High Patient ratio. 1:8 or more. It is like work 20% extra hard not getting paid.
1.5-2% extra on housing tax would make you lose even there is no state tax there. Save 2000 dollar on state tax. But you pay about 3000 dollar more on housing tax if you have a house worth more than $200,000 .
Electricity bill is 13c/kwh. This is another 100-200 dollar extra loss financially.
Plus, your wage is $5-10 less, depends where you are from.
I have been Texas. It is a nice place. This my view from financial point only.
I live in central Texas and pay $3000 yearly for property taxes on a $115,000 dollar house. I will agree that even though we have no income tax, I find the property taxes here a bit high. Plus, our sales tax is higher than other states. BUT, I think overall the cost of living is cheaper here compared to where I am originally from (Mass)..so no big deal. I have found groceries to be more affordable here.
I dont want to name the hospital, but a hospital here in central TX does occasionally have 1:8 ratio on their med/surg units when they are short staffed. However, usually it is 1:6 and aides have a ratio of 1:17.
i don't know where you get your information from either. a gvn base pay in houston is $25 an hour the 1:8 ratio is unheard of for me. i think if you got into nursing for the soley the money then you're in the wrong field and might want to take up engineering or something like that. if you don't like nursing in texas, there are 49 other states to choose from.
you obviously haven't heard of some of the major hospitals in houston, some people fly from overseas to get specialized care.
HR came to our school to speak from a Top Houston Medical Center Hospital, to expect 26.50 to start (day shift) as a GN with shift differentials bringing you up to 29.50-32.50 for nights, weekends, and combo nights/weekends. Not bad at all...
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I make a bowl of Vegan chili that will quickly naturalize you to Texas. from the insides out.