New grad ER FNP salary expectations

allnurses Guide · Mar 26, 2016

I am currently working on my FNP. I have been an ER nurse from the beginning of my nursing career. It's all I know. I hate to ask people what they make, but I have to ask because I am seeing a wide range of numbers online during Google searches, plus, I don't know if the sources are legitimate. I have heard people make references to 120k+ per year, but those remarks have come from other RNs, not NPs.
Can anyone shed some light on this topic for me? I am in the Charlotte, NC area. Where can I get reliable information? I appreciate the input that anyone can provide.

According to the Advance 2014 salary survey results, by state the average NP salary was 102k (n=69) for NC.

LuvTheOR · Mar 31, 2016

Check "Advance for NPs and PAs" (membership to the on-line magazine/site is free), they always have a yearly salary report by region and speciality. Another source may be the ANA or the AANP.

nomadcrna, DNP, CRNA, NP · Mar 31, 2016

In Montana the average pay for ER NP is between 55-75/hr. Locums pays higher. You are solo and also expected to do some inpatient, admits/discharges etc.

IsaacFNP · Apr 7, 2016

I think this a very common question that all people have coming into the field, all the suggestion to learn about salary are great for getting a general idea, personally if you have relationships with the providers you work with you could probably tease some info out of them because it comes down to so many factors, such as hours worked RVU based system or not? Shift differentials, 120,000 I would say is fairly average in Las Vegas where I am but some in my group have made 190,000, so like I said there is a big variation

Tarshapitt · Apr 7, 2016

@Isaacfnp do you working for a physician group?

Ianscottrn · Apr 25, 2016

I have asked around in my local ER here in south florida and the consensus is between 100-120k for our mid levels FROM the mid levels.

IsaacFNP · May 2, 2016

I'm not sure what you mean by a physician group? Our group is made up of NP, PA, and physicians, but yes there are physicians in our group

synaptic · May 3, 2016

I am sure it will drop by like 5 bucks a year until we make the same as the ER nurses with all these NP/PA schools pumping out people.

nurseadventurer · May 5, 2016

Good afternoon Nomadcrna. This question is not based on salary, more so on your perspective of having multiple certifications. I noticed that you have dual certifications and was wondering if you are able to practice in both specialties on a frequent basis.

NP2000 · Jun 3, 2016

Obviously, geography and the area where you practice (acute care/hospital based vs primary care based) will affect your first salary. I have always worked in cardiology (both inpatient and outpatient), so my resultant salary was always a bit higher than the norm. FT salary in the Washington DC suburbs with weekend call was about 120k....and I have worked as an NP since 2001. Obviously, younger grads will probably make less.

The most lucrative environments are surgery and ER...and orthopedics.

nomadcrna, DNP, CRNA, NP · Jun 9, 2016

1. STOP using the term midlevel. The NP organizations came out years ago against it. Rightly so, it is very derogatory.

2. I have board certifications as a CRNA, FNP and ENP. They compliment each other. I do understand what you are asking though. I work as both a CRNA and NP. The NP is mainly in the ER