If you live in Illinois, this one's for you...

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So I'm a brand spanking newly licensed nurse. I've been offered an extra part time position (2 days a week) at the assisted living I've worked at as a caregiver and I'm feeling unimpressed when it comes to what they're offering me in terms of pay ($22/hr). Anyone want to offer some numbers to compare to?

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Specializes in General medicine/geriatrics.

I moved out of IL almost a year ago, but was making a little over $22/hr working on a surgical floor in a hospital in central IL. So your rate of pay sounds about right for a new grad.

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

Illinois is a big state, running from the Chicago & the Great Lakes down to Ky.

Really depends where you are, and what you'll be doing

Try salary.com

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In southern Illinois, they start out at around $19 in a hospital setting...I'm sure that assisted living is probably more, as the LPNs in assisted living make around 19.

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Graduated but haven't taken NCLEX yet. Was offered $26 an hour in hospice home care. Suburb next to Chicago.

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I work as a CNA for now but the nurses at my hospital get paid $26 and the charge nurse gets 27 :) in chicago

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Northern Part of IL, they pay New RNs at 28, LPNS at 25.

Not bad for new graduates, "experienced" Nurses earn more.

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