Psychiatric nurse practitioner pay

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I'm curious how much psychiatric nurse practitioners actually get paid. Obviously in places like California jobs will pay more due to the high cost of living, but I've just been seeing an extremely wide range of salaries online. When I do a quick Google search sources show as little as $110k and as much as $140k for the average salary. However, I looked on YouTube and found this video. This PMHNP was given offers in Maryland right out of school at 150-160k, and people he knew that had a few years of experience that were making anywhere from 150k-225k (in outpatient settings). I understand the cost of living is higher in Maryland compared to the rest of the United States, but it is nowhere near the cost of living in places like california where (according to online sources such as indeed and Glassdoor) the average PMHNP salary isn't even close to 150k-225k. Does anyone know what a more realistic salary would be both right out of grad school, and after a few years of experience?

 

On 9/24/2022 at 8:58 PM, NPvampire said:

Chuckle yes I’m metro Atlanta.  I wish it were Miami!  We have had literally ten people quit in the past year, and countless clerical, nursing, counseling, and other positions quit.  Admin doesn’t care.  Our nps went to travel RN, do Botox or mlm stuff, retire forever, or leave the profession…they’re not even staying nps.  An extremely nasty entitled student I had last year was the final straw.  I’m really tired.  At this point I’m eyeballing remote work for another state.    And yes, for some reason Georgia lets everyone into psych specialty programs with zero psych experience.  I mean zero.  Sometimes not even any real RN nursing experience.  Can you imagine a cardiac program accepting like that?!   It doesn’t produce good results and it’s not helping patient outcomes.  And most hate psych and leave anyway.  I try to stay positive but it’s been a really rough year.   ?

Go to government jobs and type in nurse practitioner in California. Go to city’s like San Jose so you can see what the pay is. 

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On 11/24/2022 at 8:34 PM, ChrisHanson said:

Go to government jobs and type in nurse practitioner in California. Go to city’s like San Jose so you can see what the pay is. 

I lived in the deep South for 20 years. U*C, D**e, Wa*e, Vid*nt----ALL PAY the same for new grad nurses...it's called "collusion" and it's illegal....and oh....try and do something about that.  They pay $21/hr.  And if you leave and try to come back for the "outside the system" pay?  They threaten you.

California was one of the nastiest places I have ever worked or lived. The air quality ALONE  should make people run screaming for places like GA or SC or NC.  How about the fires? Maybe the drought?  OH YEAH....also comes with a $500 water bill, no a/c unless you live in a $7000 per month 400 sq ft "closet"....and forget about breathing clean air. Ever.

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5 hours ago, TitaniumPlates said:

I lived in the deep South for 20 years. U*C, D**e, Wa*e, Vid*nt----ALL PAY the same for new grad nurses...it's called "collusion" and it's illegal....and oh....try and do something about that.  They pay $21/hr.  And if you leave and try to come back for the "outside the system" pay?  They threaten you.

California was one of the nastiest places I have ever worked or lived. The air quality ALONE  should make people run screaming for places like GA or SC or NC.  How about the fires? Maybe the drought?  OH YEAH....also comes with a $500 water bill, no a/c unless you live in a $7000 per month 400 sq ft "closet"....and forget about breathing clean air. Ever.

What would make you happy, comfortable in life or feel you are living in a good place?

 

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On 12/5/2022 at 12:55 PM, TitaniumPlates said:

I lived in the deep South for 20 years. U*C, D**e, Wa*e, Vid*nt----ALL PAY the same for new grad nurses...it's called "collusion" and it's illegal....and oh....try and do something about that.  They pay $21/hr.  And if you leave and try to come back for the "outside the system" pay?  They threaten you.

California was one of the nastiest places I have ever worked or lived. The air quality ALONE  should make people run screaming for places like GA or SC or NC.  How about the fires? Maybe the drought?  OH YEAH....also comes with a $500 water bill, no a/c unless you live in a $7000 per month 400 sq ft "closet"....and forget about breathing clean air. Ever.

I lived in the Midwest and the south. You get way more bang for your buck in California. You can find cost of living conversions online. NPs in the Bay Area make around 200k and up. That is real messed up about the pay. 

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