100k salary?

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  1. How possible is it to make over 100k?

    • 80
      Very possible
    • 71
      possible but requires some hard work/overtime
    • 117
      possible but requires LOTS of overtime/hardwork
    • 58
      Very hard

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18 year old male. I've wanted to be a nurse for a couple years and will be starting to work towards my BSN this fall. I've volunteered at the local hospital on med/surg floors and the ER room to make sure this is what I want. I will be taking classes to be an EMT-B or ER tech during college in order to gain medical knowledge, contacts in the hospital, and experience in an acute care setting.

Med/surg floors are........eh...but I am absolutely in love with the ICU and ER. When I was volunteering on a med/surg floor a male nurse said he had worked 20 years as a nurse an was making 120k

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My question is how possible is it for a nurse to make over 100k a year?

Does it pretty much require overtime to make that?

Whats the highest you have ever heard of a nurse making that wasn't a anesthetist or practitioner? And what did that require(overtime, certifications, years of experience, department,etc)?

I was thinking of becoming a charge nurse for the ER eventually. Good or bad idea?

I want to make it clear I am NOT getting into nursing for the money, but just like everyone I wouldn't mind making a decent amount doing what I love. I am just interested in how obtainable a "decent" salary is when it comes to nursing

Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I am a weekend option nurse, so I get a differential for that I precept on a fairly regular basis which is a couple $$ more an hour. I get some indirect time for being the unit diabetes expert and on the informatics council. Each meets once a month. We have a monthly staff meeting we get paid for. Just the odds and ends add up. I have been on my unit for 5 years. I do not make $100K but I am in the high 5 figures. This is why I am staying on the floor even though I got my MSN in Dec. haven't found a job to match my current pay. I only work 3 days a week. I live in NC.

We use my husband's insurance, which is much better than what I can get through work. I put 10% into a 403(b). The only other costs are Flex account for mwdical expenses and parking-yes I have to pay for parking.

A lot depends on where you live for base pay. I would have to work a ton of OT to make that kind of money and then I'd be too exhausted to enjoy it. Charge nurses don't typically get paid much more per hour. Upper level management would be a better bet.

I have heard of travel nursing agencies offering some good deals, but you'll need a few years in first and there's usually a reason for the nice price tag they're offering.

Specializes in Varied.
I am a weekend option nurse, so I get a differential for that I precept on a fairly regular basis which is a couple $$ more an hour. I get some indirect time for being the unit diabetes expert and on the informatics council. Each meets once a month. We have a monthly staff meeting we get paid for. Just the odds and ends add up. I have been on my unit for 5 years. I do not make $100K but I am in the high 5 figures. This is why I am staying on the floor even though I got my MSN in Dec. haven't found a job to match my current pay. I only work 3 days a week. I live in NC.

We use my husband's insurance, which is much better than what I can get through work. I put 10% into a 403(b). The only other costs are Flex account for mwdical expenses and parking-yes I have to pay for parking.

NC has pretty lucrative jobs, but you have to be willing to do anything for them. Not worth it!

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