Max Pay Fresenius?

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Just wondering if anyone here knows what a floor nurse maxes out at. I got hired at $40.50 (inexperienced to dialysis, 2 years hospital RN previously). I've seen how charge nurses and CMs are worked and not really interested in going that route 🙂

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Specializes in Dialysis, Diabetes Education.

Depends on your area of the country.  There are no pay scales or anywhere to find max rates.  I don't think they really want you to know. As of 2023 I was making $37 with 20 years of dialysis experience- 28 years total.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

There is a little room for negotiating a starting wage. When I started as an inexperienced to dialysis nurse with many years of RN experience outside dialysis they offered roughly $38/hr, I countered with $42/hr and we settled on $40/hr which was my goal in the first place.  Starting wages are likely to vary depending on the market but I have found that the starting wage in my area is competitive with other RN positions.

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Duncan6 said:

Depends on your area of the country.  There are no pay scales or anywhere to find max rates.  I don't think they really want you to know. As of 2023 I was making $37 with 20 years of dialysis experience- 28 years total.

That is horrible. You should be at least 50 an hour. 

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gcupid said:

That is horrible. You should be at least 50 an hour. 

Well that does very much depend on location. In a lower cost of living area very few RN's are making over $50/hr. I have found that where I live the wages are about the same as the local hospitals so it's competitive to the area

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kbrn2002 said:

Well that does very much depend on location. In a lower cost of living area very few RN's are making over $50/hr. I have found that where I live the wages are about the same as the local hospitals so it's competitive to the area

At the very least $45 an hour considering all of your experience. No matter what area you are residing in....unless mortgages on a nice place is 150k and one bedroom apt in a decent area is $900 a month. 

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Specializes in Dialysis.

I'm located in NC, low cost of living rural area. Been with the company for 12 years as an RN and currently at $50/hr. Started at $24 as a new grad. Cap RN4. Not sure what the max is.

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