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Hi. Actually, this was a question for a research assignment and maybe I didn't word what I was looking for the correct way, but it didn't help me at all to receive rude answers. Seeing a NP as my primary HCP, thats what made me want to be a nurse. Salary DOES matter, actually, because if I am going to go and spend THAT much more money on graduate school...why would I if the pay isn't going to be worth it? As much as I would like to advance to NP, I'm not going to put myself into a hole financially. So until I either save up, or pay off loans from BSN, grad school won't be happening. Whether I'm a NP or just a regular staff RN, I am still a nurse regardless, and thats my first goal. So thanks for the advice but no thanks. And I've worked with LPN's who believed that it actually wasn't worth it to progress to RN or BSN because with as "much as they work, they could make just as much as an RN." So, instead of bashing my question, how about ask for some clarification first.

Hi, I am a BSN student and I have always wanted to become a Nurse Practitioner. I plan to further my education in some kind of way, but NP has just always been something I've been interested in. I have read some articles regarding the higher education to become an NP and the pay difference from BSN to NP. (I believe they just changed the NP from a MSN to DNP?) Anyway, my question is.... is the pay raise worth the amount of extra schooling to become one? Indeed.com says that an NP makes on average about $94,000.00. I have heard of nurses on BSN's that are making close to that just from over time.