If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

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:yeah:What is your specialty?

how long have you been an RN?

and how many years have you been working?

Do you have a BSN or ADN?

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Specializes in med/surg, ER, camp nursing.

RNs who make over 100K work in big city hospitals and work LOTS of OT.

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

I think making over 100k a year is more the exception than the rule depending on the area of the country. I work 40 hours a week in a large university hospital in a metropolitan area in the mid-west. I've been a nurse for a little over 22 years. My annual income is more in the 70's than the 100's. I have worked in many specialty areas. My current job is my highest paying. I would wager a guess that most of the people who actually are making 100k+ are working many hours of overtime or more than one job. There is a cost to working like that that I am unwilling to pay. It would be more accurate for you to get more specific answers from nurses who live in your area. 100k means more in the mid-west than it does in California.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Nurses who make 100k a year are either NPs or CRNAs. If it's a staff nurse, well then they must be working a load of OT. I have a co-worker who made 100k per year but he worked in Cali and worked tons of OT plus he got paid more because the cost of living is higher.

I work in a big city hospital and I work a lot of OT and I have never made 100k per year. The most 75k.

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Nurses who make 100k a year are either NPs or CRNAs. If it's a staff nurse, well then they must be working a load of OT. I have a co-worker who made 100k per year but he worked in Cali and worked tons of OT plus he got paid more because the cost of living is higher.

I work in a big city hospital and I work a lot of OT and I have never made 100k per year. The most 75k.

I know someone, she is in my family, as a associates degree in early education or something like that...went to school years ago to be a RN...ADN...Now, just been hired to run a Rehab Unit (IN, OUT, CARDIAC) and makes 101,*** (is salaried) DOes not have a Bachleors...One thing that I can tell you is that its ALL about the connections. This family member has gotten a job through a peep knowing a peep, and that peep called her up and handed over a job. Yes, she worked home health, LTC, and Rehabs her whole like as either a nurse or a CNA, but face it..experience is the KEY!

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

But that's much different than being a staff nurse. Experience will get you a higher base salary but even that only goes so far.

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Specializes in Emergency, Cardiac, PAT/SPU, Urgent Care.

My close friend who is an ER nurse in a suburban hospital makes over $100K ONLY because she works the night-shift weekend program and picks up a bunch of night shifts during the week which puts her at approximately 60 hours per week.

I doubt any bedside staff RN (no matter what education level or years of experience) could make close to that only working 40 hours per week.

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Specializes in Pain mgmt, PCU.

The closest I ever got was working as a Clinical Specialist for an company with implantable diveces. With bonuses, car allowance, extra training other CS, I was right up there. It took every day, night and a lot of weekends. Don't know if it was worth it looking back...

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Specializes in Dermatology, Pediatrics, Emergency Room.

I make $120,000 a year as a nurse practitioner in a derm clinic. 40 hours or less a week. So if you are interested in that kind of money, get out of the rat race of working overtime and weekend hours at the hospital!!

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Specializes in SICU, Peds CVICU.

My two cents? (cuz you're all dieing to know, right?)

If you want to pull in 6 figures a year... DON'T go into nursing. Nursing has a lot to offer, but awesome financial compensation isn't it.

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Specializes in ER and Home Health.

100 k by itself is no longer considered awesome financial compensation. I do almost 80 without any OT, I have been nursing only 2 years. But I know quite a few nurses who all do a bit over 100 k with actually very little on no OT.

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.
100 k by itself is no longer considered awesome financial compensation. I do almost 80 without any OT, I have been nursing only 2 years. But I know quite a few nurses who all do a bit over 100 k with actually very little on no OT.

Again, you must take into consideration what part of the country you are talking about. In the mid-west 100k is not likely without a lot of OT. I do agree that 100k is not awesome financial compensation for what nursing requires!!!:D

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