I am trying to look online for reputable info on nurse practitioner salary info, but I am not finding any! Some of it is saying that, for instance, an NP is going to start out at like 95k and I know that I have not seen ANY entry level NP jobs start out at that! I'm pretty sure that the salary I have negotiated is very competitive, but it is looking like dog bones compared to some of these online tool thingies - and I am not sure they are even accurate!!
I am a new graduate on the west coast and salaries vary depending on your specialty and location. Two of my classmates work with under-served communities and both of their starting salaries were 64,500.
I am a new-grad ARNP in Nephrology and my starting salary was 89,000/year...so it really depends .
I am currently researching what I would like to be when I grow up
I have 10+ years of exp; all of which has been in critical care (ED, ICU, Flight).
Becoming an ARNP excites me (esp acute care in the ED).
where can I research the job market, salary etc?
I live in the Boulder/Denver area of Colorado.
From all the posts I've read...I am just not convinced going back to school for my Master's is financially benificial. I currently work the weekend night shift option and make ~84,000/yr gross (more than the starting salary for ARNP from what I have read in these posts)...so trying to weigh my options
I am currently researching what I would like to be when I grow up
I have 10+ years of exp; all of which has been in critical care (ED, ICU, Flight).
Becoming an ARNP excites me (esp acute care in the ED).
where can I research the job market, salary etc?
I live in the Boulder/Denver area of Colorado.
From all the posts I've read...I am just not convinced going back to school for my Master's is financially benificial. I currently work the weekend night shift option and make ~84,000/yr gross (more than the starting salary for ARNP from what I have read in these posts)...so trying to weigh my options
any info would be most helpful
You are going to find it almost impossible to make that amount in Denver/Boulder as a new grad NP. The salary in the area is lower than the national average (known as the view tax) due to people willing to take low salaries to move into the area. ER positions in Denver pay particularly poorly (at least for PAs).
You can throw a rock through any ICU in Denver and hit 2-3 NPs working as RNs because of the pay issue. Make the move because its what you want to do not because of the pay.
Specializes in ER and family advanced nursing practice.
you are going to find it almost impossible to make that amount in denver/boulder as a new grad np. the salary in the area is lower than the national average (known as the view tax) due to people willing to take low salaries to move into the area. er positions in denver pay particularly poorly (at least for pas).
you can throw a rock through any icu in denver and hit 2-3 nps working as rns because of the pay issue. make the move because its what you want to do not because of the pay.
david carpenter, pa-c
the last hospital i worked in around denver was the ed at aurora medical center (healthone). they dissolved the urgent care (staffed with docs) and replaced them with mid levels (pa/np). these guys don't work in the "fast track" section. instead, they intermingle in the main patient care areas. seems to be working. don't know what the pay is. my wife's cousin is a pa (gi specialty i think) and when i was entertaining the idea of moving back to denver we discussed job ops there. it was a short conversation. the docs i worked with there told me the same thing. they were all young (first post residency job). they said jobs were hard to find there because of the skiing and what not.
in terms of salary around here (atlanta), i make more as an icu float than some of the nps. i am told 40-ish/hour is a ballpark, but that not everyone was invited to that ballpark.
david is right. it is about the work, not the pay. i think the pay will come, but i might be taking a pay cut at first. not knocking any staff rns, but i am ready to be a primary care provider.
the last hospital i worked in around denver was the ed at auroramedicalcenter (healthone). they dissolved the urgent care (staffed with docs) and replaced them with mid levels (pa/np). these guys don't work in the "fast track" section. instead, they intermingle in the main patient care areas. seems to be working. don't know what the pay is. my wife's cousin is a pa (gi specialty i think) and when i was entertaining the idea of moving back to denver we discussed job ops there. it was a short conversation. the docs i worked with there told me the same thing. they were all young (first post residency job). they said jobs were hard to find there because of the skiing and what not.
in terms of salary around here (atlanta), i make more as an icu float than some of the nps. i am told 40-ish/hour is a ballpark, but that not everyone was invited to that ballpark.
david is right. it is about the work, not the pay. i think the pay will come, but i might be taking a pay cut at first. not knocking any staff rns, but i am ready to be a primary care provider.
staying in denver would have cost me more than $40k compared to what i am making now. i miss the sun and the city but the advantage of being in a town with a world class airport is you can always leave if you get sick of the place. the view tax can be very costly. even as a pa in denver in specialty practice i was making more than a lot of the primary care physicians. as far as primary care, as someone who has spent their whole practice in specialty care i would rather gouge my eyes out than do primary care during cough and cold season (especially in boulder).
Specializes in ER and family advanced nursing practice.
As far as primary care, as someone who has spent their whole practice in specialty care I would rather gouge my eyes out than do primary care during cough and cold season (especially in Boulder).
David Carpenter, PA-C
Oh come on David, how hard could it be in Boulder? Just give out some echinacea, some garlic tea (my wife's fave), and tell everyone that the "n" stands for natural practitioner . Sorry, I couldn't resist...
Oh come on David, how hard could it be in Boulder? Just give out some echinacea, some garlic tea (my wife's fave), and tell everyone that the "n" stands for natural practitioner . Sorry, I couldn't resist...
More like your child has whooping cough because you refused to vaccinate them, not because of global warming. And yes little Susie will be out of school for several weeks likely missing out on her chance to get into Harvard:icon_roll.
The annoying thing is that they would spend hundreds of dollars on "herbal supplements" then want antibiotics for viral URIs when they didn't work.
My husband and I are looking into retirement locations. He has 18 years with the US Army and will be retiring at 22 years. So far, we've identified NE Texas and the Fayetteville, AR areas as possibilities for retirement. Does anyone know the salary averages for these two areas? THANKS!
Did you check Salary.com? For my geographical area (which is saturated with NPs resulting in a relatively low salary) it is pretty accurate.
In upstate NY the starting NP salary seems to be somewhere between 50-65k. Acute care RNs start at over $40k without shift differentials, holiday pay, incentive pay, ot, etc. and get generous raises 2x/year. Most NPs here make the same or less when they graduate. There is so much more to life than $ thogh so I am ok with that.
. Sorry, I couldn't resist...
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I am a new graduate on the west coast and salaries vary depending on your specialty and location. Two of my classmates work with under-served communities and both of their starting salaries were 64,500.
I am a new-grad ARNP in Nephrology and my starting salary was 89,000/year...so it really depends .