Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

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I am interested in what specialties are making 100k. I have 3 daughters in nursing school and can advise them on a lot, but not necessarily give them a big pic of the financial opportunities from across the nation. I am a 25 year RN and have a 65k salary, but double it most years with ot. not much fun working 68-72 hour weeks though. please tell me your specialty, experience , salary, and salary with diff and ot. oh, and where you r in the USA thank you all and hope your practice is professionally and financially rewarding

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So you're 25 with 3 daughters in nursing school? I find that hard to believe.

I know plenty of 100k jobs. One is California prison.

Probably best to change their career if they won't work in a prison. I would advise them to work in a field dominated by men not women.

Ha ha ha!! Reading is fundamental!

I live in Portland Oregon. If you work as a resource nurse you make over 100k a year but it requires at least 2 years experience and you work at all the hospitals in the system wherever you're needed that day.

She has been a nurse for 25 yrs is what she meant

Specializes in ICU.
Ha ha ha!!!! Reading is fundamental!!!

I will not read without eyewear again.

^highest paying travel jobs are L&D, OR and then CVICU in that order. Cedars Sinai in LA was offering $4094 a week gross 36 hours for L&D, for 17 weeks that's 69,598k.

Holy sh*t! Time for me to switch specialties!

Specializes in ICU.

I tried L&D, it was not for me.

I tried L&D, it was not for me.

And many nurses cannot travel. Hence the high salary as inducement.

Specializes in ICU.
And many nurses cannot travel. Hence the high salary as inducement.

My problem, I lost interest due a very negative environment. That turned me off and I went back to ICU. Once I walked away 6 other exp nurses did over the next month. L&D nurses have crap personalities and little clinical knowledge of disease processes from my experience.

Specializes in ICU.

^Dude, I misread the post.

Specializes in OB, Women’s health, Educator, Leadership.
I topped out at 65K last year. I live in Southeast Georgia and have been an RN for 30 years!! Don't really have the potential for overtime where I work, however, I love my job!! Not many nurses I know can say that.

I live in Southeast Georgia also. Salaries here are awful but I love the location. I guess it's all about what satisfies you.

Specializes in ER.
My problem, I lost interest due a very negative environment. That turned me off and I went back to ICU. Once I walked away 6 other exp nurses did over the next month. L&D nurses have crap personalities and little clinical knowledge of disease processes from my experience.

Ex- ED nurse, can relate... but then you're ICU so you probably hate ED too lol

Specializes in ICU.
Well...I am sorry you have had such negative experiences as a nurse. Not all facilities possess negative environments. I find that nurses that have such negative experiences in several areas sometimes are giving off negative energy and some self exploration can be helpful.

Fair enough to make that assumption but, for 6 exp RN's to follow me out the door you can assume that was probably not the case. Coming in as an ICU nurse it always intimidates every speciality. Oh well it was for the best..

Ex- ED nurse, can relate... but then you're ICU so you probably hate ED too lol

I actually liked ED. I did my OT in ED never ICU.

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