Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

[Juwon]

This is just a fun thread....Just curious as to the most money you have made in a year as a nurse in terms of gross pay, and what was your title.

[DookieMeisterRN]

My net take home pay last year was 125,000 working FT acute care and PT private duty working approx 60hrs/wk. My first year as an RN I brought home 55k. That's awesome compared to my annual take home as a CNA was under 20k and 1st job in fast food paid $3.25/hr.

[OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN]

$55,000, not quite full time, occasional OT

General duty LPN in acute care and LTC (same employer, same paycheque)

[vanburbian]

98,980 in 2008, working 2 jobs, 56 hours a week. Did it to save down payment for house, and now I "almost" regret a few weeks of it because it put my income 3500 above the limit for the first time homebuyers credit.

But, I saved enough for the down payment, so it worked out.

Currently, this year will be close to that (88-90K) working only 36 hours a week, with rare OT.

[Spikey9001, BSN, RN]

Yall make a lot of money. I cant imagine making 30k let alone 80k

[LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN]

In the last 7ish months I have made 25k, I didn't work in January as I was still looking for a job, then the job I got was partime, within the last month I transfered facilities within the same company, got a $2.50 raise and full time status.

I also got a PRN position in a large health system which requires at least 4 shifts a month, so I am expecting that this year will be my highest paid year yet, hoping to get close to 45-50k

[KalipsoRed]

Well hum,

As a cardiac step down nurse I made about 37K as a new grad. take home pay...that doesn't include 401K contribution or insurance benefits. It was abou $1400 every two weeks.

My new job as a traveler RN I make about $1000 - $1300 every week, but I don't have heath insurance (because it was crazy expensive) and so far this year I didn't have work for 3 months.

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

You make over $1000 a week and don't buy health insurance? That is nuckin futs.

[vanburbian]

The more you make, the more they take.

At a certain income point, you're almost going to work, taking care of people on medicare and medicaid, and paying for the privilege of doing so.

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Exactly. That's why I won't work full time....ever. Not worth it.

[KalipsoRed]

I don't pay for insurance because if I just save money I can pay for a yearly physical and other minor visits to the MD for a A LOT cheaper than what insurance costs each month.

I have also found that insurance doesn't really cover much if something bad were to happen. I have many friends that have had to have major surgeries and such, are paying $200 or $300 bucks a month for the top tier of their insurance and still having to pay 25% or more in deductibles. If you just save $200 bucks a month in an IRA you'll have plenty of money for emergencies, you get to control it, and YOU get to make money of the interest and such.

Heath insurance is a scam and one that is killing the healthcare industry.

[llg, PhD, RN]

I don't pay for insurance because if I just save money I can pay for a yearly physical and other minor visits to the MD for a A LOT cheaper than what insurance costs each month.

I have also found that insurance doesn't really cover much if something bad were to happen. I have many friends that have had to have major surgeries and such, are paying $200 or $300 bucks a month for the top tier of their insurance and still having to pay 25% or more in deductibles. If you just save $200 bucks a month in an IRA you'll have plenty of money for emergencies, you get to control it, and YOU get to make money of the interest and such.

Heath insurance is a scam and one that is killing the healthcare industry.

The math in this post is so wrong. I hope that young people reading this thread don't believe this post presents an accurate picture of the finances of health insurance. Saving $200 per month in an IRA will only get you aroung $2500 per year. That amount wouldn't pay for a single night in an emergency room, ICU, a single surgey, etc. It's not hard at all to rack up a $50,000 hospital bill. At the rate of saving $200 bucks a month, it would take 20 years of savings to cover that one bill. Good insurance will cover most of it and leave you with a small, managable bill.

Yes, we need to improve our health care system and help people afford decent coverage. But the solution is to get good insurance that will cover most of the expenses -- not go without.

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

When I read that llg, it makes me cringe. I am so thankful as a Canadian that our health coverage is comprehensive and universal. Where do people get that kind of money?? The US can learn a lot from the Canadian health model.