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

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.

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.

It's possible to have three kids and be in "School" or even be a fully licensed RN at the age of 25. Let's consider the ffg:

A. Perhaps, she was done with the RN program between ages 19-21 and even before then she already had two babies then popped another one.

B. Or is it possible she has twins and/or her significant other has kids from another mother?!?!

C. Triplets?

D. Maybe she's so smart, so strong, and so determined. Thus, can easily handle going to school while pregnant and at the same time, a mother.

E. She may have a fully supportive loving husband or family?

F. Endless possibilities!

In other words, "Don't judge a "cover" buy its book. =)

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 OB, Women’s health, Educator, Leadership.

I use to work in Human Resources where we did a yearly run on all 100k workers. They were all upper management and PRN nurses with experience on that list and that was probably 15 years ago. Mind you home care agency was also in New York.

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 Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
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.
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.

Personally...I have never liked med-surg. I have worked trauma flight, ICU, CCU, CTPACU, cath lab, emergency medicine. I have been a staff member, paramedic, manager, director, and supervisor. I admire med-surg nurses for they take care of an obscene number of patients with a dexterity and skill that I do not possess. L&D nurses have huge kahunas and backbones of titanium. They consistently take care of 2 lives intertwined as one, again, with a dexterity and nerves of steel. Give me the Mom or the kid...don't combine them. They have my undying admiration as do NICU staff. I do not like resuscitating something smaller than the size of my hand.

I make/made

While I do not expect a 100k Salary I know the ceiling of where I live is pretty low considering nurses with 30+ years make only $10/hr more than me. I don't expect it to change.

I have 4 years of experience on various units from floating and ICU experience not to mention previous LTC experience as LPN. I have my BSN and some other certifications and working on my CCRN. After which I am deeply interested in moving to somewhere I do not have to work crazy hard to make the 75k I made this past year.

Interested in suggestions. Someone mentioned earlier NM?

AWay from East Coast and Southern States.

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.

Specializes in Emergency.

No OT required in NYC private hospitals. I'm making >100k/year as a staff ED nurse. 36 hour weeks. This is due to night differential and CEN differential. Decently high COL though, but my family is living very comfortably.

Making 85k/yr 2nd yr as a nurse. NJ. If I did overtime probably could reach 100k. I work in the ER. Don't want to do overtime. To stressed and starting to feel burnt out.

Thinking of taking pay cut 65k/yr for clinic desk job. Closer to the house better hrs in the day.

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