Rn salary in new york city

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Can anyone tell me what I should expect a starting salary to be as an RN in a hospital in NYC? Also, can anyone tell me if it is difficult to acquire an RN position in a hospital in NYC? I am thinking about a move in the next 3-4 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hello and welcome to the site. I moved your thread to the NY Nursing Forum where I think you will receive more response from some of our NY nurses.

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Thank you!

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Hospital jobs are very tough to come by these days for both experienced and new nurses. If the job market is good where you are I would recommend getting a couple years experience and if you haven't completed a BSN already you will need it here. Average hospital salary for a new nurse is in the mid 70s. Good luck.

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Can anyone tell me what I should expect a starting salary to be as an RN in a hospital in NYC? Also, can anyone tell me if it is difficult to acquire an RN position in a hospital in NYC? I am thinking about a move in the next 3-4 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Three to four years is a long time to look in future, however new grad wages can range on average from 71K to a bit over 78K per year. Generally the larger and or more prestigious private hospitals such as NYP, Mount Sinai will pay more than smaller or NYC owned.

Keep in mind this is all relative to NYC's and NYS's high cost of living including taxes. Count on one third of your wages off the bat going to taxes (average). So even if you landed a nursing gig at say 78K, your take home could be around 52K. That does not include deductions such as employer/union healthcare, pension, 401K, and whatever you have taken out of your wages directly before you get your check such as for automatic savings.

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Thank you. Unfortunately I my only option was to work during the day, and here in Kentucky the only evening programs are ADN. So, my plan is to get at least a year experience where i am now as an RN and also get my BSN in the process, then try to move to NYC. I appreciate the information.

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Thank you. Unfortunately I my only option was to work during the day, and here in Kentucky the only evening programs are ADN. So, my plan is to get at least a year experience where i am now as an RN and also get my BSN in the process, then try to move to NYC. I appreciate the information.
Nursing in NYC is much different than Kentucky. I would get your year or two of experience then take a travel assignment here to see if you can handle it here.
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How is it different in NYC?

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How is it different in NYC?

In a very broad and general sense the top and pretty much all "decent" healthcare systems/hospitals want RNs who are on point and correct. Where possible they want new grads who came out near or top of their class who are able to think quickly, multi-task, proactive, skilled and competent . The last two bits come more as one gains experience but hospitals want to see that there is something "there" for them to work with.

Part of this culture has to do with the demanding nature of healthcare (patients, physicans, etc...) that is simply part of NYC life, much of which falls onto nurse's shoulders. Here in NYC persons will drag you into court if you look at them the wrong way and a simple nursing error that results in an adverse outcome can cost a hospital millions in malpractice claims, so they look to minimise exposure by having "the best" in terms of nursing staff.

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In a very broad and general sense the top and pretty much all "decent" healthcare systems/hospitals want RNs who are on point and correct. Where possible they want new grads who came out near or top of their class who are able to think quickly, multi-task, proactive, skilled and competent . The last two bits come more as one gains experience but hospitals want to see that there is something "there" for them to work with.

Part of this culture has to do with the demanding nature of healthcare (patients, physicans, etc...) that is simply part of NYC life, much of which falls onto nurse's shoulders. Here in NYC persons will drag you into court if you look at them the wrong way and a simple nursing error that results in an adverse outcome can cost a hospital millions in malpractice claims, so they look to minimise exposure by having "the best" in terms of nursing staff.

Have you ever worked in Kentucky?

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How is it different in NYC?
You will have much less staff, sicker patients, most of your patients will not speak English, there are many cultural considerations that will come into play that you will never see in Kentucky. Seasoned travel nurses come to NYC and cancel contracts because it's that bad especially in the ER. Not uncommon to have 8+ patients in ER with ICU/tele patients in that mix. And yeah, it's very sue happy too like someone else mentioned.
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Is there anyone out there who has actually worked in Louisville Kentucky and New York City? I appreciate everyone's info, but it would be easier to get a real idea of the differences from someone who would has worked in both places rather than people just guessing how things are in Louisville.

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