Let me get this clear

[FutureRN_NP]

Nurses get paid based on number years of experience, am I right? How is that being calculated? For instance, 2 versus 10 yrs. It something has been on my mind for quite sometimes and just wondering.

[SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS]

HR people in any given geographical area confer with each other to see what similar nurses make.

They don't want you going to the hospital down the street for a 50-cent raise I guess.

So, HR from hospital A calls hospital B in the same city to find out what critical care nurses (ICU, post op, etc) make at different levels of experience, what med surg nurses make, what new hires make...if there is a difference in wage paid to ADNs and BSNs...all those kinds of factors. So besides the number of years of experience, there also is an acuity factor.

[caliotter3]

In union facilities there is a set scale. At other employers, I have found that it is entirely dependent upon the individual's ability to convince the hiring people to pay them more, otherwise, I have encountered many cases of inappropriate compensation.

[GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN]

unquestionably, nursing salaries depend on the city or region you live in, and some hospitals do pay a little more for your experience, which is your responsibility to communicate this to your recruiter, here are some of the basic salaries on several nursing levels...

lpn's

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[td]nursing care facility[/td]

[td=width: 150]$42,590[/td]

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[td]hospital[/td]

[td]$40,250[/td]

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[td]physician's office[/td]

[td]$37,480[/td]

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[td]home health care services[/td]

[td]$42,550[/td]

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[td]community care elderly facility[/td]

[td]$42,270 ...

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once again taking under consideration the region where they work.

rn's

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[td]hospitals[/td]

[td]$68,610[/td]

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[td]physician's office[/td]

[td]$70,530[/td]

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[td]home health care services[/td]

[td=width: 125]$63,850[/td]

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[td]nursing home facilities[/td]

[td]$59,990[/td]

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[td]outpatient care centers[/td]

[td]$67,550[/td]

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once again taking under consideration the region where they work and specialty.

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[td]advanced practice nursing category

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[td=width: 150]annual median salary[/td]

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[td]certified nurse anesthetist

(crna)[/td]

[td]$156,032[/td]

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[td]certified nurse midwife[/td]

[td]$91,242[/td]

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[td]clinical nurse specialist (cns)[/td]

[td]$87,867[/td]

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[td]nurse practitioner (np) and family nurse practitioner (fnp)[/td]

[td]$89,787

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i hope these answer your concerns.... ciao~

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

All of the above. I'll add, management REALLY doesn't want nurses discussing

rate of pay. Unless you're union, there are no rules about pay scale.

[MN-Nurse, ASN, RN]

It depends. I am in a union so it goes like this:

New grad: $28.50 per hour.

10 Years:$40.42

25 years:44.36.

Add about a buck an hour for BSN.

[MN-Nurse, ASN, RN]

love the "old bat" comment>> am proud to be an OLD BAT!!!!!!

My more seasoned co-workers prefer "Battle Axe."

[optamisticone]

For all the old bats, battle axes and newbie RN's, as an RN and nurse recruiter for both a union and non-union hospital, I will tell you how I come up with the wages I offer candidates.

ALL NEW GRADS come it at the same wage, $30.00. This is for both the union and non-union hospital.

Experienced RN's come in based on a variety of factors; EXPERIENCE as an RN (I also consider and give partial credit for relevant, previous experience as an LPN/LVN, CNA, Resp Therp, etc). EQUITY in the unit, ie...I have to consider the RN's currently working in the unit. I do my very best to fairly compensate an RN for her years, skills and experience but I also have to consider what the RN's on the unit who have the equal amount of skills and experience are making. It does not sit well with already employed RN's to have a new RN (with equal skills and experience) brought in at a higher wage. CERTIFICATIONS that are relevant and above the requirements for the job such as; CCRN, AORN, TNCC, TEAM, etc.

The union hospital does have a cap as to what I can offer RN's, this being $38.50, which I find a bit frustrating. I feel an RN with 20+ years experience, who has an excellent work history and references, deserves more. In my non-union hospital, I have a bit more flexibility, which I appreciate. I always try to put myself in the candidates shoes and being an RN myself with 20+ years experience, I want them to receive a wage they are deserving of.

P.S. - I do not contact other area hospitals to find out what they are offering candidates. While there are market evaluations in regards to what other hospitals of similar size are offering, we do not confer with them directly.

[onetiredmomma]

I have always been told " we pay according to the following: 1-4 years ....5-9 years...10-15 .... "and most of them cap out at 20. If you are at the top of the scale the only way you can get a raise is if there is an across the board raise or the facility raises the cap.

[BluegrassRN]

While we do have a cap, we also have "compression raises". If they raise the minimum salary amount for RNs, they adjust everyone else's salary accordingly.

[lockheart678]

At my hospital, they usually start out your salary based on how much experience you have, but then a lot of people end up with under the table raises. I got one after a pathetic annual raise my first year there, and I didn't even know it was coming until I got an email. When they're desperate to get more staff in, they'll offer some pretty nice incentives though. When I found out a new nurse was going to make more than me, I threatened to quit and ended up with a nice little raise. I wish they would just pay us what we're worth to begin with to avoid all of this though.