New grad salaries - what is it in your area?

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Hey everyone,

For those of us getting ready to graduate this May, I'm sure the job hunt has started already!

Out of curiosity can you list your new grad (or 0-1 year exp) RN salary and state (or city/state if you feel like it!) Thanks!

For NJ - $32-37/hour

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Loma Linda, Ca - $39 + $4 night differential + $4 weekend differential

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Central IL $25/hr as reported by glassdoor.com

ETA - that's hospital. I believe LTC & other facilites are lower. :/

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Thanks! I'm curious about more states? I know the cost of living is expensive up here, but sometimes when I read about the low salaries in southern states I think, is it really that much cheaper to live there, does it even out, and I found that a lot of times payscale or glassdoor can be wrong. For example, in Raleigh NC new grads are paid $23/hour! To me that's insanely low but I never lived in NC before. I was just curious. I know nurses are capped at a certain amount, and I think it's time to push for increasing that cap!

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ICU.

I'm living just outside of Houston, Texas and new grads are started at $26-28.85 for new grad residency programs. There's a +$4 differential for night shift at the hospital I'll be working at too. I feel the pay is fair given the cost of living. For example, we have a 700 sq ft apartment in a nice area and great location for about $900 a month.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

My hospital pays new grads $27.29/hr, base pay. Shift differential for nights is +$5/hr. This comes out to $51k-$60k/yr (36 hrs/wk, depending on whether you're night shift or not). Base pay bumps up $1/hr once you get your BSN, and another dollar for every certification you receive. I'm in New York, but it's a city where cost of living is actually kind of low. I pay $800/month for a two bedroom apartment and this includes heat, water, cable, and internet. $50k/year is enough to live comfortably and I'll be able to pay off my $20k of student loans within 18 months. Our benefits are pretty okay (especially health insurance haha) and I feel that it's a great return on my investment in my schooling.

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Specializes in Oncology, OCN.

From what I've heard the hospital I'd like to work at (not quite at the applying stage yet, finish school in August) starts new grads around $26/hr. Shift differentials of $4 for nights/weekend days and $8 for weekend nights. I'm in a high cost of living area so it's kinda low but I should end up taking home more than I was making in my previous career, definitely if I work nights. My goal with my career change was more money, significantly less commuting time, and ability for advancement/mobility in specialty so that should be achieved no problem.

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