Nurses New Nurse
Published Feb 18, 2005
Hello all. just reading different threads and wondering what does the starting salary look like for a grad nurse? i live the in Atlanta area so any ball park figure will do. thanks!
gerry79
594 Posts
Just accepted a position at a Boston Hospital. New grad wages are $28.00/hr
Paleobug
356 Posts
The hospital where I work here in Vegas is 23.38/hr for new grads with a 2.10 shift differential for nights and 1.00 for weekends.
RNLola035
167 Posts
$38-$42/hr for new grads in my area of N. California. But like others said, the cost of living is sky high!
crisis20
19 Posts
it depends on the country over here in ghana a graduate nurse with diploma in registered general nursing takes home $400 a month and works for about 220 hours a month. really sad but quiet ok for ghana standard..
not now, RN
495 Posts
I'll be starting at $34/hr and the cost of living is pretty low where I am.
PennyNickelDime_RN
275 Posts
Anyone know starting salaries in Milwaukee, WI??
fnlyRNstudent05
48 Posts
I am starting in a level 3 NICU as new grad in Maryland and they pay 29.10/hr for nights.... :mortarboard: Love the low end of that totem pole!!! Gotta start somewhere especially when you're offered the job of a lifetime!
Good luck
angel75
75 Posts
flnlyRNstudent05
I will be graduating in dec 07 and we are thinking of moving to the Baltimore area soon after graduation. Do you know what the starting salary in the Baltimore area is? Thanks!
Medsport, LPN
352 Posts
Wow, I must be living in a bad area (NW Ohio), because starting pay around here is between $13-16/hr. But that is for an LPN, RN's make about $2-3 more an hour. I heard in the city (about an hour away), pay can be 5-7 more than here, although the cost of living is also higher there.
EDnurse2009
64 Posts
San Francisco is starting at $40 for new grads. But the cost of living is insane.
Sheri257
3,905 Posts
Cali's cost of living can be very tricky and cut into those higher wages but, I've found it's still worth it. As the old saying goes ... sometimes you have to spend money to make more money.
I'm also making $40 an hour as a new grad with the California Department of Corrections, but I live out in the desert which is much cheaper than the Bay Area. My mortgage payment is only $1200 a month.
On the other hand, I do have to drive for that money and spend a lot more on gas with Cali's high gas prices (about an extra $600-700 a month) But, even with that expense I'm still netting $1,500 a month more after tax and the extra gas expense than if I was working at a local hospital ... not including overtime at $60 an hour.
I usually make an extra $1-$2K a month with OT. And in three years the pay gets up to $46 an hour, almost $70 an hour with OT. So it's worth it ... although that higher pay does bump you into a higher tax bracket and Cali's income tax rate does go up as you make more money. So I'll probably start putting my OT money and pay raises into a 401K to lessen the tax bite.
I've also thought about moving closer to save on gas but, even with the equity in my house and falling housing prices I'd probably still have to pay more than what I'm paying for my house now and, the property tax would definitely be higher ... potentially wiping out the gas savings. Besides, I'm also within driving distance to other correctional facilities so if other job opportunities open up at least I have the option of transferring there if I want to.
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It averages between 24-32/hour. It depends on the hospital you work in.
Good luck to you