Pay ranges??

winterymix · Aug 1, 2007

I'm in Charleston, WV. The local medical center (consists of 4 hospitals in the area) is putting me through nursing school on a scholarship, but I'm under contract to work for them for 3 years once I graduate. Their starting pay right now is $18.00 per hour, but since I'm saving countless dollars in tuition, books, supplies, etc... I can't complain.

-Winterymix

elisabeth · Aug 1, 2007

One of the local hospital systems pays first year nurses $36 an hour now. By the time I finish with school in 2009, it will be $46 an hour.

Not too shabby.

prinsessa · Aug 1, 2007

I heard that new nurses make around $50K a year in Chicago. I don't think that is too bad since I know a lot of people who graduated from college and make a lot less than that.

Shenanigans, RN · Aug 1, 2007

I'd be happy if I got more then 12.50$ an hour, which is what I get in NZL as a care giver. It'd be around... (tries to work out exchange rate in head) probably $7.50 an hour in America.

Although, NZL nurses managed to score a pay rise a while back for new grads, not sure what it is, maybe 39,000 approx?

GTChick01 · Aug 2, 2007

Multiply what you'd make hourly by 2080. That's how many hours you work in a year (if you work 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year).

So if you make $24/hr x 2080 = $49,920 a year.

fragino · Aug 3, 2007

Here is a real simple wage calculator at

http://www.oesc.state.ok.us/ES/wagecalc.htm

Just plug in either an hourly, weekly, monthly, or yearly rate, and it will automatically convert it to the other rates.

FAworld · Aug 3, 2007

One of the local hospital systems pays first year nurses $36 an hour now. By the time I finish with school in 2009, it will be $46 an hour.
Not too shabby.

Is that Kaiser? If you'd rather not be specific, I understand. I was just curious what Sutter and some of the other local hospital systems are paying as I'm in Sac as well. :)

smiles04 · Aug 3, 2007

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:

see what the average that you get offered. Apply several places. ALSO PLEASE NEW NURSES REMEMBER YOU STAY AT THE SAME JOB FOR SEVERAL YEARS YOU WILL ONLY GET A .25 TO 1.00 RAISE IF YOU USE YOUR EXPERIENCE AFTER 1 YEAR AND HAVE A KICK BUT RESUME TOTE ALL YOUR EXPERIENCES AND GET A COUPLE GOOD REFERENCES YOU CAN GET A 3-5 DOLLAR PAY RAISE. GET OUT THERE BE A GREAT NURSE BUT PAY YOUR DUES AND GET PAID WELL. YOU DESERVE IT.