My reasoning for asking is I live in WI make okay money and cost of living rather low, I would like to get out of the cold snowy winters for a few years maybe forever. Considering moving if the area is right.
I am RN so I am looking to see what other RNs are making around the U.S.
Please list hourly rate and state. Thats all I'm really looking for if you would like you could include your area of work/speciality.
I myself 21.09 hourly includes night shift diff. WI working in nursing home.
New grad Long Island, NY $35.75/hour with night diff. Will go up $1/hour when I complete ACLS in January. Our night diff is about $1.50/hour. I do not pay my health benefits either. NY State Nurses Association (which is my union) worked that into our contract. Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO is paid by my hospital. But don't come here if you want warm winters. It's 16 degrees right now with snow and ice everywhere.
Washington state. LTC, New grad, 22.87 hr plus 1.50 eve/night differential, and 3/hr weekend shift diff. Looking into hospital residency starts 25.50/hr with 3/hr shift diff. No guarantees about the weather, though I am not complaining.
I recently applied at the big hospital here and turned down the job. I am a 2 + year RN, they offered me 19.24/hr. shift diffs were prorated starting at 5 pm at 2.50/hr then 5.00/hr after 7pm. extra 3.00/hr for weekends. I have applied at non hospital based company and was offered 21/hr 9-5 shift. I turned that down as well. I currently work in Public health where I am salaried. It comes out to 20.82 /hr but I figured out if I took all of my personal and sick time, along with my state holidays, I am off like 44 days during the year, so if you factored that in..I make more than that. Cost of living is fairly cheap here, and I used to live in WI. I have lived here 12 years and have seen a dusting of snow twice. I think you can do better though from reading other posts. I am stuck due to my husband's employer being here, and techinically he is the breadwinner....for now :chuckle LOL
I'm at a hospital in Central CA. Base rate $27.52 + $4.50 night diff + $2 weekend diff... oh, and this is the new grad rate, hoping to get a bump in a couple of months!! Oh, and this is NICU.
Thank you so much for all of the reponses. After reading many of these reponses I feel like I am under paid. No different differential for weekends. My night shift diff is only $0.75 which sucks. The area I live in is very saturated with nurses and difficult to get into a good hospital position where I would rather be. Well I'll hold out til I find the area I would like to be in. Again Thank you ALL for the replies.
I would recommend Maryland for we have some of the highest paid nurses in the country. Granted the living expenses can be quite high depending on where you live, e.g. Baltimore or Annapolis. However, Maryland has a unique landscape and microclimate so that is a definite plus. :)
Central Fllorida, RN with 30yrs/experience. I make base rate fo $28, and working 7p-7a get differentials. My base rate averages $42/hr with all the diffs.
shift diffs were prorated starting at 5 pm at 2.50/hr then 5.00/hr after 7pm. extra 3.00/hr for weekends. I have applied at non hospital based company and was offered 21/hr 9-5 shift. I turned that down as well. I currently work in Public health where I am salaried. It comes out to 20.82 /hr but I figured out if I took all of my personal and sick time, along with my state holidays, I am off like 44 days during the year, so if you factored that in..I make more than that. Cost of living is fairly cheap here, and I used to live in WI. I have lived here 12 years and have seen a dusting of snow twice. I think you can do better though from reading other posts. I am stuck due to my husband's employer being here, and techinically he is the breadwinner....for now :chuckle LOL
DeadHeadRN, BSN, RN
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New grad Long Island, NY $35.75/hour with night diff. Will go up $1/hour when I complete ACLS in January. Our night diff is about $1.50/hour. I do not pay my health benefits either. NY State Nurses Association (which is my union) worked that into our contract. Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO is paid by my hospital. But don't come here if you want warm winters. It's 16 degrees right now with snow and ice everywhere.