I was looking around the internet for something that estimated the salary of a new grad in my city/state. Well I found it and I was awful shocked. It's insanely higher than I am/will be making anytime soon. May I ask, for those of you who are or were recently (lets say past five years) new grads with no experience, what was your starting wage p/hr, where do you live, and on what unit do you work?
I'll join in...
$23 base but $26.5 with 11p-7a diff, Texas, Adult Acute Psych (freestanding private facility)
Hopefully there are a few responses as I am very curious!
dang......maybe I shouln't finish getting my RN (currently in bridge). I make 25/hr as a LPN LTC unit manager. Don't tell me I wont make more as an RN.......gezzzzzz
You may not make more. I have worked with aides, unit clerks, LPNs, etc. that have worked somewhere for years and years and when they started in a new position they started at entry-didn't keep their much-earned rasies over the years......personally I would negotiate base pay plus all of the % of raises or at least a portion of those raises over the years. Not sure if they would do that nowadays :-(
try again, I worked in phoenix a few months ago, new grads non accute don't make those wages.
I do..I have no reason to make up wages...that's what my hospital pays no matter what area you work as an RN...not sure about the other hospitals in the area. :)
Otessa, BSN, RN
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You may not make more. I have worked with aides, unit clerks, LPNs, etc. that have worked somewhere for years and years and when they started in a new position they started at entry-didn't keep their much-earned rasies over the years......personally I would negotiate base pay plus all of the % of raises or at least a portion of those raises over the years. Not sure if they would do that nowadays :-(