Male RN gets to pay more?

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HI

Does Male RN gets to pay more? since there is not much male nurse around in state.. ? Im currently going for RNS degree, I can speak Chinese , spanish , english... . would I get pay more because I can speak more languages? and whats the rate for RN? I stil have one more year to go!!!!!

thanks!!!

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:welcome:. Your language skills will be very useful, and employers would love to have you. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any difference in pay based on number of languages you speak, or because you are male. However, because of your talents, you may get hired faster at some places. As far as pay goes, it really depends on where in the US you are. The starting pay for RN's at hospitals can go anywhere from around $17 per hour, up to around $40 per hour, depending on what city you are in. Usually, the more expensive the city is to live in, the higher the starting salaries. Good luck with everything.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

No males nurses to not get paid more at the beginning level. Languages are a plus but there's no differential that I know of for speaking other languages. Good luck!

Pay varies according to wear you live.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

I live in a city where we have a very large spanish speaking population and bilingual nurses are definitely hired over a nurse who only speaks English -- however, there is no pay differential.

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I'm wondering what made the OP think that male nurses are paid more than female nurses?

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Specializes in I have an interest in Travel and OB/L&D.
I'm wondering what made the OP think that male nurses are paid more than female nurses?

Here are a few articles regarding the subject of women getting paid less than men doing the same jobs:

WOMEN PAID 68 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR WHITE MEN GET: http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/IWPRFinalPressrelease4-20-04.pdf

The Wage Gap: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/10/09/the_wage_gap/

Men/Women and the 10 Highest/Lowest Paid Occupations in Canada: http://www.unpac.ca/economy/wagegap3.html

Why men are paid more: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20586168-5000117,00.html

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

Wait! I'm supposed to be paid more?

No one told me! :(

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I'm wondering what made the OP think that male nurses are paid more than female nurses?

The OP's native language does not appear to be english. Perhaps wherever the OP is from, males would be paid more than females.

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Specializes in Jack of all trades, and still learning.
Here are a few articles regarding the subject of women getting paid less than men doing the same jobs:

Why men are paid more: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20586168-5000117,00.html

Shame on the Herald! This is a leading female journo writing this article!

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Specializes in Oncology, Research.

In the vast majority of professions (modeling excluded) men are paid more than women with similar skills and experience.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/10/22/equal.pay/

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Specializes in Critical Care.

It is illegal for a company to have a policy of paying or promoting on the basis of sex. However, male workers still often get paid more doing the same jobs through hidden biases and indirect effects that remain in our society. Companies don't have these policies officially, but the actions of individual managers in a company--either intentional or unintentional--can sometimes produce the same numerical result as if there were such a policy, making their companies liable for their actions. Many labor law suits have been won or settled based on such allegations.

Here are some examples of background phenomena that result in men getting paid more:

Managers (both men and women, although more managers are still men) favoring male employees for pay raises and promotions.

Managers making higher wage offers to male applicants based on a biased perception of their market value.

It may be that a significant fraction of companies that actively promote women are among the companies that pay all their employees less, while the higher paying companies have been slower to embrace the female pool of applicants. This goes back to a bias about the male worker's market value, above.

Another effect that can play a part is in the differing communication and negotiation styles men and women are enculturated with. If more men are willing request higher pay, and many women are accepting of lower pay and reluctant to ask for more, the same pay bias is reinforced.

I suspect that not only is rising pay rates bringing men into nursing, but also the increasing fraction of men in nursing may be raising nursing wages overall through the same mechanisms above.

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

Someone once pointed out to me that the reason men (on average) make more than women in nursing is because men (in average) find themselves in high-skill/risk (CCU/ICU etc.) and managerial areas.

Don't know how far this is valid/true...

cheers,

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