Breaking Down Nurse Pay: How Much Can You Expect to Make?

[@nurseadrianern]

No nurse anywhere in the country should make less than $50/hr

[@PiaLoveBSNRNCCBTP]

I agree!

[@isorozco511]

And drive up the cost of health insurance? No thanks.

[@chickenstrangler3826]

No less than 50? You crazy?

[@PastaSausta]

It’s 2-4 years of school. Some fast track programs take 1 year. I can understand if you spent 6-13 years in school, but I believe most are fairly compensated for their efforts.

[@nurseadrianern]

@@PastaSausta the marketplace cannot meet the demand now. Standardizing wages across the country would help fill jobs.

[@sonnyarce]

10 years with an associate degree in Los Angeles with a base pay of 73/Hr. That being said we have so many travel nurses from the south and Midwest

[@Moonbeambrii]

It’s sad to say that her pay does not reflect her many years of nursing. I have a friend who is a new grad nurse who makes $41 dollars an hour. If your aunt would have moved jobs, had a couple employers throughout her nursing career she could have such better pay than she does now. She could have negotiated way better rates than staying at one hospital her entire career. I have another friend who worked at a hospital for 2 years, accepted a new job somewhere else & negotiated $8 dollar raise. Worked at that job for a few years & then moved hospitals accepting another $8 dollar raise. She told me the way of increasing your pay faster is by not staying with the same company/hospital & moving to different hospitals & negotiating for better pay- she said they will look at your experience & increase your pay way faster than your yearly raises at one hospital would. A hospital is more willing to pay more for new hires with experience than to move up pay for their long time employees.. it’s sad

[@Katherine_Ann]

Hey there, thanks for watching and for your comment. I think you're aboslutely right and people unfortunately don't want to move for better opportunities or pay for various reasons.

[@maquijaam5083]

True everywhere! A lesson I've learned hard way. But thankfully have at least learned it.

[@mahrimorrow5009]

Portland, OR. BSN. 5 years of RN experience. I make $53.96/hr. When I lived in Albuquerque, NM and had 3 years of experience I made $34.78/hr.

[@Katherine_Ann]

Thank you for sharing your numbers! This can be so helpful to others!

[@MNP208]

You need to state inpatient or outpatient and the unit you’re working.

[@missjoanie4884]

You can get way more In Oregon now.. especially with 5 years experience. New grades starts at 48 at Oshu.

[@angelique00angelique]

Thanks for sharing! I’m in Santa Fe, NM and debating going back to school for a nursing degree. Did you get your nursing degree in Alb?

[@maquijaam5083]

Not in nursing but studying at a community college to get into the career so I'm glad to found this video! Thank you!

[@Katherine_Ann]

So happy this video could help you!

[@tidus-fc8rq]

The money seems ok being a nurse but for the job you guys do, you should be getting far more. Being a Doctor or nurse is not voluntary, it is not a charity nor are the doctors or nurses charity workers, they do a job that is needed and should be rewarded for that job with the best money possible. Its not their responsibility for the millions of people who just dont look after themselves well and the emotional blackmailers of the world need to shut up and see it from the view of the care workers. Pay them more i say.

[@Katherine_Ann]

Thanks for your thoughts!

[@captauron4514]

New Grad here from CA. Just got hired at $60.80 an hour.

[@themonsterwithin4000]

At a hospital setting?

[@captauron4514]

@ yes

[@annt9360]

Please also include insurance and pto and extended illness bank too. After I broke my leg it's 100% pay for 3 months. 401k match too. It's just not about a hourly rate

[@Katherine_Ann]

Great point, benefits are great!

[@Nurse1234]

Thanks for sharing. When I started as new nurse. I made about 32$ in CA but times went by 24 years later I made a lot more and cost of living is so high.😅

[@Katherine_Ann]

Thanks for watching!

[@KookinHaole]

Thank you for the upload

[@mirandaalexis]

Hospitals in Alabama don’t incentivize you to get your BSN but they incentivize your CEN and CCRN

[@Katherine_Ann]

Oh interesting! Is that Alabama as a whole, or just the ones you have worked at/known?

[@mirandaalexis]

@@Katherine_Ann majority of the non community hospitals in alabama (theres only like 5)

[@MNP208]

Hmmm, your 3-5 year estimate is very high. We don’t make $90,000/year base salary in most of the Midwest. You should stick to hourly base rate without overtime added. The supplemental income is so varied. You aren’t comparing apples to apples so this is a little misleading.

[@Katherine_Ann]

Hi M! I did not make these numbers up, you can go down in the description of this video and click the sources I found this information at. Of course salary ranges vary, like said in the video but that is the average for a nurse with 3-5 years of experience in America.

[@MNP208]

@@Katherine_Ann Yes, I see that, but I'm not sure I trust the Indeed article. It takes longer than 5 years to move to the middle of a pay scale. California is its own entity and should really be removed from these calculators. They are skewing the results.

[@Katherine_Ann]

Somebody else brought this up too in comment too about CA. I cant help but to think of the outliers in averages. The lowest paying State could have brought this number down as well so we can't forget about both outliers.

