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replies are from nurses with 10 or more years experience, or the threads are years old and the starting salary is long outdated.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
My first job out of school was $21 an hour at a non profit community mental health agency serving low income clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses. M-F 9-5 no holidays, 8hrs PTO per pay, 401K, okay insurance. My job now (left the first job after 9 mos) 22.83 + 4 hr diff on evenings, 7 hr diff on nights (which I never work), 401K plus matching, better and cheaper insurance, 10 hrs per.pay PTO. Private psych hospital. Both in MD. I am a RN ADN.[/quote']
Hi there I live in MD what hospital is that please respond???
Georgia hospital, RN, $20/hr base, $2.75 night diff.
Don't! With that nice paycheck comes ridiculously high cost of living & high taxes :) I personally can't wait to move out of California, even though it means a big fat pay cut.
New BSN grad (I start tomorrow) in the Houston (Texas) medical center. I'll be getting 27.5 to start, and an extra 4.5 if I choose to work nights. I think 1.75 for weekends. Ben Taub General Hospital. They match 401K at 5% starting the first day, as well as benefits on the first day!
Ella26, BSN, RN
426 Posts
RN/ADN 2013
Metro area (Twin Cities) MN
Private Practice Clinic $20/hour
M-F 8-5....no nights, no weekends or holidays, paid holidays, 401k with match and
Insurance.