RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

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Greetings!

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. Baltimore, MD

2. 2 yrs

3. Med/surg ICU at 330 bed teaching facility

4. $26.07/hr

5.$3.20/nights, $2.70 evenings and weekends

6. Non union

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1. Missouri

2. 2 yrs

3. LTC

4. 19.24

5. After 6p .30/hr

6. No.

Cost of living not bad, though. (Rent $500/mo includes cable, all utilities including trash total $100/mo.)

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Specializes in Geriatrics, WCC.

1. Live in Wi, but am a traveling consultant for LTC.

2.19 yrs

3.LTC

4. $45-50/hour

5. no diff

6. No union

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1. Vermont

2. 30+

3. acute rehab/ltc/assisted living

4. 23.92

5. eves-1.25 nites 5.00 weekends .25 yes......25 cents!

6. no union

Cost of living is very high in Vermont 6% sales tax, 6% income tax, cost of auto fuel is 20 cents above national average, avg apt 700/month-no utilities. There is a severe shortage of apts in VT. 9.5% food/drink/hotel tax. Cost of heating fuel is currently 3.81/gallon- heating season extends mid Oct-end of April on average. And it can be very cold/snowy here. Farmer's Almanac is predicting bitterly cold/snowy winter. Unless you are in one of several large cities, you will be driving lots of miles......nearest WalMart for me is 60 miles, into New Hampshire. Also, some towns have their own sales tax..1-2% added on top of state tax.

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1. State: Louisiana (New Orleans)

2. Years of experience: 1

3. Specialty/unit and work setting: CCU, 300+ bed hospital

4. Hourly Pay (base rate): 22.74

5. Differentials (if any): Day - .75, night - 4.25, w/end - 3.75

6. Union: Bwah-hah-hah-ha! Um, no.

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1. California

2. new grad

3. LTC/Rehab

4. 28 hr

5. .50 for eves, 1.00 for nocs

6. no union

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Specializes in ONC, Gyn ONC, BMT, Hospice.

1. WI

2. 10 yrs

3. Outpatient Medical Oncology Clinic

4. 28.90

5. Nope - But we are closed nights, weekends, & holidays :)

6. I wish.

2 bedrm flat on the East side of Milwaukee, $700/mo. Cost of living is not too bad here.

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Oklahoma

22years as LPN. And 14 as RN

Hospice

Salaried$62,000

No differential, but you do get on call pay

No unions

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

1. State you work in - Indiana

2. Years of experience - 30+

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

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary- $34

5. Differentials (if any)- 17% nights, 10% weekends, plus $2.60/ hour clinical ladder bonus

6. Union- heck no!

One of the most affordable housing markets there is. My fairly new, 1600sf home (3br/2.5ba- on a pond) cost $126K, property taxes under $1K/ year.

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1. PA

2. 21 years

3. Telemetry

4. 30.54 hr

5. .75 cents

6. Union. Yes. Psea

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1. State you work in: Texas

2. Years of experience: 7 yrs LVN, 6 mos RN

3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc): Clinic-Cardiology

4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary: $35/hr

5. Differentials (if any): None

6. Union? None

I was very fortunate and blessed to stay with the same company once I received my ADN, and was able to convert my years as an LVN for experience.

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Specializes in ED, Telemetry,Hospice, ICU, Supervisor.

1. California

2. ER/Tele

3. 1 year New Grad

4. $50.00 base

5. $4.00 NOC differential

6. Union

Rent=$1,000. It includes water, gas, electricity, internet. I rent a condo 950 sq. ft., 2 1/2 bath, covered garage, 2 bed rooms.

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