Anyone Here A Registered Nurse? How much do you make / year?

just graduated from an accelerated program (15 month for a second bachelor). Currently work in an ED, make 48,000. I got the job about 3 weeks after graduation, its a 6 month orientation. In eastern pa. Its a good gig.

thanks

My wife is a nurse; salary and hours vary greatly based on setting. In general, the higher up the acuity ladder you go, the more you make. Clinic nurses < medical/surgical floor nurses < intensive care nurses. Other more specialized areas (cardiac cath labs, interventional procedures, operating room) take extra training and generally pay more. On the flip side, clinic nurses have weekends off, and work normal hours, whereas floor nurses typically start off doing evenings/nights, and every-other weekend.

At her peak (prior to moving into a non-hospital job) my wife made in the 70-80k range working in a cath lab, which was in her 5th or so year after entering the nursing field. Would vary based on how much call she took. This was in Minneapolis.

A 30 second google search tells me that in Canada they make anywhere from $27/ hour - $36/hr. In Florida, one site claims a salary of $72,000.

Google. Try it. It's easy.

My best friends wife is a nurse. Got her degree in two years and after a couple of years working low hours is currently working 36 a week (more if she takes calls) and makes in the $45k to $55k range depending on how much ot she works during the year.

1. $45k to $55k depending on ot hours taken/shifts.

2. 5 years.

3. Portland, Oregon.

It's good money and you can get a degree fast, but the hours can suck. Michelle typically works 7pm to 7am and at least one day on the weekend.

the google results suck.

i'm doing a survey now.

its really scientific...

but...

its better than google and the payscale bs results.

why dont you google that?

Beauty School Drop Out wrote:

the google results suck.

i'm doing a survey now.

its really scientific...

but...

its better than google and the payscale bs results.

why dont you google that?

I can see you'll have excellent bedside manners.

Hot Lips Houlihan wrote:

I can see you'll have excellent bedside manners.

Good stuff. Just so you know, what you meant to say in your attempt at an insult was this:

I can see you'll have AN excellent bedside MANNER.

I have excellent bedside manners. When sitting by a bed, I always chew food with my mouth closed and say "please" and "thank you."

Beauty School Drop Out wrote:

the google results suck.

i'm doing a survey now.

its really scientific...

but...

its better than google and the payscale bs results.

why dont you google that?

Because I have a job that pays $90,000/yr. And I maintain that if you knew how to use google your results would be far more reliable than letsrun.com.

I wish you the best of luck finding a career that makes you happy and that you are successful. Life is great when work is enjoyable.

Cheers.

yeah why even have a forum? let's never discuss anything, since it's all on Google.

Forms are great for opninions and ideas, but if you want statistics, I guarantee you, google/wikipedia is/are the route to go.

Cheers.

Swanson? Is that you? Are you the OP?

Ron Swanson?

should I google it?

30 seconds on google wrote:

Beauty School Drop Out wrote:

the google results suck.

i'm doing a survey now.

its really scientific...

but...

its better than google and the payscale bs results.

why dont you google that?

Because I have a job that pays $90,000/yr. And I maintain that if you knew how to use google your results would be far more reliable than letsrun.com.

I wish you the best of luck finding a career that makes you happy and that you are successful. Life is great when work is enjoyable.

Cheers.

Congratulations. If you were a family, your income would qualify you in the 80th percentile. What are the odds of this? Should I google it?

30 seconds on google wrote:

Beauty School Drop Out wrote:

the google results suck.

i'm doing a survey now.

its really scientific...

but...

its better than google and the payscale bs results.

why dont you google that?

Because I have a job that pays $90,000/yr. And I maintain that if you knew how to use google your results would be far more reliable than letsrun.com.

I wish you the best of luck finding a career that makes you happy and that you are successful. Life is great when work is enjoyable.

Cheers.

Dude, are you seriously bragging a about 90k a year? Laughable. Plus, who brings up their salary? There are a lot of tools on these boards but you just became the #1 tool. Congrats. Now that's something to brag about.

Im an ER nurse, I work in the suburbs of Chicago, 45 minutes out...I work 3 12's a week, day shift 62,000 last year. MY wife is also an RN makes 65,000 a year, she works 3 12's evenings. Its not the perfect job, but working 3 days a week kicks ass. we work different days therefore use no day care....its not a bad life...

$90K is laughable - that's what a state corrections officer makes in California in a down year, not to mention his/her platinum benefit package. And of course bragging about it makes it even worse. I second this dude's nomination as #1 tool.

I am an RN in FL, 23 y/o male with a year experiance, I got a job at a VA hospital. Started out making around 48k a year, a year later i am making 52k a year. I also have great benefits, 5 weeks paid vacation a year, and 12 paid holidays. Cant complain its a good job with alot of opportunities. I currently work on a med surg/oncology floor also. I also only have a associates degree in nursing. I finish my bachelors in a few months which will help me make a bit more.