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Hi I was wondering if anyone knew the starting or average salary of an RN in the DFW area?

Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

Just out of curiosity how much do RN make at the nursing home you work at?

I am an LVN with 1 year of experience who earns $19.06 hourly at a nursing home. I earned about $47,000 last year. I simply think it is a shame that I, the new LVN, can earn more money than many new RNs.

In addition, hospitals in other areas automatically start new RNs out at the $40.00 hourly pay rate, although these facilities tend to be located in higher cost-of-living states.

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Just out of curiosity how much do RN make at the nursing home you work at?
At my workplace, RNs are started at $23 hourly. At my friend's facility, RNs start at $25 hourly.

Actually, when I toured a Ft Worth hospital, I was told that after you pass NCLEX you get bumped to 21 an hour (from 19.50) + there's $3ish an hour more for nights and $4-5 for weekends...Childrens and Cook Childrens both pay more I've heard.

As a new grad, I expect to work nights (and probably a lot of weekends too) so when you add it up, it's not too shabby.

Specializes in L&D.

I was very disappointed to discover that after spending $20K on my nursing degree I will only be making $1.50/hr more than I made before nursing school. But, I will have opportunities to make money by picking up extra shifts or doing agency work that I would not have without being a nurse. My department offers bonus pay for nurses that pick up extra shifts.

Nurse are underpaid, but I think we all knew that going in.

Specializes in Education, Administration, Magnet.
Actually, when I toured a Ft Worth hospital, I was told that after you pass NCLEX you get bumped to 21 an hour (from 19.50) + there's $3ish an hour more for nights and $4-5 for weekends...Childrens and Cook Childrens both pay more I've heard.

As a new grad, I expect to work nights (and probably a lot of weekends too) so when you add it up, it's not too shabby.

You are right. Childrens has a large shift dif. For nights+weekends they pay $11 more per hour. Baylor does too.

I was very disappointed to discover that after spending $20K on my nursing degree I will only be making $1.50/hr more than I made before nursing school. But, I will have opportunities to make money by picking up extra shifts or doing agency work that I would not have without being a nurse. My department offers bonus pay for nurses that pick up extra shifts.

Nurse are underpaid, but I think we all knew that going in.

I disagree that nurses are underpaid. 40-45K is an average salary for most college graduates with a B.S. degree. I won't even get into the ADN discussion.

Nursing is way more flexible than a LOT of other degrees and within a year or two I predict your salary will go up dramatically after passing the NCLEx and adding in your shift diff,etc.

Did you not investgate salaries before you went into school ? I have a hard time believing this is such a shocker.

Specializes in SICU.
I disagree that nurses are underpaid. 40-45K is an average salary for most college graduates with a B.S. degree. .

Ha, when I graduated with a (non-nursing) BA in 2003, I was praying for a job that would pay at least 30k!! Maybe the job market has changed a lot since then, but I was one of the only people I knew who got a job almost right after graduating, and it paid 24K! After a year and half, I got another job that paid me a whopping $29k. And all the while I worked a part time job waitressing. That's part of the reason I decided to go back to school for nursing. Too much time paying dues to only HOPE to make some kind of money at a job I didn't really like.

I can understand why some people are disappointed. I too, agree that nurses deserve more than $40-45k. Why should we make as much as the "average" college graduate? There are so many jobs out there that almost anyone can do, regardless of what degree they have. Not so much with nursing.

Ha, when I graduated with a (non-nursing) BA in 2003, I was praying for a job that would pay at least 30k!! Maybe the job market has changed a lot since then, but I was one of the only people I knew who got a job almost right after graduating, and it paid 24K! After a year and half, I got another job that paid me a whopping $29k. And all the while I worked a part time job waitressing. That's part of the reason I decided to go back to school for nursing. Too much time paying dues to only HOPE to make some kind of money at a job I didn't really like.

I can understand why some people are disappointed. I too, agree that nurses deserve more than $40-45k. Why should we make as much as the "average" college graduate? There are so many jobs out there that almost anyone can do, regardless of what degree they have. Not so much with nursing.

I think we are forgetting about the potential for growth here. It isn't like the salaries are stagnant.......they are stagnant ONLY if you don't learn and grow and keep taking advantage of opportunities. I could EASILY be making 60-70K right now doing any number of things.

Sure, there *are* jobs at places like Bell Helicopter for people with no degrees. But they are dead end jobs and very volatile. Layoffs happen at the whimsy of whomever has a stronghold in the Senate (Dems vs. Republicans). Jobs like that in manufacturing are disappearing very fast while our jobs and our job market only continues to expand.

I just don't feed into the "poor us" we are so underpaid feelings for new grads.

Specializes in L&D.
I disagree that nurses are underpaid. 40-45K is an average salary for most college graduates with a B.S. degree. I won't even get into the ADN discussion.

Nursing is way more flexible than a LOT of other degrees and within a year or two I predict your salary will go up dramatically after passing the NCLEx and adding in your shift diff,etc.

Did you not investgate salaries before you went into school ? I have a hard time believing this is such a shocker.

Yes I did, hence my statement "nurses are underpaid, but I think we all knew that going in". I stated I was disappointed, not shocked. I decided to go to nursing school inspite of the pay because that is where my passion is. I'm sure this is the case with many others even though we feel we should earn more.

The hospital I am working at pays 22.85/hr (for new grads) with an evening shift diff of 2.50 (3-7pm) and a 4.50 shift diff between 11pm-7am. Weekend shift diff is $5/hr. If you sign up for a fourth shift in a week you are given a double bonus of an extra $10/hr on top of any overtime. An on-call shift is paid at time and a half regardless if you have 40 hours or not. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with my hospital and my paychecks!!

nfsaldal, what hospital is this? Is this for medsurge or specialty area?

Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

I was wondering the same thing... Which hopsital pays time in a half for being on call?

nfsaldal, what hospital is this? Is this for medsurge or specialty area?
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