Quality of life

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I am looking for a state with the best ratio of high pay vs. low cost of living. If you are able to make a nice life for yourself as an RN in your state please respond. I would especially appreciate it if you gave me an approximate salary and/or monthly rent. I can easily look up housing costs so salary ranges are more appreciated.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

There's no common definition of what "quality of life" refers to, so nobody can really give you a simple answer to your question. What some people look for as desirable characteristics of a place to live, others might consider a reason not to live there.

Salary.com is generally a reliable source of area salary ranges, so I would suggest coming up with a list of places you would want to live based on your specific desires, then compare salary and cost of living in those particular areas.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I'd look into states where the economy is on fire right now and do NOT have a state income tax...like Texas or Florida.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

I second trying to find places you'd actually want to live. I'd die in Texas or Florida! Way too hot! I prefer being near big cities. Some people like being near water/mountains/good schools. There have been some posts about the salary:rent.

Here's a 2ish year old thread (I'm sure the numbers haven't changed that much):

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