Pay rate poll

i didn't include my differential in my vote. i voted for my base pay.

I also did my base pay.

These polls are not set up so that we can have specific questions in one poll to differentiate between nurses on different shifts, nurses with experience -vs- newer grads, etc. It would take separate polls to do that. But thanks for mentioning that you were taking credit for your base pay only.

It seems, so far, that the average base pay is around $45,000-47,000/year- approximately. I think that does represent the averages on the salary websites.

In some communities, the lowest bracket may not be low enough.

I just got my 3% raise after my first year. My base is now $19.23/hr. I do pedi phone triage in Tx.

In some communities, the lowest bracket may not be low enough.

OUCH! Sorry to hear that!

I just got my 3% raise after my first year. My base is now $19.23/hr. I do pedi phone triage in Tx.

Well, a raise is always good...and 3% seems to be the average raise. :)

Appears that the pay scale for nurses is to low. I have been a nurse for 10 yrs. I work in a psych unit in TX. I started out in Tele, > Home health> ortho/med surg. then to the present. My salary when i passed my boards was $17 per hour, now I make 20.19 and that was just recently. My friend across town makes $42 per hour. She works in a new cardiology hospital in the day surgery area. Recently I was asked to become the nurse manger of our unit. I guoted a wage of 32 per hour at first. Then I told them 30 per hour. This would be on salary. Because I make 20.19, they thought that was too much and would only allow a 6% raise. They were not basing it on the job. They then went to 28.50. I turned it down. At the present time I am on the baylor program, I work 32 for 40. They are trying to do away w/ it, and they have in the rest of the hospital, but the doctors in the psych dept went to bat for us and we have it with the current peo. if we leave we are unable to return to the prog.

Appears that the pay scale for nurses is to low. I have been a nurse for 10 yrs. I work in a psych unit in TX. I started out in Tele, > Home health> ortho/med surg. then to the present. My salary when i passed my boards was $17 per hour, now I make 20.19 and that was just recently. My friend across town makes $42 per hour. She works in a new cardiology hospital in the day surgery area. Recently I was asked to become the nurse manger of our unit. I guoted a wage of 32 per hour at first. Then I told them 30 per hour. This would be on salary. Because I make 20.19, they thought that was too much and would only allow a 6% raise. They were not basing it on the job. They then went to 28.50. I turned it down. At the present time I am on the baylor program, I work 32 for 40. They are trying to do away w/ it, and they have in the rest of the hospital, but the doctors in the psych dept went to bat for us and we have it with the current peo. if we leave we are unable to return to the prog.

I have learned that you have to ask for more when you are taking a salaried position. I learned the hard way. I didn't ask for enough and wound up being resentful for putting in so many hrs.

Baylor is a nice program if you don't mind working weekends! :)

My base in WA is $25.45 on Step 5 of 18. Night shift is $4, RNC is $1 and I do Charge alot @ $2.

For the education, technical skill, responsibility, physical and mental work, risks, and emotional involvement these pay rates are not too high.

http://cna.igc.org/cna101/top5-1.htm

I just graduated from RN school and will be making more than $33/hr. The senior nurses make upwards of $45/hr and more.