LTC Salary for new grad RN

StacieH · May 16, 2009

I live in SC and I just got a job in LTC. It is a new facility and I am starting at just over 20/hr. This is 7a-7p. I thought it was a little low but I wasn't going to complain, I have had a difficult time even getting an interview. I was also told that I should get a raise within a couple of months.

CapeCodMermaid, RN · May 16, 2009

As a new grad how much bargaining do you think you can do? We start new people at a bit more than 21/hr but I really wouldn't think a new grad would try to ask for more on a first job.

debRN0417 · May 17, 2009

When I was a new grad I was thankful that someone would give me a job and orient me...course my first job as an RN was for under 8.00 an hour hehe.......

CapeCodMermaid, RN · May 17, 2009

Me too Deb. At the best paying skilled facility...$8/hr. And when I went to work at the hospital I was making $10.68 per hour and thought I had it made!

debRN0417 · May 18, 2009

That's right! I thought I was rolling in the dough when I hit that 12/hr! OMG! and if I was fortunate enough to get OT-Hallelujah! Now I am just happy to have health insurance I can afford!

StacieH · May 18, 2009

To answer your question...I would not try to negotiate a pay as a new grad. If you are not happy with what is offered then don't take the job, but they will find someone who will and with things the way they are right now I would jump at the opportunity.

Good luck with your decision.

ChickenJoyRN,BSN · Jun 4, 2009

I was just offered a job at a SNF and they offered me $30/hr as a new grad. I do live in the Bay Area California though. But when they offered me the position, I didn't even bother asking for a rate. I was just too excited they offered me the position!!!! As a new-grad in this economy, "We" are in no position to negotiate pay. You can try, but success is very slim. They may even look at you differently after. Take what you can to get your feet wet and get experience!!! As a new-grad, experience is far more valuable than any pay rate.

evilolive, BSN, RN · Jun 5, 2009

I live in MA and started at $22.10/hr as a new grad. I got my $0.61 raise last week... oooh!

Snoopy54321 · Sep 10, 2009

I will try looking for RN job at snf facility around los angeles area.

is it hard getting a job at snf? I will cry if I only get $20/hour,

considering the pain and sleepless night I go through with my

RN license. But some people get $ 8.00/hour???? :confused: It is not

right treating a nurse.

snoopy_nurse

S.Corder, RN · Sep 10, 2009

Well, all I can say is that the pay has improved for both RNs and LPNs. When I first started nursing as an RN, I made $4.50 an hour, but that was in 1969! Today, in LTC here in the Chicago area, LPNs are making anywhere from $18.00 to $22.00 per hour. If I were you, ask for about $20.00 per hour. It is a good place to start. Good Luck!

Amiller0313 · Nov 3, 2009

Keywords. New Grad and STARTING pay! you gotta work your way up, negotiating starting pay as a new RN in this economy is probably not the best idea. Nurses are getting laid off left and right, The DON most likely will not think twice and say "Yea right! I have people breaking the doors down to have a job right now". Pay raises will come. ( I thought the same thing when i started my new job as a Rn in LTC 2 months ago) my mother said ( a nurse of 28 years on Mother Baby) " Patience is a virtue" Its tought though, just starting out, you think after graduation you are going to get hired in the job you want at a hospital and then suddenly they are not hiring, let alone new grads, take the job and use your skills as a nurse, everything else will eventually fall in to place!

Goodluck!!!