Question Regarding Hourly Rates for RNs

[live4today]

I know a RN who has worked in Med/Surg for 9 1/2 years, and just started a new job in the midwest making $23.00/hour! Do you think that is too little per hour for nurses who have over eight or nine years experience?

Personally, I think it isn't enough. Your thoughts appreciated! Thanks!:)

[vernonpillay]

Is there anyone out there, who can give an approx hourly rate for a Cath lab RN post? California area

[Omegaqueen1121]

Wow, I think a nurse with that much experience deserves ALOT more than $23/hour. I am a new grad working nights in Med-Surg and I make $30.75 an hour. We need experienced nurses where I work. Tell her to come to New York. :)

I would strongly suggest this move there are hospital that are screaming for nurses that only if you like a city which never sleeps! Nurses are surely NOT respected in MO! i wish you the best of luck!!!!

[Omegaqueen1121]

Is there anyone out there, who can give an approx hourly rate for a Cath lab RN post? California area

Hi did you try going to salary.com? they should be able to give a rough estimate of what salaries are given in your field of work!

[sweetyjen]

well here in good ol' Oklahoma RN's start out at around $16.00/hr. One hospital here in the okc/metro area starts at $16.20, another at $16.70, another at $16.52. So...I think that is the average around here.

[icunurse36]

i have been at my hospital for about 13 years. It is outside of the New Orleans, LA area. I am in MICU. I make a base of 24.52. Then add CCRN pay 2.50 , plus I work nights, that is 2.50 more. So almost 30.00 hr/nights during the week...Weekend nights is 34.00/hr.

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[featherzRN, MSN]

I work in Beverly Hills, CA and have credit for 7 years nursing (have been nurse for 15 years, but took seven off to do something else). My pay is $32.25 for day shift in an outpatient clinic (full time with bennies)..

[shrinkyrn]

I have been an RN for 30 years. I make the same amt. now as I did in 1988. I live in a different part of the country now than I did in 1988, nevertheless, here I am years later, limited earnings. I work psych, (which is the step child of the medical field), in a rural hospital in Northern Pennsylvania. I make $21.00 per hour, full time days, 12 hr shifts, and I drive a freakin hour back & forth.

I got tired of nursing a few years ago, but not many other options pay the bills in rural America. For health reasons I'm not able to just pick up and relocate.

[live4today, RN]

i work in beverly hills, ca and have credit for 7 years nursing (have been nurse for 15 years, but took seven off to do something else). my pay is $32.25 for day shift in an outpatient clinic (full time with bennies)..

beverly hills here i come!

[VizslaMom]

beverly hills here i come!

yeah, and then try to stretch those "extra" dollars with the high cost of living out there in cali.....

[preciousshelby]

Hi there, I am from Portland Oregon area and I have worked at my job for less than one year. I make $36.42/hour, full benefts, day shift 12 hours and am in a hospital setting. I just love it! Best job (and money) ever, but again, the cost of living is higher (we live in Washington and I commute the 10 miles across the bridge to Oregon). We just bought a home in Atlanta Georgia and will be heading that way maybe next summer, looked into jobs there, I will be making 34.93/hour for telemetry, day shift. Pretty comparable I thought, and the cost of living is MUCH lower there! I was afraid of going down to the low 20's an hour but guess not! So, I originally was going to post the location difference on my reply but I just found out that it is not too much a difference. hope this helps!!

[Pattiecake]

Vermont prison nurses make $25:00/hr with $5.25 shift diff for 3rd shift

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

I dont know what my base is, however I will end up with 110 k again this year.

and have done so for the last 10 or 12 years