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Hi all! My husband and I are relocating to Florida from the northeast and I interviewed for a full time cardiac rehab RN position in the Tampa area and I was unsure if the offer they made me was fair. They offered me $28.75 per hour and I was just curious if this is a good rate. When I tried to negotiate I was told they felt right now that the offer is a good offer financially, and when considering the differences in markets of Tampa compared to the north east the rate does transfer fairly well I have my BSN with 6 years experience (2.5 years being in cardiac rehab.) If anyone could give me insight into this would be greatly appreciated and will help me with my decision process. Thanks!!

Thank you so much for all that info. It's very helpful. It gives me good ideas where to look during my search.

@boragirl02 Thank you for this insight. It means a lot. My husband and I are currently renting and we don't have children yet so we feel this is the time to make a major change like this. May I ask you what caused you and your family to relocate? We are moving to be closer to my husbands parents who have both been recently diagnosed with heart problems but also for a different lifestyle then nj. It's going to be very hard to give up what I currently make here but I guess my husband and I have some major decisions we are going to have to make.

Thank you for replying.

Thank you for everyone who replied. I realize and understand the pay will be a lot different from what I am used to in NJ. I'm trying to find out how much less. If anyone can give me an idea in numbers that would be helpful. I tried calling some hospitals but they referred me to salary.com Which I don't think is accurate/ it's showing a number not based off base pay.

I work in a cardiopulmonary rehab. It was a very nice change from the bedside and a avenue of nursing that I would not have thought to try if I did not fall into it. I love it because I still get to be a nurse and deal with patient every day but they are primarily outpatient's. We exercise patients (cardio- after a cardiac event such as MI, Stents, CABG, heart transplant, CHF/ pulmonary- long term pulmonary disease such as COPD, pulm fibrosis, ect) on treadmills, nu-steps, bicycles, arm bikes, weights, ect and monitor them to make sure they are tolerating the exercise well and staying within the parameters prescribed by the patient's physician. We also incorporate patient education into the program to teach them lifestyle changes, how to manage disease, about medications. This is just a brief explanation of cardiopulmonary rehab but its just to give you an idea of a different aspect of nursing that is out there. Hope this helps and you find a specialty in nursing that you can be happy with.

Hi Everyone, My husband and I are considering relocating to Central Florida and I have been trying to research what to expect for salary if we decide to go. I have seen numbers all over the board and I was hoping maybe someone on here can give me a better idea. I am a nurse from NJ with my BSN and 5 years experience. I have worked in PCU (telemetry), ICU/CCU, and cardiopulmonary rehab with a lot of charge nurse and preceptor experience. Any help on what to expect down there would be very helpful and extremely appreciated. My husband and I really have our hearts on Florida but until we get a better idea of what to expect, it seems out of reach.