Salaries For DFW New Grads

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Specializes in Periop.

Anyone have any idea what a new nurse makes in the DFW area? I am interested in getting into the OR.

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Specializes in L&D, OB Triage.

There was a job fair at my school just the other day. Baylor starts graduate nurses at $21 and Parkland gives graduate nurses $24 and some change. Those are the only 2 hospitals that actually told us salaries. Good luck!

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Specializes in Periop.

Does that include any shift hours or is that just the base?

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Specializes in L&D, OB Triage.

That's the base. Baylor didn't give their differentials, and all I can remember for Parkland is $6 for the weekend diff. I'll look back through my paperwork and see what else I can see.

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Specializes in Periop.

Thank you, appreciate the info

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

A $23 hourly base rate is what most hospitals in the DFW area will pay to a newly graduated RN. Some hospitals, such as Baylor, pay less than the $23. Some facilities, such as Kindred, pay much more.

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Specializes in L&D, OB Triage.

Okay, here's what the Parkland packet says.

They have a 9 month "OR specialty nurse course"

Graduate nurse or nurse resident $24.52/hr

evening shift diff (3pm to 11pm) $2.75/hr

night shift diff (11p to 7a) $3.50/hr

weekend shift diff (3pm fri to 7a mon) $6.00/hr

if you work an evening or night shift on the weekend you will be paid both the shift and the weekend diffs.

hope that helps!

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Specializes in Periop.

Pefect, thaks for getting back to me.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

UT Southwestern salary information for new graduates is as follows:

$23.00 per hour

Shift Differentials:

$3.00/hr (3:00 pm - 11:00 pm)

$4.00/hr (11:00 pm - 7:00 am)

$5.50/hr (weekends - 11:00 pm Fri. - 7:00 am Mon.)

The differentials stack. Also, there's a sign on bonus of $3000 after one year and a pay increase to $24.44 beginning the thirteenth month of employment.

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Texas Heath Resources

New grad $21

Shift Diff $4.00

weekend $8.00

Weekend shift diff $9.00

New grad - $1 raise every 6 months for 3 years

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I talked to the nurse recruiter for Texas Health Resources today when he was at my school. He said that the starting salary for new nurses is $23.50, but I didn't ask about the differentials. He said that some of the hospitals have bonuses, but each hospital is different when it comes to those. I did not ask about differentials.

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Anyone familiar with McKinney?

TIA.

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