Personal question

my question is simply out of curiosity and i hope nobody gets offended.

okay, i have two friends who just graduated last december and are now practicing as nps. one took a job making $60k/year-full time in a large city working for a private practice. the other friend accepted a job in the same city, also working for a family practice clinic-and was offered 100k/year with full tuition reimbursement. the huge difference in pay had me wondering what is considered average starting salary for a new grad np? was the friend that was offered 100k just really lucky? and both went straight into the master's program after completing the bsn-no previous experience. both of their employers work for very reputable health care systems, so i guess i would just like to have a general idea of what is considered fair, because my ultimate goal is to become a np. i am so excited to become a nurse! no, money is not the most important thing to me-i truely feel that it's in my blood to become a nurse and this is what i'm supposed to do in my life. like i said, i just want a general idea of what i will be making.

thanks!

what type of specialty area? # of hours per week? call?

I'm not sure about call, but they're both FNPs and work 8-5, M-F.

My question is simply out of curiosity and I hope nobody gets offended.

Okay, I have two friends who just graduated last December and are now practicing as NPs. One took a job making $60K/year-full time in a large city working for a private practice. The other friend accepted a job in the same city, also working for a family practice clinic-and was offered 100K/year with FULL tuition reimbursement. The huge difference in pay had me wondering what is considered average starting salary for a new grad NP?

Thanks!

I am not a NP but have over 15 years of practice as an RN. I am in school now to get my MSN in nursing education. This same subject of salaries come up during a discussion in my class.

My group found out some NP's are working as nursing educators and do not make the high salaries. Other NP's are working for speciality groups, one being a group of Cardiologist, and make excellent money but they work anywhere from 10 12 hours a day, Monday thru Friday.

Good luck in school and in your profession.

Wayne

Well it's a coventional labor. Basically trading hours for $$$$. So the more time you put in, the more money you should be able to make Same goes for the MD/DO burning midnight oil out there.I'm not an NP, but hold a few titles myself. The key is negotiation, and what the local economy in your neck of the woods can afford to pay for your services.

Good Luck