RN salary expectations

Way too low in my area (I started out at $27/hr as a new grad 9 years ago) but in other areas of the country, it may be par for the course.

When will you be an RN?

When will you be an RN?

I would like to know the salary for an RN in outer space because I have a feeling it's going to get colonized some time in the next 1000 years. I'll probably be brought back to life and immortal by then, assuming things go as planned. I'm thinking of Mars, but possibly Saturn. Discuss.

$22 is about the starting rate in the Midwest as well. Nursing facilities will pay as much as $24-$27 an hour though - but hard to get RN's to work there. There is usually a $4-$5 shift diff for night shift as well. Plus bonus pay when they are short handed. How much is it in Florida?

That is about average in my area.

That's about right around here. Assuming you are thinking ADN. Some larger facilities will pay a smidge more for that BSN. As to whether it is decent for a given area, look at the average rents. I recently moved from an area where you could rent a 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment for $850. The rates were about that. Where I am now, the rates are considerably higher, but rents are also shockingly high. (mine almost doubled:uhoh3:)

The point is, there is no definitive adequate rate for the entirely country. On an average, countrywide, i would say $22 is about right.

Totally depends where you live (as others have said) and the type of facility. In my area LTC pays $25/hr-ish but large acute care hospitals pay $30/hr-ish. I live in a fairly high cost of living area but if you travel outside the city, the pay starts to drop.

I'm in the Midwest, medium sized city, LCOL. Hospitals start at $24/hr base pay.