[@MNP208]

​@@Katherine_Ann Good point. Becker's wrote an article last year titled "10 states with the lowest RN pay" and many are in the Midwest. Salaries are changing so fast. That article may already be outdated!! After 10 years, I make about $84,000. That's outpatient, no shift differentials added. It took me that long to slide just past the middle of my pay scale. This is why RNs are changing jobs so often. I left one company, went to work at another, then went back to the first company for higher pay.

[@Katherine_Ann]

@@MNP208 I'll have to go read that article, I'm sure I won't be surprised on which states they are! I had worked with nurses who resided in Alabama but drove to Georgia to work due to pay. The work force definitely is not the same as it used to be where one stays as a job for a lifetime. Making those changes and moving jobs to support one's lifestyle is important and that looks different for everyone for sure!

[@ericafitnurse101]

When i was a NEW grad in 2020, i only started with $27/hr in florida…. Only at $32.76 right now…so awful

[@Katherine_Ann]

That's really surprising! Would you say that is about average where you're located in Florida?

[@ericafitnurse101]

@@Katherine_Ann i really do think so. But maybe it is the company of Hca who is known to be cheap. Lol. Other job offers i have are willing to pay $38.50 an hour. I know i would make $40-45 in NJ or PA where i am from !

[@highlyfavoredMG]

Florida pays the worse

[@rosemensah8980]

I’m a 🇬🇧 RN and I’m just watching videos to make an informed decision before I decide to relocate to US. I would love to live in the east coast states with a low cost of living especially rent to raise family

[@karenw6550]

Have you made the move yet?

[@lc-il6wr]

U couldn't pay me a $1 million dollars a year to be a nurse..

[@Katherine_Ann]

Haha, millions do it for a lot less!

[@DelRio-js2om]

@@Katherine_Ann No Ann, he’s right, YOU couldn’t pay him a million dollars to be a nurse. Nobody could, cuz nobody has a million dollars to pay him that. 😂

[@regondolapatrick3255]

Can i ask if after bsn degree, do you need a agency to work in a hospital in US or you can apply directly tp hospital

[@Katherine_Ann]

Check out my video on how to work as a Nurse in the US, I think that will answer your question!

[@jayc556]

Thank you, for that information. I have summer and fall semester, and I graduate with my master’s degree. Do you have any idea about a new grad with a master, 0 experience is worth?

[@Katherine_Ann]

Hey Jay! That I do not actually. I have never met a new grad with a masters and no experience. I'll say you would be the first!

[@MNP208]

Depends. Some companies reward for higher degrees and some don't. I am board certified, have a BSN and it doesn't matter. My company (or any other in my area) does not reward RNs for more degrees or certifications.

[@jayc556]

@@Katherine_Ann I’m in the masters of nursing at the University of Minnesota. This program is for BSN students that change careers to nursing and at the end u graduate with a masters in nursing. This program is a 16 month program. That’s why I was asking because is hard to find information in those situations.

[@isorozco511]

So many nurses making this kind of bank should i be salty i picked a horrible profession or is the system overpaying yall? Being a mechanic is touch and requires highs skill but our industry pay sucks yet i enjoy cars much more than healthcare. WTF i hate this.

[@ty.365]

I'm a laboratory scientist we have a four year degree in science, we do extensive clinicals, and take a national example we start out around 22 and hour. Nurses are big in numbers and fight for their pay.

[@Saberdud]

That’s what unions are for, nurses going on strike would devastate hospitals

[@PastaSausta]

I spent 6 years in school, graduated top of my class. I work in a science field and have a tremendous amount of responsibilities. I make about 90k base pay. In today’s economy I have to work as much overtime as possible to get by. I’m actually considering a fast track BSN degree. With my prior education I can do it in about a year, so it just might be worth it.

[@tun6006]

Yeah, but are these stats inflated by California?

[@Katherine_Ann]

Potentially! You could argue that the numbers are being pulled down by the lowest paying State too since it is an average. You'd have to look at it from both sides.

[@MNP208]

According to a Becker's article from 2022 titled "RN average annual wage for all 50 states", the difference between Cali vs SD is $124,000 vs $60,000 (roughly). That's a 2021 comparison though. Salaries have likely gone up since then. Still, that's a HUGE spread. Maybe we should be comparing areas of the country rather than averaging us all together.

[@Katherine_Ann]

@@MNP208 That's a good thought for future videos :)

[@Literallyarealhuman]

What’s the hourly?

[@katarzynasosniak7107]

36$ in CT new grad

[@matth04048]

K. Ann is right; some hospitals will incentivize certain certifications, while others will not care as much. Also, great 2016 photo! And if you actually made $67,860 per hour, it would take 1,500 years to catch up to Elon Musk. 😎

[@Katherine_Ann]

🤣🤣🤣

[@toyarj37]

Oh nah I thought most nurses make at least 120-130 on average. That’s a shame

[@caseyjames5452]

🤔

[@Nursegermz]

Is this pretax?

[@MrJbee1982]

Its not enough for what nurses do every day. Engineers make waay more without the life and death risks.