RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

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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)

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary

5. Differentials (if any)

6. Union?

1. Florida

2. 9 years

3. med-surg/tele per diem (no benefits)

4. 35/hr

5. 3rd shift 6.00 dollars an hour

6. non-union

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Specializes in ICU.

1. State you work in

2. Years of experience

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary

5. Differentials (if any)

6. Union?

1. IL

2. 6 years

3. ICU Med/Surg/Neuro community hospital (150 bed hospital)

4. 31.15, (just got a market adjustment, previously 29.75).

5. 2.50 (3p-11p), 3.75 (11p-7a), 2.25 weekend.

6. Non- Union.

7. Great Tuition remebersment ($5000 a year) I added this and felt it was a great perk for the job.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

1. Boston, MA

2. September will be 3 years

3. Thoracic Surgery ICU

4. $34/hr

5. Extra $3.20/hr for evenings, $4.70/hr for nights and $9/hr for weekends

6. Yes, Massachusetts Nurses Association

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1. South East VA

2. New grad

3. LTC w/ AC mixed in

4. $21.85

5. 50cent for weekends. Time and a half for OT

6. No

mortgage for a 3BR 2 1/2 bath house can go from 1200 a month to 1800 a month depending on square footage and lot size.

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Specializes in ED.

1. Central New York

2. 20 years

3. ER in a Community hospital

4. 34./hr

5. 20% evening/night diff-weekdays; 30% evening/night diff-weekends

6. Union-yes.

A brand new, just built 4 bdrm home can be bought for 190k. Rent for a 2bdrm apt from 700-1000. Gas is about 3.50/gal. I have full family medical coverage that I pay a premium for, but dental and vision are covered by the union.

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1. Wichita, Kansas

2. Hospital cathlab

3. 76,000 annually

4. time and a half on weekends

5. 15 years

6. union optional

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Wow! I can't imagine what it would be like to work in the Detroit area with all of the chaos going on right now. Are you stressed out of your mind?

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1 ny

2 2.5 years

3 out pt clinic

4 61000/year

5 no shift diff but paid holidays

6 non union

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Specializes in Orthopedics/Trauma/Med-Surg.

1) Ohio

2) 1 yr

3) Med-Surg in Hospital

4) 25.36 base pay

5) Shift differentials of

1.50 weekday nights

1.00 weekend days

2.00 weekend nights

6) Non-union

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Specializes in LTC, acute care, school nurse.

1) rural South Dakota

2) 18 yrs

3) School Nurse

4) $32,887.90 salary for 190 contract days which is $21.63/hr

5) none

6) none

I live in a very small town (pop. 800) Bought a nice old 5 BR farm house on 6 acres for $35,000--not a typo :)

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Here is a link to an article that might be helpful: http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/TheModestoBee/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=TURCLzIwMTMvMDgvMTQ.&pageno=MQ..&entity=QXIwMDExMg..&view=ZW50aXR5

1. Modesto, CA

2. 15 years

3. ICU

4. $57.08 day shift

5. $1/hr weekend; $5/hr nights

6. Non-Union

Note about article in link: Modesto is listed as #2 in nation per cost of living. My observation is that this is largely due to the Kaiser facility in Modesto which as I understand pays the same wages to all their facilities whether they are SF Bay or Central Valley like Modesto. Plus the other hospital in town is Union so this would increase the rate above as well.

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1. California

2. Almost 1 year

3. Labor and delivery

4. 37/ hour

5. I think its $3 for night shift.

6. Yes, CNA

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