Salary Variance By State

Hello and thank you for reading my post. Any help or advice will be appreciated.

I currently work in a NICU in NY State. I am in the upper 60K range which includes my base and night differential bonus. I'm checking other states surrounding me for salary comparisons if I decide to move. First, is there any website or information anyone may have to help me determine what my salary would be in other states? Also, if feeling comfortable, is there anyone who can tell me their salary (ballpark)? I have 1 year experience and I'm RN-ASN/ADN.

Thanks very much

Michelle

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[bill4745, RN]

I work just outside of Philadelphia in an ED. I have 13 years experience and work 3 12 hour shifts a week. My yearly gross without OT is in the upper $60's; with OT about $85k.

Bill, by any chance, do you work in city hospital?

I work just outside of Philadelphia in an ED. I have 13 years experience and work 3 12 hour shifts a week. My yearly gross without OT is in the upper $60's; with OT about $85k.

[gerry79]

Just finished school two days ago. Accepted a job in a city hospital in Boston (assumng I pass the NCLEX). Starting Salary $28.00/hr. Hospital does not have shift differentials, they have a system called PPC which is confusing to explain, so I wont :)

[bill4745, RN]

Bill, by any chance, do you work in city hospital?

Iwork just outside the city in Delaware county in a small community hospital.

The current wage scale at Crozer-Chester Medical Center (just south of Philadelphia) start at 28.42, for a nurse at one year is 29.30 and 30.22 at two years...the wage scale tops out at 44.54 for 24 years. Will go up in June '07. The Weekend Program: 46.82 (days) and 51.13 (nights). Shift Diff: 3.00 permanent evenings and 4.50 permanent nights.

Current RN base rate wages at Temple Hospital (North Philly) for 0-1 years experience: 28.60, 1-2 years 30.42, 2-3 years 31.63....tops out at 39.84 for 25+ years. Raises in Oct. '07.