THE QUESTION US STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO KNOW?? Starting Salary and What State.

LilStudent · Sep 22, 2004

I contacted a local hospital in Tampa, FL and was told that a new grad LPN would make about $13 or $14/hour. A new grad RN would make about $16 or $17/hour.

sandi917 · Sep 22, 2004

At the hospital I am working at, new grads start at $22/hr. for day shift. 11-7 differential is an additional $2.50/hr; 3-11 differential is an additional $2.00/hr. Weekend differential is another $2.00/hr. I work at a trauma center in a southern suburb of Chicago. :balloons:

vortex72 · Sep 22, 2004

I'm in Tn and have a very nice paying job in acute dialysis. I'm paid per-treatment plus on call pay. I average around 40-45/hour straight pay(no overtime). I should make around 80-90k this year which is very good for this area.

New grads start out around 20/hour plus shift diff I believe for standard hospital positions.

Agency pays 30-35/hr

wam79 · Sep 22, 2004

Depends on where you work. Average to start in Honolulu is $55,000 - $65,000.

luvmy2angels · Sep 23, 2004

I am Southern PA and LPNs in a LTCF start around $16.00-$17.00. HOWEVER if you work for an agency you make $27-$29.00 an hour, more for working weekends. Hospitals don't pay squat though, staring rate even in ICU is only around $12.00. I work as an CNA right now and make more that an hour!! Luckily I don't need or want to work full-time when I am done with school so I will definatley be looking into agnecy work!!

purplemania, BSN, RN · Sep 23, 2004

The nurse recruiter at the hospitals, or someone in Human Resources can answer theses questions accurately for your area. If salary is your #1 reason for taking a job you will soon become disenchanted. That might get you there but it won't keep you. And salaries vary considerably from town to town, not just state to state. We start RN new grads off at $18.25/hr but the "average" pay for RNs is more like $26/hr. However, in Dallas (just 2 hrs away) the salary is higher. But so is the stress level of living and working in a big city. Depends on what you want.

wam79 · Sep 23, 2004

The nurse recruiter at the hospitals, or someone in Human Resources can answer theses questions accurately for your area. If salary is your #1 reason for taking a job you will soon become disenchanted. That might get you there but it won't keep you. And salaries vary considerably from town to town, not just state to state. We start RN new grads off at $18.25/hr but the "average" pay for RNs is more like $26/hr. However, in Dallas (just 2 hrs away) the salary is higher. But so is the stress level of living and working in a big city. Depends on what you want.

Bingo-- It's not just the money

dream8 · Sep 23, 2004

Thanks to everybody for their responses. I just want to clarify and actually agree with a previous post. NO being a nurse for me is not about the money. Going into the profession, I knew the money was not the BEST. But Its nice to know your compensation for the hard workthat is done even though its hard work you WANT to do.

missboo622 · Sep 24, 2004

The base pay where I work in Atlanta, GA is $20.20 per hour for new grads. Diffs are $3.50 per hour for 7P-7A, $5.00 per hour for weekends. It is probably very close to that at other hospitals in the area, between $19.00-$21.00.

I am west of Atlanta, almost to AL and I was offered $17.00 as a new grad, not factoring into it any experience I have at one hospital. I took a job making $19.45 an hour not including shift diff and weekend pay (which brings me up to about $27.00 contracted to work weekends). I don't think I have heard too many new nurses above $20.00 base pay

RodeoLP · Sep 25, 2004

The base pay where I work in Atlanta, GA is $20.20 per hour for new grads. Diffs are $3.50 per hour for 7P-7A, $5.00 per hour for weekends. It is probably very close to that at other hospitals in the area, between $19.00-$21.00.

What hospitalispaying 20/hr?

ChristineRNC · Sep 25, 2004

Anyone from Indiana?

NurseStacey143, ADN, RN · Sep 25, 2004

Did you try www.salary.com ?

Starting was 21.92/hr. I just grad in may..started in June.

MEd Surg RN

houston TX

pretty low cost of living if your outside the "loop"....outside of houston. ITs a good 45 min to hour drive from me...but im not a city gal so its worth it.