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replies are from nurses with 10 or more years experience, or the threads are years old and the starting salary is long outdated.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! :)

[twinkerrs]

Starting RN salary: 2009 18.50 ending salary was 21.50 I quit last April to finish my MNSc.

I graduated in May as a PMHNP

I just turned down an offer for 75k. Lowest starting salary for my class so far is the girl who owes the VA for her ed and she is starting at 85k the rest are making over 100k. Will let you know what offers pan out for me from my two latest interviews.

[BritFNP]

Texas

first RN job $22.52/hr, last RN job $28.50/hr

first NP job was $40/hr (very low)

[just keep swimming]

Started as RN 2006 @ $25/hr. Left RN this year at $32/hr

Starting wage as NP $102k salary

Nephrology clinic

MN

[tele_tales]

$54/hr in Hawaii. I currently have 1 year and 6 months experience as a RN but before that I worked on the mainland and made $19.20/hr

I'm starting the NP program in August 2015, will have worked as a RN for 2.5 years at that time

I have little to no idea a starting wage for an NP in the state I live in (Hawaii).

Thanks! :)

[Alicia777, MSN, NP]

Current RN wage 14 years of experience: $52/hr

Anticipated New grad NP rate (after gaining knowledge of what many hospitals pay: $52/hr

Not having to be on call, work holidays, weekends or have a commute anymore: Priceless

Boston

[carachel2]

List your starting RN hourly wage

Last worked as an RN back in 2009 I believe. I think I was making $32.00 an hour as a PRN ER float nurse.

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

15

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was

$42.00 with a raise to $46.00 an hour after 3 months

Whether it's a hospital

no

What state you live in

Texas

Current salary =$47-49.00 an hour (family practice)

Average of 70.00-90.00 an HOUR with home medicare advantage visits (just depends on how the day goes!)

[rmicu, MSN, NP]

Starting RN salary ICU 22.00/hr. Small city hosp

10yrs RN $75,000 when completed FNP

Start FNP $90k, M-F, plus $2500 quarterly bonus (potentially), Family Clinic.

$20,000 yr loan ( max 80k) reimbursement plus med/dental/cme, etc.

5 weeks vacation, 12 sick days, no weekends or holidays.2 days/month On call,pager only, no hospital call

Ga.

[SydneyJo1]

Salary as RN: $28/hour

Worked as RN for three years while attending grad school.

Just hired as PMHNP for $105k in private practice.

Wisconsin

[suprmedic]

Started as a RN 15 years ago making 16.50 hr.

Now making 43.50 HR here in Southern California

Took a job here- same hospital- making 100K/ or $48/hr

[aprnKate]

List your starting RN hourly wage - $20/hr base salary. End RN salary : $42.84/hr

How many years did you work as an RN before going for NP = 6

What your starting hourly wage as a NP was = $46/hr w/ benefits, new grad, family practice

Whether it's a hospital = no

What state you live in = TX

[nursetim, NP]

Not to hijack, but why are we not making half of what an MD does?

[BostonFNP, APRN]

Not to hijack, but why are we not making half of what an MD does?

Depends on what type of MD, but in general, NPs make less because physicians remain the gatekeeper to practice in most states.

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