Survey: New Grad Pay

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What is get going hourly rate for new grads in your area (hospital, LTC)?

What are the shift diffs/incentives for nights/weekends?

Thanks!!!!

Ok, I originally posted this on another thread as I'm new to this forum and not sure where this information would be most useful. If anyone has any suggestions on where to post this for everyone interested please let me know, as salary seems to be a common question.

Hey, everyone. I am an ADN student starting my second year in August and have been looking at starting nursing pay for new grads both on blogs and other places. Having looked at CT where I live now, and Georgia and California where my husband might get transferred, it seems that if you use the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site, the new grad salaries I hear from people on blogs and in person tend to be between the 10th and 25th percentile for BASE pay day shift, with higher cost of living areas starting closer to the 25th. Obviously, it depends on where you work and there are some generous differentials being offered by some hospitals for night shift ($4-$5/hr I hear) but the website can give you a good estimate and give you an idea of potential earnings w/ experience (median pay). I am going to try to paste a link to use where you can enter your metro area and create custom tables, but if it doesn't work go to BLS.gov and play around.

Hope this helps.:twocents:

http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp

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Specializes in Tele.

The hospital I work at (Boston area) hires all new grads at the same rate (

However, when you have completed your 12-week orientation, they bump up your pay but I'm not sure by how much.

Hope this helps.

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Specializes in Tele.

One more thing.... The hospital organization that my school is affilliated with is starting new grads off at $30 an hr before any diffs.

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I reside in Palm Beach, Florida

new RN grads are earning $23.00.

but my friend just graduated from LPN school and got offered $22 at a upscale nursing home on the beach (Harbors Edge).

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27.53 base 5.50 diff for nights

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San Francisco, CA $42.4067 hourly with $7.7922 night differential.

I am a new grad and I am going to start my first RN job next month June 9. :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.

A whopping $20.19 for new grad RN here....not even sure what the flat rate was but that was including my LPN experience. After I finish orientation Im going to get bumped to the full time non benefits rate of $35 though. Ill have my husband cover me on his insurance and open my own retirement acct.

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Holy crap, I'm moving to Wisconsin! :) I'm in Seattle and I started as a new grad at 23.96, 4.25PM, 2.50Eves, 4Weekend differentials.

Make sure you go to Madison, though. Not all of Wisconsin pays the same! :-)

Our base is $21.15/hour - with differentials and 12 hour incentive - I will be making $25.35/hour on nights.

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Specializes in Tele.

22.53/hr

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Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology,Medical/Surgical.
San Francisco, CA $42.4067 hourly with $7.7922 night differential.

I am a new grad and I am going to start my first RN job next month June 9. :)

Ooooh that sounds fabulous....but then I realize it's California, and due to the enormous cost of living out there, you're pretty much making the equivalent of what I am making, and I'm in the midwest. :chuckle

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

New York city area Full time

New Grad = 63+ K (Could be a few thousands higher depend on each hospital)

BSN differential = 1100

Night Differential = 5200

I don't know the hourly rate.

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Specializes in OB.

I started at the end of January at $22 as a new grad. Got my first raise (promoted to RN-1) and now I am at $24.64.

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