PC Nurse

I've seen several salary ranges in the DC metro area. Most vary with experience (of course) or the organizations support of nursing informatics. A large Baltimore hospital was starting Application Analysts with an MSN Informatics at $55,000, where another would start them at less than their general nursing salary because they were considered as entry level. They would still start around $40-45,000. I've seen entry level Application Specialists positions with consulting firms and software venders start at $45-50,000 for a person with only a nursing background - at one company annual increases were 5-10% though with bonuses and great stock, profit sharing and retirement funds. In a hospital here in DC, I am getting $75,000 in my 2nd year. I have 11 years of nursing with a total of 18 years of healthcare background and 3.5 years of Information Systems experience (Installations). This is a much higher range than my pure IS counterparts (systems managers and analysts $45-65,000) and actually higher than some of the I.S. VP's. This reflects my nursing and computer experience and my groups commitment to nursing and clinical informatics.