new RN salary in washington state?

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I know i'ved asked this somewhere in allnurses, but haven't found the link. does anyone know of a realistic (or not?!) salary range for new rn grads in washington state? are there sign on incentives? i'm seriously thinking of relocating there this summer but want to get an idea of what type of income i'd be able to generate there once i get my rn. thanks in advance for any links, advice, comments.

marie

Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

I agree with the traffic in the SeaTac area!!!!!!!!! OMG has Olympia ever NOT been under construction on I-5??? LOL!!!!!!

When I was a child, I went up to Seattle and was amazed at this new concept of highways that only went one way during different times of the day...it was supose to be revolutionary and help with in town commute in the AM, out side town commute in the PM....it just turned into a nightmare!!! I think your insurance costs increase by 50% just making a turn in Seattle..LOL!!!!!!!!

Portland is less of a nightmare, but still in the league of horrid hwys! And all their one way streets and turn abouts in the city just about drive you insaine!!!! On star may be a good investment..LOL!

When I go to the Portland area, I use the MAX! Also it goes to the airport and I do that too (no parking fees!!!!!!). It doesn't go to Vancouver yet...I think...but that would be cool too! (they were considering it...not sure of the progress).

They are just now putting up a sky trolley to OHSU from the waterfront...that should be helpful too! It does seem that the transit system in Portland trys very hard to cater to medical facilities! That is cool!

Bellingham...prrrrrrr gorgous!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thanks for the $ and advice! this will be of great help to me. happy nursing!

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Specializes in OB.

I know of a fresh grad who started at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane Washington in their cardiac step down unit at $24 per hour this August. Her orientation also included 3 months of cardiac education.

here is the web address. When you type in "Registered Nurse" there are 89 listings https://www.healthcaresource.com/sacredheart/index.cfm?cjobattr1=All&fuseaction=search%2EjobList&ifacilityid=10000%7E&ijobcatid=102&ijobpostondaysold=&ijobrowstart=1&nkeywordsearch=&template=dsp%5Fjob%5Flist%2Ecfm&

here is the website in case that does not work

http://www.shmc.org/

there is another big hospital in Spokane as well, Deaconess

www.deaconess.com

they have a womens and childrens center too

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Specializes in L & D; Postpartum.

In the Seattle/Bellevue area you won't avoid rush hour traffic by working day shift. Boeing shift workers are on the road from 2-4 and early in the am, right at the same time you are.

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wow! only 270k for houses...jeez, i need to move! where I live the cheapest house in my town is probably 500-625k!

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Specializes in SRNA.

Houses in eastern WA are affordable still. I grew up in the Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland) and went looking at houses when I was up there last year for shiggles. Entry level homes in the low $100,000s. My friend just bought a 3BR townhome in Pasco w/ 2200sq.ft. for $127,000. He works at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland and they start their nurses at around $21-22, if memory serves.

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thanks for the great advice. i will most likely move to bellevue if anywhere. sounds as though i need to stay away from boeing, expedia (?) and other large businesses to avoid the commute traffic. maybe a hospital in bellevue would be best for me. MAX system sounds super cool what a perk. We've got BART here (Bay Area Rapid Transit). ok. back to studying for my CPNE! i appreciate everyone's help. thanks much!

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Specializes in critical care transport.

For your info...to get a "feel."

Here's a major newspaper website:

www.tribnet.com

I don't know "The Seattle Times" one either, but that might be good in a search engine.

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I can agree with the way things have gone as far as price...we bought a home in Late Oct of 99 in Vancouver...sits on the border of the state direct shot into Portland...bought nice house.. 2400 SQF...150K...

it now appraises at $315K... same house...frankly in the next 5 years it will be time for new paint and consider possible roofing issues... if I put upgrades and did pain t etc now I could get in the neighborhood of $330-$350... I am afraid things are getting out of control all over... I have as yet to find anyplace that is becoming like this...I love washington..my husband is in the navy and when he retires we are looking at going back there....but jeeeeeeeeeeze...things are getting expensive..

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