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hello all, i was wondering if you guys/girls could give me your input on how much money a starting RN makes, and then one with experience. I have heard so many different ranges that is hard to actual figure out what the truth is. i have checked salary.com and looked at the different types of RN's and salary, but is this website factual? and i have also been on allnurses.com, but found the people here to be much more helpful with questions. so any input on how much an RN can/could make would be helpful.

thanks
 
sorry y'all...another question.....i was considering going back to school to become a nurse(i already have an accounting degree), with the hope of getting a masters and becoming heard nurse or NP. i like the idea of working in a hospital either with infection diseases or in the operating room. however, i have been doing some reading on PA's. do most PA's work in a hospital and if so what exactly do they do? i have only encountered a PA at my family physician's office. anyway, any advice on which career you think will be better a pick, would be appreciated.

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hushpup81 said:
hello all, i was wondering if you guys/girls could give me your input on how much money a starting RN makes, and then one with experience. I have heard so many different ranges that is hard to actual figure out what the truth is. i have checked salary.com and looked at the different types of RN's and salary, but is this website factual? and i have also been on allnurses.com, but found the people here to be much more helpful with questions. so any input on how much an RN can/could make would be helpful.

thanks
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Salaries vary across the country and can depend on many variables such as specialty area, rural/suburban/urban, profit/not-for-profit, union/non-union, shift, etc.

I'm in the DFW area at a suburban for-profit facility. Our new graduates are starting at approximately $20-$21/hr. Factor in shift and/or weekend differentials and that amount increases to $25-$30/hr. Most work 3 12-hour shifts a week and OT is paid after 40 hrs/wk. I think the high end of the salary structure tops out at a base rate of $33-$34/hr. (Shift/weekend differentials would be added on as appropriate.)

Some hospitals pay a differential for certain specialty areas; some pay diffs or bonuses for professional certification. Others provide tuition reimbursement packages so you can further your education while employed.

Hope this helps. Good luck.
 
It really depends on the part of the country you live/practice in.

Those areas really hit hard by the nursing shortage pay far more than other states simply because they have to.

A good friend of mine (experienced E.D. R.N. working for a staffing registry) works three 12 hour shifts in week one and 4 12 hour shifts in week two of a pay period. At $47/hr thats $3,948 per pay period (X 26 pay periods per year = $102,648 gross per year. On the other hand, I know N.P.s and P.A.s that pull down $150-165k gross per year).
 
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