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Just wondering....have you started out making at least $60,000/year?

Hi, I am a nursing student yet, but this topic is very important for me:) So, I read it with BIG interest:)

How does the salary change with experience? For example, after a year? 3 years? 5? 10? Is there a big difference?

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

If your facility is unionized, there is a pay scale that you climb as your years of work increase. If you're in a non-union facility then raises are based on more ephemeral things like attendance, performance, attitude and a multitude of other things. I would suspect that most people receive raises fairly regularly.

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Specializes in Peds.

NOT even close to 60,000! I work in a pediatric office, so that has something to do with it. My annual salary when I added it up was $39,000. even in the hospital it was only $41,000.

This is in Alabama.

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Specializes in ob/gyn.

starting salary in TENNESSEE anyone....38 years experience at 23.00 hour in Dr. office....anyone getting COL or raises or bonuses....

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Specializes in pcu/stepdown/telemetry.

I live in NY and the range is 60 days-68 for nights depending on your hours. I work with a starting salary of 34.3 per hour

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Aw, that sucks. I thought nurses were in demand. Why the heck isn't every nurse starting out at $60,000/year?!

Honestly, I think it's because many nurses don't demand a higher salary. Yes we are in demand and I think it's important we stand up for what we are actually worth. That's what I'm doing, and sadly for the nursing profession they may lose a great nurse, to pharmacy.

Joe

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Honestly, I think it's because many nurses don't demand a higher salary. Yes we are in demand and I think it's important we stand up for what we are actually worth. That's what I'm doing, and sadly for the nursing profession they may lose a great nurse, to pharmacy.

Joe

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sounds like you may be in for in just for the money bub... and we all know where that will lead you

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sounds like you may be in for in just for the money bub... and we all know where that will lead you

Hey bub, you haven't the slightest idea about me so let's not go there. And yes money is a part of it, volunteering doesn't pay the bills. People who choose to accept low salaries contribute to lateral opression, go look it up ... bub.

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Hey bub, I just noticed, less than 1 year experience?! Come back and talk to me in 5 years.

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i don't think Joe said anything that would lend to the fact that he's in it for the money. people need a salary to survive. if nursing isn't going to provide a decent one, then you have to go somewhere else and get it.

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

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just started at a hospital in NJ, $30.58/hr plus 4.50 night shift diff, comes out to around 65,000 and i plan on doing at least some overtime!

i dont think that's too bad first year out of school at 22 years old!

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