RN Pay Transparency

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I was just looking to see if we could create a pay transparency for RNs.

I work in Illinois in the Chicago Suburbs, at a Northwestern Medicine Hospital

Experience:

6 years - 2 on inpatient Stroke/Neurology (1 year floor nurse, 1 year primary charge nurse)

4 years - Critical Care, Emergency Room, and Rapid Response Team

Current title: Rapid Response Nurse, ICU Nurse (I work 2/3 nights rapid team, 1/3 nights ICU floor/charge fill)

Base pay: (after my yearly raise) $38.70

My hospital system does have shift differentials.

weekend: $2.50/hr

3p-11pm: $4/hr

11p-7a: $5/hr

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I also have my CCRN certification, along with the normal BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, US IV training, etc. 

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Oof. Is it not unionized? Consider moving to Minneapolis. You will easily make about $15/hour more here.

Also, you didn't mention your highest level of education. At a lot of places, that is a factor.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
klone said:

Oof. Is it not unionized? Consider moving to Minneapolis. You will easily make about $15/hour more here.

Also, you didn't mention your highest level of education. At a lot of places, that is a factor.

There isn't a difference at my hospital. I currently have my ADN and finish my BSN next fall.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
klone said:

Oof. Is it not unionized? Consider moving to Minneapolis. You will easily make about $15/hour more here.

Also, you didn't mention your highest level of education. At a lot of places, that is a factor.

My hospital is also not union, a few hospitals in the Chicago metro area are like UIC, etc. But most in the suburbs are not.

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Chicago Suburbs here. I also worked for Northwestern at their Palos Hospital location. I made 42$/hr base pay for 2 years experience in the OR. 

But I moved to agency. I've made anywhere between 50-90$/hr. But sadly there does not seem to be many agency gigs in Illinois right now. So I'm moving back to full time OR, but trying out CVOR this time, so I can go back to agency again eventually. 

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