(RN) Salaries

depends on where you work

Depends on the State/Hospital. In our hospital (and most other) no difference between BSN or ADN. Starting $ 25/hr, $ 4.25 night diff.

There are literally at least 10 different threads on this. Use your google skills to search for your specific area, and/or please please please use the search function on the boards

Whuch places give you a well base salary?

Highest paid area is the bay area in CA ($45-50). Of course it's VERY hard to find jobs in high paid areas, especially for new grads.

i HATE to admit this, but i got a job offer that i actually accepted. I'm getting paid $20/hour...they offered me $19/hour, i was able to negotiate to 20.

I turned another job down where i would be making $24/hour. Why did i turn it down?....it was 4 hours away from my fiance!! at this crap payed job i have, im atleast with him. What can i say!??

It does make me really kind of upset because its a bigger/well known hospital, so its not like they are hurting for money any...

Canada: 33 to 34 dollars per hour base, plus 5.00 per hour night differential. Varies slightly by Province.

Sweet :)

I think some of the US states pay way too low for RNs

Up here, our CNA's make 20 to 21 dollars per hour.

It's crap for new RN's. Doesn't matter where you are. If you are in California making $35 an hour, it's because cost of living is way high. In Florida where cost of living is low, it is much lower. Look at it as a continuation of your training, kind of like a paid residency. The money will come with some time.

Rural Missouri. $17.50, $2.25 night dif. I am however paying $250 a month to rent a two bedroom house.

I lived in Florida for years..where in Florida is the cost of living low?? Salaries yeah really low but cost of living..high,maybe not California high but high.

BSN isn't gonna get you much, if anything more than a regular RN in most cases...unless you have experience to add, AND the job is requiring some management- but then, ultimately, the salary increase is due to the job and experience, not the difference in degree.