Name hospital and salary--everywhere

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Hi, everyone seemed to be enjoying the name your hospital and salary thread from NY and I noticed others would like to participate and know about other states. So everyone join in. Name your hospital, starting rate, and how much experience you have and your specialty. :Melody:

Specializes in mostly in the basement.

I started as a new grad at my hospital in the East Bay of SF in November of 2005. When I started it was $48.00 for night shift . This month I went down to per diem because my boyfriend has me on his medical. Currently---$69/hr nights.

I've said this on other threads but I could never do this gig for some of the rates I hear out there. I know cost of living is more here but come on! Maybe I don't like nursing enough. I'm not "in it only for the cash" but I do know I would not be in this field if we moved elsewhere. My own health is more important than to put up with alll the crap we do and then not even be paid well for it? Huh uh. More power to you guys....

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Specializes in geriatric.

i am a nursing student in the okc metro area but i know that mercy hospital rn starting pay is $17.85 0-3yrs exp. and for lpn they start at $11.58.....

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Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

Just left employment at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Starting salary for new grad in ICU $18 and change.

Cost of living not too bad. Local and state income taxes a big drain.

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Specializes in Peds, GI, Home Health, Risk Mgmt.

the posting here show a couple of things:

1) wages vary thoughout the nation :twocents:

2) negotiated labor contact rns earn more :yeah:

3) rns in larger metro areas earn more :coollook:

4) rn wages in general are low :angryfire

5) most folks would rather discuss their sex lives than how much they actually make! :uhoh3: :nono:

employers are hoping you don't know what they salary range is, so they can keep you at the low end of it if you're in the position of having to negotiate for yourself (versus a negotiated labor/union situation where the union folks have done that for you).

and why are we so secretive about how much we actually make, i suppose because some think it's a barometer of our actual worth in society. . . .

hollyvk, rn, bsn, jd

who knows the true value of most things in life and doesn't believe much of the marketing anymore :bowingpur

my true value is reflected in the opinions of others, not my paycheck

[banana] but if you think i'm willing to work for peanuts, you're nuts! [/banana]

you are entitled to your opinion.

personally, to me it's not quite publically discussing our salary. most of us are being anonymous and we're discussing it on a nursing board. sure someone whose not a nurse may stumble upon this thread and say "gee those nurses are so unprofessional talking about salary".

i don't discuss my salary in real life with anyone. there's a guy at the bowling alley that is always trying to get my salary out of me and i keep mum.

on an anonymous message board amoung my peers, i don't mind. (but notice i only gave the starting rn salary. not my personal salary.)

per propofool: "this seems to be a unique phenomena, in my opinion, that nurses are so willing to publicly proclaim their earning potential. of course it is normal to wonder, but less than professional to discuss publicly."

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Specializes in ED, Cardiac Medicine, Retail Health.

Boston checking in. At the hospital I will work at new grads start at $28/hr. ($25.75 plus $2.25 an hour PPC. PPC is paid to all since we have no shift diff.)This is a non union hospital. Union hospitals pay more.

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Specializes in Peds stepdown ICU.

Inland empire southern CA...starting wage is around $25-26/hr new grad. I have 2 years RN & 10 years LVN experience (they give 1 year rn credit for every 2 years LVN experience at my hospital) my base is $32/hr and that includes my yearly increase I just received! This does not include the $4 noc diff or the $4 w-end diff either.

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All I have to say is WOW! That's an awesome salary regardless of the cost of living :D

I started as a new grad at my hospital in the East Bay of SF in November of 2005. When I started it was $48.00 for night shift and by this last january 1st it was $54-something because of contract increases we got every six months and my one year anniversary. This month I went down to per diem because my boyfriend has me on his medical. Currently---$69/hr nights.

I've said this on other threads but I could never do this gig for some of the rates I hear out there. I know cost of living is more here but come on! Maybe I don't like nursing enough. I'm not "in it only for the cash" but I do know I would not be in this field if we moved elsewhere. My own health is more important than to put up with alll the crap we do and then not even be paid well for it? Huh uh. More power to you guys....

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Isn't it depressing to think with 23 yrs experience as an RN, in my current position I'm making less than the average new grad?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Home Health, LTC.

San Diego, CA:

Staff LVN : Sharp Hospital $15 hr

Agency/registry: LVN $21-24 hr

RN: med surg $28-32 hr

Other parts of California:

LVN: Staff $21-24 hr and kaiser is $ 25 hr

agency registry: LVN $ 24-28-32 hr

Staff RN: $30-40 hr

Agency/registry RN: lots of money!

moral of this story:

If you are coming to California, San Diego is the LOWEST paying area and cost of living is HIGH

Why? hospital reruiters tell me due to large military base, there is open door of nurses here, maybe wife's of military?

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NYC average salary for new grads is 65-70k per year. Experience plus certifications increase earning potential. Where I work starting salary is 70K per year shift differential is an added 5K per year plus annual raises as well. Facility offers 12 hr. shifts.

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Specializes in Neuro Surgery,telemetry.

glad i found this thread. thanks everybody for sharing salary scales to us who needs information. i am a nurse about to take the scary nclex. had 6.5 years of nursing in London, england and know very little about the salary scale here in USA. i am currently in San diego and a military's wife. we dont wanna experience what he had experience when he was in iraq during the height of the war. soon my husband will go out of military and it is time for me to do my share. he will study and it is my time to work. thanks so much for bravely sharing the info. way to go guys.

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I was hired at a hospital in RI.....starting at $21.74/hr & after 3 months it is $22.82 /hr + $1.05 diff for evenings, $2.25 diff for nights, & $3.50 diff for weekends. They have fantastic benefits too.....they give right off the bat 3 weeks vacation, 11 paid holidays, $4500 for school (already done) so $1500 per year for 3 years for already completing your education, then $1250 per yr for school if you are going back for a higher degree,& they pay 90% of your health insurance. I am actually waiting to hear back from them on when to go for my physical......then I start officially!

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