What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

chioma829 · Jul 4, 2006

This is so very true. I have revealed how much I earn with the hopes that it will help another aspiring nurse with their decision-making process. However, a true nurse (at heart) does not enter this field of work for the money.

I do agree

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 4, 2006

I shall also add that nurse salaries depend upon your geographical location. An RN in rural Mississippi can earn as little as $15 or $16 hourly, while an RN in San Francisco can earn as much as $45 hourly (often more).

I am an inexperienced LVN in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex who earns $18.50 hourly. LVNs who work 200 miles west of me, in a city named San Angelo, often start at $10.00 to $11.00 per hour. My point is that salaries can vary greatly even within the same state.

chioma829 · Jul 4, 2006

I shall also add that nurse salaries depend upon your geographical location. An RN in rural Mississippi can earn as little as $15 or $16 hourly, while an RN in San Francisco can earn as much as $45 hourly (often more).
I am an inexperienced LVN in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex who earns $18.50 hourly. LVNs who work 200 miles west of me, in a city named San Angelo, often start at $10.00 to $11.00 per hour. My point is that salaries can vary greatly even within the same state.

I understand completely. That is why on the survey it asks for the city and state.

bullesh · Jul 4, 2006

New LVN, Dallas ,Home Health $20 3 day 10 hr shift.

nathu · Jul 4, 2006

I thin the reason people may not want to answer is that those who seem overly concerned about what they will make sometimes tend to be a little more difficult to work with later in the future. It also gives the impression that you are going into the field for the money. If that is the case then there are much better paying jobs. I don't know if I am the only one who experienced this but during school there seemed to be a distinct group of people who had tried earlier careers and were not making the money they wanted. They then decided to try nursing as they were accepted into the program relatively easily and they heard the salaries were fairly good. Well at the facility where I work these people who are now nurses are always talking about where they could go to make more money, and how they are underpaid. These people also tend to get annoyed at not being offered overtime and when they are they always have some reason why they can't take it; unless it is a holiday then they have a reason why they need to trade with you to work this day. I am definitely not calling these people bad nurses it is just when you are working and someone is always talking about salary and refusing to stay extra time to chart because they are not being paid for it, this really takes a toll. In addition all the information you are looking for can easily be found on the internet.

As for your original question; where I work (in Canada) I started at 26.80$ an hour which includes education premiums, and there is overtime offered almost everyday off. On average I can take home 1750$ a paycheque. It may seem like good pay but these are 12 hour shifts which often easily become 13-13.5 and a night shift is like working a day and a half because the next day is wasted recovering from your night. If you're just looking for a high salary like I said you can find one in a variety of other professions

suzy253, RN · Jul 4, 2006

I'm a new grad nurse (not RN yet) working in a smallish hospital and currently going thru orientation; we make $21/hr; w/RN it will go up to $23.00 with night/evening differential ranging from $1.50-$1.80 more/hr. I'm in the NE

I don't know if these sites will help you or be useful or accurate but you may like to check them out.

http://www.payscale.com/salary-survey/vid-45662

http://www.salary.com/sitesearch/layoutscripts/sisl_display.asp

geez...i hope my grammar is correct. :uhoh3:

anniesong · Jul 4, 2006

As others have said, it varies widely from region to region, and even facility to facility, for example, I am currently making over $2 less per hour at my facility than I would have at a different facility 15 minutes away. I chose mine because of the unit they were offering, the value of the orientation, and other factors that made it worthwhile for me.

To answer your question, however: NICU RN, 40 hours per week, brand new nurse, day shift for now while on orientation and mostly weekdays only for now (due to classes and training sessions) so I'm not earning weekend money yet either (in the future I'll get the night and weekend diffs, as well as permanent night shift bonus once I switch to nights), New England, and supposedly about $1800 before taxes, retirement acct, etc...

4theBetterGetter, RN · Jul 4, 2006

I work 24 hours a week. Night shift. take home roughly 1200 bucks every 2 weeks. Have been an rn since 1989. Med surg. East coast.

stef.RN · Jul 4, 2006

What is an LVN?

bullesh · Jul 4, 2006

I don't know if that is a low blow are you really don't know. LVN is the same as an LPN. Here in Texas its LVN. Louisiana where I'm from its LPN. I guess it differs state to state.

Jo Dirt · Jul 4, 2006

It also gives the impression that you are going into the field for the money... If you're just looking for a high salary like I said you can find one in a variety of other professions

I'd like to know what fields you are thinking of. I would like some ideas. I'm kind of burned out on nursing myself.

cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN · Jul 4, 2006

Judging by the number of posts she has, I would assume that she really didn't know and wasn't delivering a 'low blow'.