What are PCT/PCA pay rates in your area?

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I plan to work as a PCA while competing my pre-nursing classes. What is the average starting wage for PCAs in your area? Anybody know what the average pay in NJ is?

Thank you!

Specializes in OB/GYN.

I worked as a Level 3 ED tech in NYS, about 9yrs ago, my base was $13.50 not including differentials and I worked ON w/ my hourly at close to $15 give/take.

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I make 15.90 now 7-3pm (nurse tech) no experience besides me having a bachelors and working in the hospital kitchen for a year.

After 3pm the differental is 17.90 and if OT then its the 17.90 time and a half.

Oh this is NY as well

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Local Catholic hospital pays 12.50/hr for PCT's. Differential is +1.25 for eve and +1.75 for night. +.50 for weekend shifts. This is a level 2 trauma center

Hospital a mile down the road pays around 16 and has a nursing union. Not a trauma center.

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At my hospital in New York City is 20/hr plus 2.50 night differential.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

Wow, I feel like a lowly paid servant compared to some of you!

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

Our local hospitals are starting PCAs at $10/hour. Psych facilities are closer to $13/hr.

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Which hospital is this paying pct $20 and hour and do they hire new grads??? I was thinking of taking patient care tech course Or medical assisting. I'm currently working as a home health aide live in .

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starting 13.09 with 1.50 added for nights and 2.50 for weekends.....4 for night weekends....in CT

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Specializes in Aesthetics, Med/Surg, Outpatient.

$10.45 for Home Health and around $13.00+ for Hospital-based

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Specializes in Aesthetics, Med/Surg, Outpatient.
$10.45 for Home Health and around $13.00+ for Hospital-based

This is in Delaware

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I'm a little disappointed, I have read so many decent well-paid PCT's on here but here in New York I just started my CNA 4 day internship and I was lucky enough to land on a floor where the nurses were very helpful and we got to talk a lot about the field. Before I left for home I was able to ask one of the CNA's more about the job because I wanted an idea of what the pay was like (since I was able to see and experience how tough being a CNA can be).

She told me "You start off with $8/hr maybe $9 and if you're lucky maybe even $10". I told her I did the ekg and phlebotomy which will mean I'd be a PCT. Her response was the same, told me that without any experience being a PCT doesn't matter, I'd get paid the same.

I had been researching online for a good while now and I was sure that $12/hr would be the least to start off with as a PCT in NY.

I am attending the Jewish Home Hospital in the Bronx. So maybe this was just this CNA's experience according to the location.

All I have to say is that with just one day of hands on "practice" I was able to experience that it's a tough job at times, $8/hr in NYC doesn't make up for the hard work.

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Specializes in CVICU Open Heart.

Wow. Hospital in WV and mine is 8.10 with .90 differential.

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