2003 · Jul 2, 2007

I work for 29.00 per hour. I had to be at my job 1 year (CVICU) before I could go to flex. No benefits at all, no sick, no vacation.. New grads are paid around $20.00 per hour. My base rate would be around @21.00 (4 years experience). I still get shift diffs and have to work one summer and one winter (always Christmas). I am commited to two days a week and can be floated to CCU or ER. I get no cost of living raise and will not get a raise when I get my CCRN (keep your fingers crossed next month). I am considering looking for another job with benefits. No raise in our "flex" program for several years. But, I only schedule myself for two shifts. The other shifts are "extra" (time and a half plus most days). So the money is REALLY nice if I can get in an extra day or two. (I have 4 little kids, so not always possible). I do love my job. Not the managment where I work, but the people I work with and the kind of work I do (most days:uhoh3:). A hospital near her (not such a high acutity) get paid 8 more dollars an hour with a higher base rate just for no health insurance.