Members are discussing various aspects of nurse practitioner (NP) programs, salaries, and job satisfaction. Some members are sharing their personal experiences with NP programs and salaries, while others are referencing reports on NP salaries by state and specialty. Additionally, there is a conversation about the perception of certain cities and the impact of location on salary and job satisfaction.
Hi everyone. I'm curious as to see what an actual paycheck (before taxes) looks like from an NP. I find salary websites to be not very helpful. So...
What type NP are you?
Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice?
Are you independent or in a group?
How many years experience?
What is your before tax paycheck amount?
Monthly or bi-weekly?
Salary/hourly/other(explain)?
Avg hours on check?
What are the perks of your contract? (ie. PTO/vacation/bonuses)
I know this is very personal, but if you are able to provide input, I would appreciate it! I'm mainly interested also to see after the gov/operational costs etc have taken their share, how much are you left with?
Is it financially better to be on a salary? hourly? or percentage from revenue production (ie. 30% from revenue received from patient payment)? In nursing school, the third option was not discussed, but I have seen this offered.
Is it financially better to be on a salary? hourly? or percentage from revenue production (ie. 30% from revenue received from patient payment)? In nursing school, the third option was not discussed, but I have seen this offered.[/quote
Hourly always works out a bit better than salary, in my opinion.
Productivity payment can be very lucrative. It has always worked out for me as an addition to my base salary. Your productivity will likely be low your first year or two so before you take a job be aware of that.
Specializes in Med/Surg, International Health, Psych.
What type NP are you? PMHNP
Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? Midwest, Urban
Are you independent or in a group? Group
How many years experience? 2 months
What is your before tax paycheck amount? $5600.00
Monthly or bi-weekly? Biweekly
Salary/hourly/other(explain)? Salary, $145,600.00
Avg hours on check? 80 (really like 72-75 actually worked)
What are the perks of your contract? (ie. PTO/vacation/bonuses) Free health, vision, and dental insurance for self and family, company paid premiums. PTO/Vacation not great.
Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? Vermont, Rurual
Are you independent or in a group? Group
How many years experience? 6 mos
What is your before tax paycheck amount? Varies, 6500-7500
Monthly or bi-weekly? monthly
Salary/hourly/other(explain)? hourly, at 50 per hour, plus 180 per night on-call
Avg hours on check? about 39 per week
What are the perks of your contract? (ie. PTO/vacation/bonuses) health insurance, retirement, no PTO or vacation. Flexible scheduling was a big perk here.
NP's should never accept salaries. Work for yourself or bill insurance directly or through your physician collaborator/supervisor if needed. Salaries are very low because the MD/DOs take a huge cut. It takes more work, but will be worth it to only work for $100 or more hourly or fee for service. If we all do this, we will make great strides.
What type NP are you? Psychiatry
Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? CA/Urban
Are you independent or in a group? Independent w/ physician "supervision"
How many years experience? 5
What is your before tax paycheck amount? 15k every two weeks if lucky, sometimes only 20k monthly
Monthly or bi-weekly? Bi-weekly
Salary/hourly/other(explain)? Through employer it is per-patient, consulting varies, $1600 for a 2 hour evaluation at one place, others I do not accept less than $100/hourly
Avg hours on check? 40
What are the perks of your contract? (ie. PTO/vacation/bonuses) Don't have one
Madglee,
Where exactly do you work? PM if you can. Wouldnt mind moving if I could make numbers like that only working 40hrs/week.
Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? MN, urban
Are you independent or in a group? group
How many years experience? 5 years RN, will start first NP position next month
What is your before tax paycheck amount? $3,750
Monthly or bi-weekly? bi-weekly
Salary/hourly/other(explain)? salary
Avg hours on check? 40/wk
What are the perks of your contract? (ie. PTO/vacation/bonuses) 5 weeks PTO, 7 days + $4,500 CME, on-site parking, excellent health insurance benefits, 15k loan repayment with 3 year commitment, supportive environment with reasonable patient loads
Are you independent or on a group? Private, physician owned specialty practice
How many years experience? 4
Before tax paycheck amount? $4614 biweekly
Salary/other-Salary plus productivity plus annual bonus
Avg. hours on check? 72 bi weekly
Perks of my contract? PTO, $3000 + 5 days CME, all licensing/certification fees, mileage (if I work at another office other than the main one), very reasonable patient load, health/dental insurance
kinokoboy
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Dermatology NPs can see 40-60 patients a day.....it's totally possible for NPs to make $150-$200k a year if you're in the right specialty.