Top Paying Hospital In the OKC Area?

shiccy · Feb 17, 2011

Google is your friend, but many places have rules against talking about such things

new2okrn · Feb 17, 2011

Have used the "googles" extensively, no real info. Just asking in generalities based on some past experiences. Not asking about anyone's pay in particular.

Thanks

rockabye · Feb 18, 2011

go to salary.com and type in okc to see general salary for a particular nurse. I don't know why you are only looking for the hospital that will pay you the most. Why don't you apply to all the hospitals in that area and then ask how much they will pay you in the interview? No one can probably tell you for sure because those things change between hospitals every few months depending on staffing needs and experience.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 18, 2011

None of the hospitals in the Oklahoma City area are particularly high-paying. An RN with two to four years of experience is going to be offered in the low-to-mid $20s per hour at all of the major hospitals in the area. The OKC area can get away with lowball wages because there are numerous nursing schools in and around the city that continually pump new nurses into the employment pipeline, which keeps the pay rates at a certain level. Employers can literally pick and choose what they want to pay people.

I attended a nursing program in OKC and live south of the state line, in Texas, where I feel that I am being paid what I am worth.

LDRNMOMMY, BSN, RN · Feb 19, 2011

None of the hospitals in the Oklahoma City area are particularly high-paying. An RN with two to four years of experience is going to be offered in the low-to-mid $20s per hour at all of the major hospitals in the area. The OKC area can get away with lowball wages because there are numerous nursing schools in and around the city that continually pump new nurses into the employment pipeline, which keeps the pay rates at a certain level. Employers can literally pick and choose what they want to pay people.
I attended a nursing program in OKC and live south of the state line, in Texas, where I feel that I am being paid what I am worth.

Out of curiosity, does having a BSN make a difference when it comes to pay? I have 5 yrs experience and am looking for a job. If low to mid 20's is what I can expect to make I might just keep staying home given the amount of money I'll have to pay to put 2 kids, one being an older infant into childcare. I mean seriously it is going to cost me $800/month just for the baby. And that is not even at one of the "high-end" daycares where I live.

Unfortunately due to my husbands job and frequent travel associated with it I cannot work nights or weekends so no chance to earn differentials. This sucks as I LOVE being a nurse and I want to work. I lived in NC previously and make low 20's as a new grad 5 years ago. I personally did not find the cost of living THAT much higher in the part of NC I lived in.

Ambitiouz · Feb 19, 2011

I agree with commuter. OKC is very low-paying overall hospital wise, I think going per diem or trying a nursing home would be the best bet. I intend to relocate after a year so I can get better compensation. I only know of the VA hospital paying slightly more for BSNs.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 20, 2011

Out of curiosity, does having a BSN make a difference when it comes to pay?

The BSN degree is not going to make a difference in the pay that you'll be offered. Non-hospital positions in the OKC area tend to pay more competitively.

For example, I met a nurse with a BSN degree and 15 years of ICU experience who had been earning $21 hourly at a local hospital, but she switched to home health and started earning about $1k per week through a home health agency in OKC. I know of another nurse who was offered $20 to work on a med/surg floor at a hospital, or $28 to do outpatient hospice. Guess which one she picked?

new2okrn · Feb 21, 2011

Thanks for all the replies.

I actualy have 2 degrees. 1 in Nursing (BSN) and another in Nutrition.

Cannot apply to all the hospitals, as a job offered doesn't stay offered by the time you have all the interviews.

I have looked at nursing homes and related a little, but what i found was they pay more but the health insurnce wasn't very good. So by the time you factored in those costs, it is about a wash.

NaKcl, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2011

15 years of ICU experience and getting only 21/hr is outrageous.!!!

Dear Commuter,

do you mine telling me what is the name of the hospice company?

eatcake · Feb 23, 2011

Thats Oklahoma for you. Where they use EMTs in the ER that do everything the RN including triage assessments passing and pushing meds and then the RN signs off on the chart. Why would they pay more when they can piggy back workers off of you. Why even bother getting a education or BSN.

RonnieNichelle RN · Feb 23, 2011

After my clinical rotation last semester, I was told that Kindred Healthcare System pays the most in the OKC area...I was told by an actual employee, so that's a given...