Published Dec 8, 2014
Matt777
1 Post
Thinking about moving to the OKC area and I am trying to figure a budget for the place. My credentials are as follows:
RN,BSN-BC
3.5 Years experiece Med/Surg
Charging experiene 1 yr (included in 3.5 years in Med/Surg)
ACLS certification
Any ideas on what I would start out at in the OKC area as far as pay with these stats?
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,268 Posts
Hi and welcome to AN, the largest peer to peer nursing network. While I can't answer your specific question, I'm sure someone will be along soon that can help you out. Glad you joined!
mommy2anangel
151 Posts
Not sure where you are moving from, but the cost of living is said to be less in Oklahoma. Although I do not work in OKC, I am a nurse in Oklahoma with several years of Charge experience. New nurses typically start out around $20 an hour here. I would suspect you may get $21 or $22. Do a search for some of the OKC hospitals and do a job search. Occasionally they post the wage on there. Of course, nurses in specialty areas will make more just like anywhere else.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
New grads at most OKC hospitals earn in the $19 to $20 hourly range, so with less than 5 years of experience I expect the OP to be offered in the $21 to $23 range per hour.
I attended nursing school in OKC, but I wouldn't want to live there due to the spectacularly low pay rates for nurses. I live just south of the state line in Texas and earn $35/hourly with a similar cost of living as OKC.
LDRNMOMMY, BSN, RN
327 Posts
I moved to OKC in 2011 and at the time I had just under 5 years of working experience (I have been a nurse longer, but I had employment gaps due to having a child and relocating due to husband's work). They offered me $22/hr plus some change. This was for a clinic job, so no holiday, weekend, call pay etc. I almost decided to continue to stay at home, but decided to accept it because floor nursing was out of the question at the time due to my childcare situation.