How much do NY nurses make?

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Hello,

I am new to the forum. I just moved back up to NY from Orlando Florida. I am an experienced RN-C (over 2 years). I have an ASN degree. In Florida I started at $17.05/hr as a GN in 2002, and was making $18.75/hr base before I moved. I was working the night shifts - 7pm-7am, and every other weekends. In Florida, we got between 15-33% more for differentials for nights and weekends and a little higher for holidays. My salary did include benefits and 401K, ect. I made a total of $41,000 last year working the night shift. I currently live in Long Island, Nassau county, and was wondering if anyone can tell me how much I will make working in one of the local hospitals in Nassau county? How much an hour? how much are the night differentials? How much a year? I am hoping to work for one of the North Shore hospitals, hopefully on a post surgical womens unit (if they have a unit like that, or mother baby), which is where I worked in Florida. I was also wondering how do the night differentials work, are they a % of what you make or do they give you more/hr? Any help will be greatly aprreciated. Thanks. :p

Michele

Specializes in ICU, Cardiac Cath/EPS Labs.
Some nursing friends have just graduated this June with an ASN. One has already been offered a job at Sloan Kettering. 12 hour day shift. 62 K. She will have another nurse shadow her for the first 3 months. They choose the floor she works on the first year, afterwards she can choose.

I can't wait until I graduate this December!!

Hhhmm, as a BSN grad, Sloan-Kettering said the starting salary is $65,254 plus 10% for nights..They specifically said there is NO BSN differential, so I'm wondering why they told your ASN friends 62? The Recruiter there is only part-time and not even a Sloan employee (and not a nurse)...she also said Sloan makes NO contribution to the employee pension, which---if true---would seem to put Sloan at a competitive disadvantage with the NYC-owned and private hospitals, which I believe do make pension contributions---NYU, Mt Sinai, Lenox Hill.....Can anyone confirm this???

depending on what part of manhattan you live, rent for a studio can be 1500-2000, and you can go upwards from there. you need to add utilities, ie. electricity and gas for cooking, landline telephone if you choose. I hope this helps.:specs:

I currently work in a NYC hospital.... our pay is appriximately $32/hr for full time, $44 for per diem. There are slight differences with full time pay based on your years of experience and education. You have to remember that approximately 38% is taken out in taxes, especially if you live in NYC. If you live in any of the 5 boroughs, you get city tax taken out of each check as well as your state and federal. Rent varies depending on the size of the apt, area you are living with, and if you are living alone. But if you don't want rats or roaches, want to live on your own in a neighborhood you feel safe walking in at midnight... then you are definately looking at $1500 -$2500 a month, not including utilities, a doorman, or an elevator. As far as pension plans... that's sort of a laugh at most hospitals in NYC. You need to work in my hospital for 5 years before you're even vested. Even if you live in NJ or CT to save money on rent, you need a car and the cost of gas and tolls to get into the city make up the difference. Plus, you have to deal with the morning commute and traffic. Don't get me wrong... I love NYC and my hospital.... but if you're looking to move b/c of the higher salaries, don't.

Specializes in Mother-Baby, Antenatal.

Do you mind telling us which hospital you are working at?

But if you don't want rats or roaches, want to live on your own in a neighborhood you feel safe walking in at midnight... then you are definately looking at $1500 -$2500 a month, not including utilities, a doorman, or an elevator.

Even in Queens or Brooklyn? I've heard a lot of great things about Jersey City. Do you need a car if living in Jersey City?

Specializes in post surgical, tele, icu.

38% in taxes ay chiuaua. I take it benefits are on top of that?

In addition to that 38 percent question............

So, lets take sloans salary as an example which was posted earlier on this board. 62,000. After taxes, we would be taking home only 62 percent of this in cash every year?

When you sign onto a hospital and they say benefits include health insurance, vision, dental, etc....I always thought this was a BENEFIT that you recieve on top of the salary, not a subtraction. Pension I know is a different story. Can someone please clarify this? approximately how much would a nurse on a "62,000" salary be taking home in a week, after tax.

This is all so confusing to me....and living in nyc is very expensive:( its killing me! money is gone before I put it in my pocket...

I think the 36% taxes was way too high even if you're a single person. I know for a marry person, the taxes is around 25% from your salary and if you live in Long Island, you don't have to pay city taxes. I know a lot of hospital offers pension plan (401K), so you can deduct some of your taxes. Purchasing IRA will save some of your taxes and buying a house will save you even more.

When I start working, I will find numerous ways to save my taxes and stop uncle sam from taking all my hard earning $$$$ :nono:

Someone told me, a typical staff nurse takes home approximately $1000-ish/per wk. after taxes with full-time workload (please correct me if I'm wrong). I know the taxes take away a huge chunk out of the paycheck.

Many big name hospitals in NYC start around 62-65K plus differencial for evening and nights. Bachelor gets $1500-2000 more than the base rate.

Some of them hire only Bachelor degree RNs...NYU, Sloan-Kettering, Mt. Sinai.etc...I think they would hire exp. Rns with associate only if they are in school for attaining a bachelor's degree. Contact them for accuracy.

I just wonna correct u

Mt. Sinai does hire AAN as well, my friend got a job as a VHN and makes 75K, she worked the summer in Brooklyn and now got this job and makes 15K extra.

yes you need a car if you live in Jersey city.... unless you don't want to go many places on your days off.

Hello,

I live in Orange County(Newburgh) and the waiting list is so long at the community college that I may never get it. There is another school which is private, but I would end up with a loan of about 60,000. Does anyone know the starting salary here in Orange County. I'm trying to find out if I would be able to re-pay the loan in a decent time frame.

Thanks

Specializes in ICU, Cardiac Cath/EPS Labs.

Could someone please tell me what "VHN" stands for??? Thanks :)

I just wonna correct u

Mt. Sinai does hire AAN as well, my friend got a job as a VHN and makes 75K, she worked the summer in Brooklyn and now got this job and makes 15K extra.

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