Starting Salaries For New Grads

kimmicoobug · May 21, 2003

Here in my little corner in WA state, nurse techs get paid $12.50/h until the boards are passed (which for me will only be about 2 weeks). Then we get bumped to 19.50 or 20/h. Night shift diff is 2.50/h. Not as much as some of the areas mentioned, and I could make more if I moved. But, I am content with that much.

Cooker93 · May 21, 2003

I just graduated in central Ill-There is a $0-$5,000 sign on bonus for new grads and starting pay is from $15.50-21.00. Cost of living is fairly cheap-not many good paying jobs, unless you are a nurse. The LPN's who graduated with their RN now, are making around $18.00 to start. About $.75-1.50 fo shift differentials.

geminikell · May 21, 2003

OKAY!, are you all ready for this?! I live in Kodiak Alaska, and the grads from the ADN program here start out at 27.00 an hour. Too bad I'll be leaving Alaska when I graduate. But, it wont be too bad hopefully we will be leaving for Hawaii this time next year

busybeaver · May 21, 2003

Here in S. Florida it ranges from 18.00 to 25.00 an hour. Plus I've found one hospital with a $6,000 sign on bonus and another with a $10,000 sign on bonus.

I know this is new grad pay topic, but I thought I might share this info with you also. A friend of mine has been nursing for about 4 yrs and does some agency work. He got a call a couple weeks ago for........hold onto your hats ladies and gents...... $57.00 and hour!!!

marilynmom, LPN, NP · May 25, 2003

BUMP

Most of you are making more money than I thought! We had just been discussing this so I though I would bump this post up. If anyone is making $20 and up I think that is good cause some of us will not be making that at all (unless doing float, etc).

Maybe I need to move to Dallas area after I graduate?? Here they only start RNs out at $15.50 an hour, every place else everyone seems to be making $20 an up to start! Paramedics make between $8-$10 an hour! Isn't that crappy? I think Paramedics should get paid the same as nurses since they do such an awesome job. Most here drive beat up cars.

Marilyn

marilynmom, LPN, NP · May 25, 2003

Sign on bonuses here are only $3000, some only pay $1000 for new grads.

Marilyn

goober4699 · Sep 2, 2003

In philly new grads typically start between $22-26 with a $3-4 difference on nights. I think after 5 years staff nurses plateau to about $40 an hour with cost of living raises per year.