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Sorry to beat this old horse to death, but I've only seen posts recently for starting pay for new grads.

My husband and I are seriously considering moving to the Tampa Bay area. I'm a BSN RN with about 4 years experience in cardiac med/surg and ED. I'm currently in OH, making $25.53/hr + $5/hr evening diff, $5.50/hr night diff and $3/hr weekend diff. Would this be comparable to pay rates in the Tampa area? Or should I squash our dreams of moving now....

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I, too, am trying to find out information on this. I can't find any pay scales online worth while. We all know galssdoor and salary.com are way too subjective to actually put any faith into.

Hopefully we both get some insight soon.

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Specializes in Peds, Neuro, Orthopedics.

Evening dif more like $2, nights $5, base pay might be a bit higher since new grads make about $24.

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I can't totally weigh in on this since I'm new to FL and I'm a new grad, but I was recently hired in the Tampa area at a base of $24.28. But I did want to comment to remind you that Florida has no state income tax, which really does make a difference when the pay rate is only different by a few dollars.

I plugged some numbers into a paycheck calculator based on my base pay and yours, and this is what it gave me for take-home pay (based on filing single just for comparison sake).

36 hours at my base pay (in FL)- $680.65

36 hours at your base pay (in Ohio)- $685.05

So even though you make $1.25 more per hour base, it works out to less than a $5 difference in take-home pay per paycheck after taxes. I've also seen a ton of job postings for experienced RNs offering pretty significant sign-on bonuses, which I'm sure would more than offset any difference in income after differentials. Sorry I didn't have the exact answer you were looking for, but I hope that helps :).

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Specializes in Emergency.

Nycnurse2be, can I ask if you are a new grad with an ADN or BSN? :)

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I graduated this May with my BSN!

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I graduated this May with my BSN!

Good for you. All the hospitals I've applied to "prefer" you over my ADN even though have a bachelors in a different or non nursing major. Hoping to start an RN to BSN program soon.

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Good for you. All the hospitals I've applied to "prefer" you over my ADN even though have a bachelors in a different or non nursing major. Hoping to start an RN to BSN program soon.

Having a bachelor degree in an unrelated field really doesn't mean much. It's like saying companies want people with an MBA but you should be hired because you have a bachelor's in business and a masters in basket weaving.

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you're argument is flawed

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