Night Shift Differential

Scarlette · Dec 30, 2001

I get paid a whopping 70 cents per hour extra for midnights. Now I can buy that beach house I've always wanted! LMAO!!

Honestly, it really didn't matter to me because I like nights better anyway. It seems a bit more laid back....no doctors, no management, less family members to trip over when you go in to see a pt. I'm sure I'll start hating it soon....I might be in the "honeymoon" phase because this is my first nursing job, but so far so good! When I oriented on days it was crazy!!!

donmurray · Dec 30, 2001

UK NHS rate is time +1/3rd (national rate) Newer contracts often specify rotating shifts, so it tends to be a package, and harder to tell the "night" component (invariably less!) Private sector, I don't know, but they are competing for staff. hope this helps!

Don

Genista, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2001

My facility pays 20% shift diff for nocs (8% for pms). Base pay for new grad is about $25/hr, so the noc diff brings it up to about $30/hr. Even with that, we have trouble keeping staff.

oramar · Dec 30, 2001

I have mentioned my husband is a union tradesman. They never have trouble getting people to volunteer for off shifts. If a person jumps back and forth from days to off shift they get time and a half for off shifts. If they work steady off shift they get 10% of their hourly rate. Also, time and half for Saturday and double time for Sundays and Holidays. I am not suggesting anyone is going to do this I am just putting forth an idea that works.

Harleyhead · Dec 31, 2001

My hospital pays $2.75 extra per hour for 3-11 shift and $3.50 for nights. I luv my 3-11 shift.

Agnus · Dec 31, 2001

My hospital currently pays $2. Word is a nearby competetor is now paying $2.25.

I do not understand why everyone must work nights??!!! Rotating shifts is not good for anyone. Hire for nights like anywhere else. There are people who thrive on nights. Hire for nights exclusively not for rotainging shifts. Advertise the position as a night position. People who prefer nights do not want to rotate to days any more than day people want to rotate to nights. If you present the position as a roating shift no wonder you can't get anyone. Make it known up front the position is for nights. Anyone who wants days is NOT a good fit for the job. Make pay and differential competitive with hospitals in your local area. Don't worry what they pay in Podunk, NV unless that is where you are.

I'm just giving it to you from my position if I were to consider such as job. (If I knew I'd have to rotate I would not even consider the job.)

kaycee · Dec 31, 2001

Our shift diff for both 3-11 and 11-7 is the same. A whopping $.60/hr. It's a joke and I am in the process of trying to change it. Nobody wants to work nights in my facility either.

ERNurse752, RN · Dec 31, 2001

There is a $2.70 eves/nocs differential in my facility. I am a new grad, and with that, I make $19.10/hour, which is about average around here. I don't think I could support myself if I worked days! I'm just now getting enough money saved up to start looking at moving out to my own apartment! :rolleyes:

RNforLongTime · Dec 31, 2001

At my hospital, the differential is the same for both evening and night shift. We get 5% of our base wage as the differential. On weekends (which is 11pm Friday to 11pm Sunday) it's an extra 5%.

deespoohbear · Dec 31, 2001

At our facility the evenings and night shifts get $1 more an hour. This past November we started getting a weekend bonus of $3 hour. Not as much I would like, but it sure beats what we were getting before: ZIPPO!!!!

Crawsu · Dec 31, 2001

At my facility, we get $4.00 an hour for nights. We also get a differential for corrections, which is another $2.00 an hour. There has been no problem finding people to work nights. :)