NP Salary

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For nursing students like myself, I thought it would be helpful and interesting to see what type of salary is out there for graduating nursing students for different area's while comparing the salary of NP and RN. Looking around the site, I see different salary threads, but many replies are from nurses with 10 or more years experience, or the threads are years old and the starting salary is long outdated. I thought it would be more helpful to have a thread with Nurse Practitioners who are fresh out of school and what their starting salary is and what year that was.

List your starting RN hourly wage

How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was

Whether it's a hospital

What state you live in

Thanks! :)

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Specializes in ED, Cardiac Medicine, Retail Health.

RN 7 years (left RN position in October).

Last RN wage $34.63/hr

NP (retail health) started October 2013 (new grad)

NP wage $52.30/hr

Boston, Ma

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Thanks gerry

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Specializes in Internal Medicine.

List your starting RN hourly wage - Started at $18.50 in 2007, I make $35.50 as an RN today.

How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP? - Waited 5 years before starting NP.

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was - Have taken a job for $90k salary plus profit sharing.

Whether it's a hospital - Internal Medicine Clinic.

What state you live in - Texas

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Specializes in NICU, Pediatrics, Nursing Education.

I don't actually have a NP job yet, but my specialty is pediatric acute care. This means that I can only work in a pediatric hospital. There is only one in my state, so I will contribute to this because I already know the starting salary. There are no negotiations unless you have lots of experience. I just graduated in May.

List your starting RN hourly wage: $18.69/hour ($22.43 with night diff) (in 2010)

How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP: 2 years (4 years when I finished NP program)

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was: $70,000 salary ($37.39/hour working 36 hours per week or $33.56/hour working 40 hours per week) The facility has NPs in the hospital that work both types of schedules.

Whether it's a hospital: Yes

What state you live in: Delta/Mid South (I am kinda weird about giving out my location).

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Specializes in Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care.

I am in Arkansas and started as an RN in 2010 at $18.50 and currently make about $23 or so (I'm at a small community hospital and the only raises we get are annual cost of living raises...certifications and such don't really matter)

I will graduate as FNP in December and my instructors said the average salary for their new NP grads is right at $70k

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Specializes in Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care.

Oh and I went right into my MSN program after graduating with my BSN cause we were warned they were only offering part time admission anyway due to demand.

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Los Angeles, started working as an RN early 2012 for $32, now making $40 per hr day shift. Currently a student FNP but received a soft verbal offer from my preceptor for $90k to work in a clinic though i would like to work in a hospital.

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Specializes in CVRN, CNOR, RNFA.

Started as an RN 1996 - $13.85 an hour in ICU, left in 2000 @$25.87

Physicians practice surgical assist for CV surgery started @$26.00 in 2000, left in 2012 @ $35.00

Now clinical manager/RNFA for CV surgeons, salary @96,000

Will complete FNP program May, 2015. Fellow nurse just finished making $67 an hour without benefits or tax deduction which is abour $51 an hour take home.

I will have been an RN for 19 years when I complete my FNP, was a RRT for 10 years prior to nursing, have been an RNFA for one year though worked as one for 14.

I currently live in Texas.

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Make more but work much harder.

160K this year working 52 hours a week. hospital setting only. as an np

rn made 50k. easier job though, took much less brain power.

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Specializes in Emergency, MCCU, Surgical/ENT, Hep Trans.

Just to piggyback, it does depend on where/how you work AND if you are a senior RN. In my case, there was very little salary increase, I'm figuring a few grand. Granted, my situation is a bit weird - I'm a fed.

I was was a senior (near topped out) critical care nurse, +CEN, evening and weekend diff. I actually made more working weekend nights than as a NP now.

Money isn't everything and the headaches are much different now. I went from doing and taking to examining and ordering. The politics are almost nil and I do not miss the charge nurse management role. I really think folks need to take some time to soul search before investing tens of thousands and countless hours toward advanced practice. I most certainly would not advise jumping for the cash, many will be disappointed.

There are some benefits that outweigh a few more bucks (at least for me). I have a great schedule, super boss and sweet office arrangement. I have options galore to seek a doctorate and work with university faculty that are supportive. There are still "those" days, but I am happy and for this old nurse/NP, that's saying something!

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Specializes in Cath, EP, Cardiac Surgery, ICU.

List your starting RN hourly wage: This was in 1991, so I don't recall. Currently, I am "topped out" at about $35 hourly

How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP: 21 years (24 years by the time I finished NP program)

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was: Will start at nearly $88,000/year, working four 10 hour shifts per week with a possibility for profit sharing. Additional benefits include paid malpractice, paid time for CMEs

Whether it's a hospital: Yes. Also will see patients in outpatient setting.

What state you live in: mid-South

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