Members are discussing the salaries and job opportunities for nurse practitioners in different specialties, such as primary care and psychiatric mental health. Some members are comparing the pay differences between different NP specialties, while others are sharing their personal experiences and reasons for choosing a specific specialty. Overall, the discussion revolves around the factors influencing NP career choices, including salary, job satisfaction, and personal interest in a particular field.
Transparency is important so we can negotiate. As a new grad nurse practitioner I accepted a ridiculously low paying position and I assumed that was the pay in the new city I move to. I have grown over the past couple years and I understand I was taken advantage of. I hope that this doesn't happen to others. Therefore, I believe it is critical we know what other nurse practitioners are being compensated so we are able to negotiate our salary and benefits packages.
I'm an FNP-C in Houston area working in Surgery (first assist, preop, and follow up post op care) Salary is 110k (negotiating to 115k), 3 weeks pto, 9 paid holidays, 1500 CME/yr, paid DEA, malpractice, 401k without match, 4 day work week (40-50hrs), on-call practically all the time (but only get calls on surgery days 2-3days/week). Overall I'm happy with the work I do.
New grad PMHNP in Utah making $110,000/year. Great benefits and awesome mentorship. I know it's a low starting, but the experience makes it worth it to me. No CME credit though. 4 weeks PTO, 40/hrs a week, on call 1-2 times/month. Definitely not a long term gig, but it's great for getting my feet wet.
Freshly graduated from a DNP-FNP program in NYC, I secured my first FNP position in an outpatient setting with a negotiated salary of $160K plus a 10% fixed bonus, along with CME, PTO, vacation, and sick days. The downside is the need to rotate between three locations—Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, while managing a heavy patient load.
There are infinite threads on wages and benefits which always seem to evolve into location wars. This will not be beneficial to use as a bargaining tool as pay is not consistent across the board due to the cost of living, saturation, and location. It's a good premise, but there are too many moving variables to get a concise, consistent range of wages.
I do not see any recent post specifically about NP salaries. Anyone can share they're compensation packages from any state region and we can compare to those in our areas. I haven't seen any NPs post salaries in my area, hence why I made this post.
I am not a new grad any longer. I am 3.5 years practicing with this compensation in a Houston suburb. I believe it's comparable to others in Houston, but I'm certain. I'm originally from San Francisco where NPs are payed significantly higher and cost of living is also significantly higher.
I'm not trying to be facetious. There was a post about this not too long ago and it turned into a location war and people posted salaries. You can do a search of salaries on AN and threads would come up. However, you're more than welcome to keep going in this thread. I just don't see many people posting in it because we've already seen this several times.
I do not see any recent post specifically about NP salaries. Anyone can share they’re compensation packages from any state region and we can compare to those in our areas. I haven’t seen any NPs post salaries in my area, hence why I made this post.
I am not a new grad any longer. I am 3.5 years practicing with this compensation in a Houston suburb. I believe it’s comparable to others in Houston, but I’m certain. I’m originally from San Francisco where NPs are payed significantly higher and cost of living is also significantly higher.
Thanks for sharing
A recent Reddit post might have some information that you're looking for:
Transparency is important so we can negotiate. As a new grad nurse practitioner I accepted a ridiculously low paying position and I assumed that was the pay in the new city I move to. I have grown over the past couple years and I understand I was taken advantage of. I hope that this doesn’t happen to others. Therefore, I believe it is critical we know what other nurse practitioners are being compensated so we are able to negotiate our salary and benefits packages.
I’m an FNP-C in Houston area working in Surgery (first assist, preop, and follow up post op care) Salary is 110k (negotiating to 115k), 3weeks pto, 9 paid holidays, 1500 CME/yr, paid DEA, malpractice, 401k without match, 4 day work week (40-50hrs), on-call practically all the time (but only get calls on surgery days 2-3days/week). Overall I’m happy with the work I do.
In addition to receiving formal education for First Assist, I received training from the surgeons. I see preop and post op surgical patients in office. I do know many NPs working in surgery in some aspect ( first assist, post surgical oncology plastics in office, gyn onc surgery etc.)
Also, insurance companies reimburse for my role as first assist.
I'm not suggesting you are not competent for your role. I am saying that the FNP is not educationally or clinically prepared to work in an operative environment.
I'm not suggesting you are not competent for your role. I am saying that the FNP is not educationally or clinically prepared to work in an operative environment.
On 10/15/2020 at 9:04 PM, ghillbert said:
I'm not suggesting you are not competent for your role. I am saying that the FNP is not educationally or clinically prepared to work in an operative environment.
If she is a first assist , then she would be competent. I was considering a similar role and would have had to become a first assist.
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MentalKlarity, BSN, NP
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Massive oversupply of NPs = salary falls overtime. No one advocating for these joke diploma mill schools seems to understand that.