Unfair salary?

[labornicurn]

I recently found out that a fellow RN who has 8 years less experience than I makes the same salary. I have always had excellent evaluations during my almost 20 year career. My thoughts are that new nurses are starting out at higher rates to lure them to a facility. I think this is like putting a bandaid on the situation.

What do others professionals think? Is it fair? Should I address this and if so to whom?

[suzanne4, RN]

This happen all over the country. You actually max out at five years in most facilities. There is nothing that you can do it about it. Unfortunately, nursing is not like the auto factories where you get a raise every year either.

[ghostcat]

If you have a union contract where you work then the pay steps should be spelled out there. If you are at the wrong step then they need to bump you up and give you retroactive compensation for all time you have worked from the time you would have reached that step. You need to read your union contract, then if you thuink there is a problem contact your nursing payroll supervisor. If you don't get resolution then contact your union rep.

A bit of warning though - I thought I was getting paod at the wrong step - I have been a nurse for 13 years and am at step 6 (next step is 10). When I inquired about it I found out that they only count continual years in acute care - I took a break in the middle and worked in a clinic! There's always something!