I'm going to preface this as a rant... I'm not sure when this happened but when did LPN salaries get so low? I finished school in 2010 and got my first job at a LTC facility making $17.50. My second job $21.50 and there after I did agency work for a year varying $19-25/per hour. Now I'm looking for a job to tide me over while I finish school, I got a corrections nurse offer of $17.00! THE HECK?
In varying postings I'm seeing $15-16 salary ranges on career builder. *sigh* It has always seemed we've struggled for our place in the sun, now the $ aspect is more evidence of this. I'm gearing up to get my RN now but geez:sniff: I have a few LPN colleagues who're older and not in a place to finish school, the undercutting has been devastating to them. It seems there's less and less money at each new job.
BTW I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio and I know we have a nursing glut here... It seems that's the problem?
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
50K is nonsense, which LVN-RN program are you talking about?!
Be cognizant that the person who is quoting the $50k tuition for LVN-to-RN programs is in California, which is the land of private-for-profit bridge programs with expensive tuition.
In addition, the California BRN does not accept any online LVN-to-RN programs.
Wow, where do you live? I live in a rural area on the east coast and the average LPN pay is $9.00-15.00 an hour! Unless you've been an LPN for years, then you might make around $21.00 an hour if you're lucky...
I've been an LPN for literally 30 years and my pay has been stalled in the $20-22 range for over 10 years. Even tho I have hospital experience in almost all areas except L&D, surgery and cardiac ICU, and feel I am an asset to any team, it appears a seasoned LPN isnt considered nearly as good as a fresh, inexperienced BSN who doesn't have much thinking on her feet confidence.......Grrrrrr!
Specializes in Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care.
LVN-RN program at my community college is less than 5K. 50,000 is ridiculous!
Maybe if your lucky enough to secure a slot in one. Bridge programs at community colleges in California have up to FIVE YEAR waiting lists. There just aren't enough RN's willing to teach. Which is sad. I would think that it would be a decent way to end a nursing career. Give the last five years of it back to the profession and impart your learned wisdom to a new batch of RN's.
Wow! Those are crazy low salary rates. $16.00 is the starting salary for CNAs at my current workplace.
I've been a LPN for around 1.5 yrs now. My first job I got in December 2012 starting was $21.00. My current workplace, is $24.00.
You said it was for a corrections nurse position? Im not too sure what your job duties enlist of. But the salaries I'm mentioning are from rehabilitation centers/nursing homes. Maybe you should try getting a job there cause the pay might be higher. Good luck
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Wow! Those are crazy low salary rates. $16.00 is the starting salary for CNAs at my current workplace.
Then again, you're in Staten Island, which has a high cost of living compared to the geographic regions where the nurses with the "crazy low salary rates" live.
In most cases, pay is dependent on the cost of living. A person doesn't necessarily need a lot of money to survive in cities where a 2-bedroom apartment can be rented for $400/month or a 4-bedroom house can be purchased for $100,000.
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50,000??? LVN-RN programs can be ha online from accredited schools for a fraction of that!!