What's your ANNUAL SALARY?

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I am seventeen years old & I want to pursue nursing at a four year college to become an RN & earn my BSN. I want to specialize in pediatrics.

I am really excited to become a nurse & I'm not in it for the money.

But, I was just wondering what is your annual income from nursing?

I heard new grads are earning up to $60,000/year starting out!

Nursing is at the bottom of the list if you are a bright young woman looking for a real career.

Thank you for letting me know that only stupid people become nurses. I guess I've been deluding myself all these years that I actually have a brain and know how to use it.

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Baglady - I looked at her posts. Her posts sound like her hubby is a doc and she hasn't been out working in the real world in quite while. Thinking she's bored and just trying to stir up trouble.

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Specializes in ER/OR.
i disagree with all posters. you need to go into a profession that pays you good money. that is your first concern, because you may be the primary breadwinner, may lose your primary breadwinner, etc. and you may have children to support. women these days absolutely have to look at what pays the most. from that list, decide what you want to do. you'll earn more as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, pa and nurse practitioner. as a staff nurse, you will work hard for a long time to get to those salaries, and work weekends, nights, holidays, fight for your vacation time, etc. why not law school or medical school, or masters degree in something else? nursing is at the bottom of the list if you are a bright young woman looking for a real career.

actually, i would never recommend law school. most guys come out of it 100k in debt, and starting salaries for most is under 40k. you have to work almost 80-100 hrs. a week to see any substantial pay. almost every new lawyer i know regrets his decision! some say they should have just went into nursing, then to np school. the salaries are the same!

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Money will come with time and experienceon the job. Most people have to pay there dues , before money comes. Have patience and focus on school. But I can see why you would want to know.:twocents:

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Specializes in oncology, trauma, home health.
actually, i would never recommend law school. most guys come out of it 100k in debt, and starting salaries for most is under 40k. you have to work almost 80-100 hrs. a week to see any substantial pay. almost every new lawyer i know regrets his decision! some say they should have just went into nursing, then to np school. the salaries are the same!

so men are lawyers and doctors, women are nurses?

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i make 60 a year base. I want to put in overtime but keep getting cancelled. we don't have a shortage of nursing in my hospital. btw, i'm a new grad at 7 months now and have recieved a raise of about 3,000 a year annually. goodluck it can happen. its a good question to ask btw. People who haven't been poor or struggled financially will most likely chastise you for being "just for the money". If you're only supporting yourself and money really isn't that much of an issue. but many people in life don't have that luxury and cannot afford to chose a career based solely on "because I love it". Its silly not think about it. I have friends that graduated from top schools and are jobless or make less than what their top tier education would suggest simply because there is no demand of history/anthropology/philosophy majors without a law/teaching degree. Now they're doing jobs that ppl who only graduated hs or has a GED can do, IF they have a job at all. Most the time these ppl don't have jobs because they won't settle for less (I'm a berkeley/ucla, etc grad I'm too good for that job). well guess what? no one is offering you more, so take it! most the time they just sit at home for months before finally taking the job or going back to school. what a waste.

i didn't even mention today's economy, who can afford not to think about it.

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Specializes in ER/OR.
So men are lawyers and doctors, women are nurses?

No, I was just using what I know from my life and experiences. I'm male and thus used the masculine pronouns in my example. Back down, Gloria Steinem! :D

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its a good question to ask btw. People who haven't been poor or struggled financially will most likely chastise you for being "just for the money".

Since you have very little nursing experience under your belt I can understand how you might believe that this is true.

In case you have been deluded like most people into thinking that there is a shortage of nurses, let me assure you that there is not a shortage of licensed nurses. Most BONs keep tabs on how many people have nursing licenses and how many of those people actually work in nursing. The numbers of people having a valid nursing license are significantly higher than the people who still work in nursing.

People who only get into nursing for the money often find that they are not satisfied or fulfilled by the job. They didn't realize that a floor nurse actually performs manual labor (lifting, bathing, crawling on the floor) for a good portion of their day. They didn't realize that they would be spit on, hit, and stabbed in the back not only by their patients but by their coworkers as well. These people never realized that they would have to pay for continuing education outside of college and that they would be required to have mandatory meetings and inservices to stay current in nursing skills/knowledge besides the time that they put in taking care of the patients. The high level of responsibility (keeping people alive) compared with the low level of respect by colleagues and doctors can break even the hardiest soul. And of course these people with $ in their eyes never imagined that their employer would hang them out to dry for one simple mistake that was a system error due to the company's greed and not negligence by the nurse. But those nurses end up on the street without jobs and a black mark against their record.

Nursing can be a great job. At the same time it is a horrible job. Many days you go home feeling trampled on and not having your mind or heart fed what it needs to remain happy. The salary paid for the crap that a nurse has to endure is pathetic. That is why so many nurses, particularly nurses who are in it for the money only, have left nursing. Few people in it for money only are able to be a nurse for 20+ years because their heart just isn't in it. And thus the vicious cycle of a shortage of licensed nurses willing to work in dangerous environments continues as more people join us for the money initially and then cut an run when the job gets really hard.

I would rather have a true shortage of nurses, where there are not enough licenses out there to fill the vacancies. Only when people quit joining with us and then leaving us long-termers high and dry will those of us with a vested interest in nursing and healthcare have any chance to make the changes necessary to improve patient care and staff satisfaction.

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Exactly.

Some of you on here are really not consideringf the world today.

Hunny, my family is NOT rich. We are going through it.

So, I am going to college next year & I have wanted to be a nurse for years & years.

I have grown up now && I am also saying "Hmmm, I wonder how much I will be compensated?"

That is a question you MUST ask.

Get real.

Most of you seem like bitter nurses.

You're angry at a young student because she's inquiring the salary!

I love nursing, but you have to smell the ******* coffee & realize that your love for nursing isn't gonna pay your bills ect. if you aren't getting paid well.

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I disagree with all posters. You need to go into a profession that pays you good money. That is your first concern, because you may be the primary breadwinner, may lose your primary breadwinner, etc. and you may have children to support. Women these days absolutely have to look at what pays the most. From that list, decide what you want to do. You'll earn more as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, PA and Nurse Practitioner. As a staff nurse, you will work hard for a long time to get to those salaries, AND work weekends, nights, holidays, fight for your vacation time, etc. Why not law school or medical school, or masters degree in something else? Nursing is at the bottom of the list if you are a bright young woman looking for a real career.
OMG:no:
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Specializes in HomeHealth / geriatrics.

I am not angry its just that asking someone there salary is a personal question in my opinion . Maybe other people feel differently , everybody is entitled to there own thoughts on life and the information they share with people . Please do not take what I said personally. I am not here to be confortational . Hope that you find happiness in whatever you do .

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Specializes in oncology, trauma, home health.

I think it's smart of her to research what she wants to do. She didn't ask me personally what I make, she put it on a forum about the career she wants to go into.

What really is weird to me is that so many people post questions about jobs/salaries on the state forums. If you are internet savy enough to find and post on this website aren't you capable of thinking about google?

Google hospitals in your area

Look at hospital's website

Find job postings

Find salary offered

It aint so hard even for someone who hasn't married a doctor and has chosen not to persue a career, just someone who has become a nurse. ;)

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