Starting Salaries For New Grads

xantha31669 · Apr 16, 2003

Hi, central CT here.

Starting Base-$21.00

Week nite (7PM-7AM M-TH) 25%

Weekend F-S-S 50%

marilynmom, LPN, NP · Apr 16, 2003

Oklahoma City starting salaries are about $15.50 an hour with $3 differential. Cost of living though is *very* low here. Still I think $15-$16 hr is crappy wages

Marilyn

Gator,SN · Apr 16, 2003

I think that there is another thread about this same subject and many people responded to it. If you can find it, you may be able to get a good idea about how much to expect in different areas.

:) Gator

KimRN03 · Apr 17, 2003

Mpls/St. Paul, MN generally $19-21/hr. Not so bad. There is only 40 cent difference between having ADN & BSN.

Aussie Krissy · Apr 18, 2003

Down Under the pay for a first year grad is around $16-17 an hour making roughly $600- $700 a week which is getting better then it used to be thankfully. Pay for Registered nurses in nursing homes and private hospitals is lower however.

Krissy

RN2B~MAY4ME · Apr 19, 2003

Hi Central CT!!!!!

WOW!!!!

50% w/e differential??????

25% night differential??????

Which Hospitals are paying that????

I think I will move back home....from Rocky Hill originally!

peaceful2100, BSN, RN · Apr 19, 2003

I'm in Kansas City, Missouri and the cost of living here is pretty good. The salaries for new grads went up at the hospital I am working at after graduation because another hospital system brought out the old hospital system. I just found out that I will be making:

$19.00 an hour base pay plus since I am working nights I will be getting $3.00 an hour on top of the base for working nights so altogether I will be making $22.00 an hour. I believe for weekends it is $4.00 an hour on top of the base. That is not too bad considering last year grads came out at the same hospital making only $16.00 an hour base pay.

mark_LD_RN · Apr 19, 2003

down here it is about 17 an hour on avg. pay her kinda ,well you know the word for it:)

NurseDixie · Apr 19, 2003

It is anywhere from $16-20 an hour for new grads in my area (WV). Depends on how far you want to travel to work. The closest one to me pays $17, or I could drive for an hour and make $20. I choose the one closest to home.

bklynborn · Apr 19, 2003

Washington State here, $21.07 to start and I don't know about the differentials sorry

xantha31669 · Apr 19, 2003

RN2B~MAY4ME

It is at Hartford Hospital. I start there on June 16. There is no sign on bonus but they do pay for NCLEX class. St. Francis starts at 22.50 but their differentials are much lower.

I know where ever I go there is going to be the same problems, so I figured I might as well get the best pay I could out of it. I actually live closer to Mass, but the pay is less there and they don't have GN status.

Lori