Are there any hospitals in OKC that are paying new grads above 18-19 base pay?

U.S.A. Oklahoma

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Are there any hospitals in OKC that are paying new grads above 18-19 base pay? I really dont think the cost of living in OK is all that low compared to other places that are paying higher. Am I missing something?

Specializes in LPN, Peds, Public Health.

I'm a single mom of 2, am an LPN and am able to make it just fine really. I own my own house, own my own car, pay all my bills... we may not have all the stuff we WANT but we have all that we NEED. Sure Id like to make more, but I dont want to move somewhere that I have to pay $1000 a month house payment either! I figure one of these days I will find a guy that I like and force him to marry me and with the 2 incomes we will be just fine :)

I love living in Oklahoma

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I not from the area-but just a sm amt of insight. My aunt is an RN in a smaller town in

PA. has 20 yrs exp base pay 22.00-hospital. Any and I do mean any RN in MA. getting

out of school would KILL for that wage to get into ANY hospital in New Engalnd right

now. They are lucky if they get a 24 hr pos. in LTC. Cause you have to pay them a 1.00

more an hr then a LPN. ( Let's not have a posting war on this point-in a LTC staff pos.

they pretty much do the same jobs). I would never work for that type of money ANY place. But I live here. Since there are nursing jobs where you live don't be surprised

after this post alot of new young grads don't flock there for the exp for a yr and then

return home.

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Specializes in Adolescent Psych, PICU.
I heard that OU and Oklahoma Heart Hospital start at $21, .

OU starts new grads at $18.65/hr.....they are one of the worse paying as far as raises and stuff goes. I worked there for 2 years so I know first hand. I work for Saints now and we average about 3-4% raise a year just fyi. Saints pays $3/hr night shift diff and $3/hr weekend diff.....OU pays less than that.

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Specializes in Adolescent Psych, PICU.

Ive been an RN for a little over 2 years now. I started $18.65/hr base pay at OU in the ICU and now make $21/hr base pay plus I now get better shift diff/relief charge nurse pay/weekend pay on top of that. My take home pay is $1600 a paycheck with all that included and that is with insurance, taxes, etc taken out. I just wanted to share for all the new ppl out there wondering.

The experienced nurses I work with make between $31-$35/hr base pay (they average about 5-10 years experience) and then they get shift diff/charge nurse diff/weekend/etc on top of that which ends up being $40-$45/hr. I think that is pretty decent pay for around here when the average income is around $40K a year I would imagine.

My hourly wage total is $25/hr and $28/hr on weekends and I work 40 hours a week and Ive just been an RN for a little over 2 years like I mentioned before. I think my pay is pretty good, I live quite happily and support my family of 4 just fine....my husband is in school full time. We have a nice house, 2 new cars, go shopping every weekend, etc. I really cant complain....

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