kcjoRN

So I was offered a job at a hospital in Naples making $28ish per hour working nights, base is $23.80. Not much more than here in Indy. I really want to go but nervous. Wish it were easy to decide.

I make $22.50 base, is it significantly less than that?

I've been researching salary in FL, I must be mislead because I thought nurses made way more money down there? For example annual salary here in IN is around $56k and in Ft Myers I keep seeing around $78k? Is that totally off?

Hey everyone! I am currently a med/surg RN in Indianapolis working for a large teaching hospital that is very well known in the area. We have been throwing the idea around of moving to Florida for a few years now. I have been talking with some recruiters who say they can place me near the area we want to live for 13-26+ weeks with a living stipend. Sounds great in theory, however, we have 4 kids that will be coming with us. My husband is in construction, he does well in the summer but winters are tough. The optimistic side of me says we should go for it, we only live once. The kids can be put in a new school, I can work the travel assignment while getting a feel for the area and decide if it's a permanent fit for us. We can both look for permanent jobs while we are there and basically have a roof over our heads for the time being. The kids are all on board with the idea. In laws say they will head down next year after getting their ducks in a row. The downside. We are leaving everyone we have ever known. What if we don't find work? What if the schools are a joke (I've heard they are sketchy) But then the idea of sunshine everyday (especially when it's 19 degrees here today :***:) sounds amazing. Thoughts? Experience? Anyone have a friend or relative with a large family who has taken the plunge and loved it/hated it? I wanna hear all of your stories :)