After reading past informal survey posts on allnurses, I wanted to pose this question for 2013. The intent of this post to to give myself and others a good range of pay for nurses across the US right now based on experience and location. This will be an informal guide for me to start a masters paper on (Subject: area cost of living and nurses salary). Several years ago I believe Houston was voted for best place for a nurse with cost of living adjusted, but I think this might be changing.
Things to note while reading other's salaries:
-Generally, high paying locations relate to high cost of living (SF, NYC, etc). The reverse seems to be true as well (lower cost of living=lower pay). 65$/hr may be the norm in San Francisco, but the average 1br apartment is $2800 without parking and a house costs well over $1 million. Please take this into account. We live in a big country and cost of living varies widely (especially housing costs)
If you post, please state your:
1. State you work in
2. Years of experience
3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)
I do not EVER want an executive level position. I went into nursing to care for people. I enjoy bedside nursing, patient interaction, patient teaching. I don't want to manage other nurses. I don't want to teach other nurses or students. I want to spend my time with patients & their families. That's a very valid career choice.
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I feel the same but I can't get a job with this criteria, I am being told that I am "overqualified". Seems all of the SNF/LTC in my immediate area hire LPN's for patient care and RN to push paper. I am overqualified all right, overqualified to push paper!!!LOL
so I changed jobs on 9/8….so my salary has increased from $22.16 an hour (rural hospital) to $26.05 per hour (large teaching hospital system) with $1.50 for noc's and $3.50 for float pool…so I'll be making $31.05 an hour for med surge float pool...
that is higher than travel pay! Where in California?
1. CA
2. 6 yrs - ADN
3. Cardiac Tele
4. $44.75 days 12 hr shifts
5. $5 NOC, $1.25 weekend, $3 float (ICU step down, observation, ER), rent is $700 for 1 BR apt, $1,200-2,200 3 BR house depending on location, homes are $150-300k average.
SoberGirl
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1. Minnesota
2. 1
3. Psych
4. Hourly Pay 31.11
5. Afternoon diff - .70
6. Union. Yep.