For nursing students like myself, I thought it would be helpful and intersting to see what type of salary is out there for graduating nursing students for different area's. Looking around the site, I see different salary threads, but many replies are from nurses with 10 or more years experience, or the threads are years old and the starting salary is long outdated. I thought it would be more helpful to have a thread with nurses who are fresh out of school and what their starting salary is.
List whether you are an LPN or an RN
What your starting salary is/was after you graduated
I just think it's wrong for a 4 yr BSN CHARGE nurse to only be making $1.50 more than I did as a private duty/no bennies new grad LVN.
Once that job finished I went on to find a full time, full bennies with lots of perks job. That one short gig helped my family financially but cost us dearly when I did our taxes last weekend! I would never want to stay contract long term...not when you do the math. Not worth it....
I am all about the benefits and insurance options...oh and 401K matches. I will take less per hour if my benefits are good...since my kids rely on ME rather than my husbands benefits for their insurance due to our out of pocket being less with my job than his. (My copays are less and I have better overall options too).
For nursing students like myself, I thought it would be helpful and intersting to see what type of salary is out there for graduating nursing students for different area's. Looking around the site, I see different salary threads, but many replies are from nurses with 10 or more years experience, or the threads are years old and the starting salary is long outdated. I thought it would be more helpful to have a thread with nurses who are fresh out of school and what their starting salary is.
List whether you are an LPN or an RN
What your starting salary is/was after you graduated
Whether it's a hospital or LTC
What state you live in
:)
RN
Starting salary as a new grad in 09/2012: (weekday) $34.94, (weekend) 37.19.
I started off in LTC at $19.05. When I moved to a hospital, my starting pay was $18.03, so I took a pay cut for acute care experience. I have had this job for 8 months now and a raise has never even been mentioned. I am a RN, by the way. I worked as a RN for 9 months in 2012 and only made 22k (full-time net pay).
I started out in Texas, new grad on an OB unit, at 22.00 an hour, plus 1.50 specialty pay and a 3 shift differential. After two years of OB, I moved to Colorado and make 22.00 with a 4 shift diff. Good luck :)
2011 LPN new grad with 2 yrs CNA experience $16.05/hr + 15% night differential - skilled rehab unit at VA (five 8's on nights)
2012 RN (ADN) new grad with above experience $23.15/hr + 1.50 nights + 1.50 weekends - med/surg at small community hospital (three 12's on nights)
Iowa
Original offer for RN position was a lower base but was able to negotiate due to having leadership/management experience in previous career and a non-nursing degree.
2013 WA state RN base pay $28.00. $3.50 differential for nights and weekends. Plus $1 more an hour for having your bachelors and another dollar more if you have a specialty certification.
Ashley3H12
27 Posts
Graduated May 2012. RN
Hired November for large hospital in Dayton, OH
23.50/ hour base rate
I work nights so I get a 15% shift differential bringing me to 27.02/hour nights