**POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

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Hello all, I am curious to see what the current pay rate is across the country so we can better prepare ourselves and negotiate better salaries! Please try to keep this poll to any graduates after 2010. Thanks!

1) State

2) Hourly Salary

3) Experience, if any

4) Specialty, if any

Here's mine:

NJ

$26/hr new grad, no exp., recently changed jobs $33/hr 1 yr exp.

Only 1 year old RN :saint:

Nephrology/dialysis

Specializes in Med/surg, Onc.
....anyone else feeling incredibly sad and broke after seeing their check after taxes? LOL part of me wonders why I didn't just stay waiting tables.

Honestly nope. I'm glad I have a job and take home what I do. I love my job and a year ago I had zero income so I'm making more than I ever have before.

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1.) PA

2.) Base rate 28.56 plus 3.75 night differential and 1.10 for weekends

3.) 1 year experience as a laser hair removal and injectable RN

4.) Surgical unit

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Specializes in Oncology.

I started out at $22/hour as a new grad with my BSN

I make $23.42 now after a few raises in my 2 years.

Kentucky

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Portland Oregon

$26 hour

No experience, new grad

Home health

I'm in the process of getting my bsn. Just wanted to get some experience in the interim. Didn't think id like home health but it's pretty awesome!

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Specializes in medical surgical unit.

Tampa, FL

New grad ADN

Starting pay 23.50/hr not including evening/weekend diff

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IL

20.10/hr with $1/hr differential for weekends.

no previous healthcare experience

med-tele with crosstraining to cardiac stepdown.

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Specializes in Hematology/Oncology.
....anyone else feeling incredibly sad and broke after seeing their check after taxes? LOL part of me wonders why I didn't just stay waiting tables.

job stability, career development vs fast cash.

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Specializes in Antepartm and Mother-Baby.

Missouri

$22.05/hour including shift differential

BSN new grad

Have been an RN for 8 months (Jan 2014)

Mother-Baby Unit

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New Grad:

$42 including $2.75 for shift differential

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1. Florida

2. 22.25 with $6 night differential. No weekend diff : (

3. One year of experience as an RN

4. Med/Surg

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Specializes in non-animals.

This was my very first job after licensure

California (bay area)

35/hour

new grad

flu clinics

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Wichita, KS

All hospitals in the area pay new nurses about 19.50$/hr base pay.

Add a few $$ for nights and weekends.

LTC pays about 5$ more.

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