Pay ranges??

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Just curious what state everyone is in and what they expect (hope) to be getting paid for their first job as an RN??

I hear so many things where I am in california, I dont know anymore (yes Ive used salary.com)

Just Curious..... :monkeydance:

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Specializes in Pediatrics, High-Risk L&D, Antepartum, L.

I'm in PA...outside of Philadelphia by about 45-60 min. I will be making between $21-22 to start.

If I went into the city to a major children's hospital I will make...$21-22 to start.

So I'm staying outside the city for now...the city rate also comes with a 4% city wage tax and the drive time. I'll do that later on!

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Im in North Alabama, were around $18.50 for brand new RN's, and about $23.00 for the night shift, plus is that the hospital is about 5 mins from my house.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

I have noticed that new grad wages are pretty much the same across the country with a slight variance. However, when you start looking at wages in very expensive areas of the country (NYC, certain areas in California...) you will notice a huge variance. For example, here in Nevada the new grads typically start out between $23 and $27 depending on the hospital. In the San Fran area, a classmate told me he contacted hospitals that start their new grads out between $38 and $40.. but then again San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the country to live in.

It is all relative when you break it down.

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San Diego, starting new grads make between 27-30 per hour.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

Also.... in the General Nursing Discussion board, there was an ongoing thread that discussed this issue. There were a few hundred posts discussing the wages across the country.

If you go to that forum, I am betting you could find it pretty easily. :)

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OK, this is sort of a peeve of mine . . . I don't want to know what I'll make per hour, I want to know what I can expect to make per YEAR. I was always salaried when I worked and my husband is salaried . . . these are numbers I understand. Do you take the hourly rate and multiply it by 40 and multiply by 52 to figure the annual salary? Or I suppose many nurses work 3 12 hour shifts per week, so maybe I would multiply by 36? I guess it has to be done hourly because of OT or shift differentials or something like that.

Kelly

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

It's hard to give a yearly salary. You won't know until you get a job how many hours you'll work. If you'll be contract or not. If there will be alot of cuts. Also....differencials etc...

I am a new nurse and was hired in at $24.18. (MN) My contract says $40,000 for the year based on 32 hours a week. (I'm contracted in at 8 shifts per pay period. But- I have a differencial of $1.25 for evenings/nights, plus if I come in on my day off I get a bonus, if I work extra hours, overtime etc...

I think with the varied hours in nursing....you woulnd't WANT to be salaried. Then you woudln't get compensated if you work late.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.
OK, this is sort of a peeve of mine . . . I don't want to know what I'll make per hour, I want to know what I can expect to make per YEAR. I was always salaried when I worked and my husband is salaried . . . these are numbers I understand. Do you take the hourly rate and multiply it by 40 and multiply by 52 to figure the annual salary? Or I suppose many nurses work 3 12 hour shifts per week, so maybe I would multiply by 36? I guess it has to be done hourly because of OT or shift differentials or something like that.

Kelly

Well.. you probably won't be salaried as a clinical staff nurse because your hours will most likely fluctuate (due overtime or if you are sent home due to low acuity, etc.). Also, there are usually weekend and night differentials. Thus as a clinical staff nurse.. you will most likely want to look at the hourly.

To get a rough estimate just take your hourly wage x 40 x 52. Even if you are only working 36 hours a week, I would stick with multiplying it by 40 because you will most likely be picking up overtime here and there.

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Hmm... I'm very interested in knowing too. I've heard varying salaries in the industry. Staff nurses making anywhere from 40k to 65k. The hospital I work now (as a unit clerk) pays New RNs $26.00 per hr to start. I guess the only way to get an Mean Annual salary is by using Salary.com. By the way, I'm in South Jersey (10 mins east of Philadelphia).

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Baltimore area I will be starting at $24 + differential. Since I will be working mostly nights I will be anywhere from $27-$30 depending on the day of the week.

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I'm in a smallish city in the middle of Ohio. The local hospital starts RNs out at $19.95 per hour. Shift diff is $3.

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