Need info on NJ salary!

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i currently reside in nevada i work in general IMC and i currently make about $31 and hour. (5 yr experience, night shift)

i don't really care for nv (no family) and i have family in the east coast and i have a friend in sicklerville,nj.

i was wondering how much i'm looking at in pay. i also would like to know how it's like to work in nj, patient to nurse ratio, are there 12 hour shifts, how much do we pay the union?

I'm a single mother of 3, and i'm sure the cost of living in las vegas is different then a city in Jersey.....so what's the cost of living?? I'm currently selling my 1600sqft house for about 299k and i think i might be able to aford a 400k house in jersey. Where should I live?

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hi,

first of all good luck with your move. if you have family out here, i would recommend moving...it will make your life a little easier.

i am only a nursing student so i don't know too much about salaries, but i am sure that they are comparable to the cost of living here. if you are looking at the sicklerville area, you should be able to find a nice house for a reasonable price. camden county is actually one of the affordable counties to live in here.

check out www.prufoxroach.com.

this has great listings and should give you an idea of what you can afford. if you are willing to spend up to 400k, you should be able to find a nice house for you and your family.

i am moving next month and we just sold our 1200 sf house for 250,000.

this is in burlington county.

good luck.

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Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!

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I go to school in Sicklerville. For that price there are tons of great houses, you could even buy a cheaper house in a great neighborhood. The Sicklerville area is starting to grow rapidly. They are building everywhere. I am looking to move there this August after my lease is up. If you need any help finding a place I would be happy to help. Good Luck. BTW, how is it living in Vegas, I love visiting there.

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Specializes in Orthopedics/Med-Surg, LDRP.

I hadn't realized this thread was posted twice and I replied in the other one, so here's that reply:

I'm a new grad and I'll be maing $29 an hour. Not sure what the seasoned nurses start at. I live in central jersey - the REAL central jersey. Down in burlington county. I'm an hour to NYC, half hour to Philly. Housing down here is still relatively reasonable and to commute to a metro area is also reasonable. If you're looking for a big, gianormous home then you're going to pay upwards of $300,000. I live in a 4 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse that is about 1,700 sq feet and a house across from me is for sale for $189,000 and the taxes are only about $3200 a year. It's small town, but it's still close enough to the city. There's new McMansions being built in town that start at 2700 sq ft and they're also starting about $350,000 and god knows how much the taxes will be. If you go up north (which I don't recommend) it's more people per square mile, hustle, bustle, a poop load of traffic and emissions, overcrowding and inflated prices. So really, it's just a matter of preference.

Our nurse/patient ratios are 1:6 except in ICU which is 1:2 or 3. Yes, there's 12 hour shifts. Many hospitals are doing away with the 8's. Sickerville is a nice place to live. It's down further in south jersey than where I live, but it's not too far away from Philly (if you're looking for a metro hospital) or Camden or other local hospitals. NJ most certainly does NOT have a shortage of hospitals. From where I live there are at least 12-15 hospitals within a half hour drive from me.

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