RN Salaries?

I started out at $12/hr fresh out of nursing school in St. Louis back in 1987. I was making $25/hr when I left in 1993. More for nights, overtime, weekends, etc. I hope the salaries have gone up more than that! Is Lebanon a small town? Jeanie in MO DS 02/11/05 "Duodenal Switch: My New Beginning"

Hey Jeanie, Yeah Lebanon isnt too big of a town, but I work in rolla because they pay more for expirence. Lebanon offered me 24.oo for straight time but rolla pays a little higher AND they have wekend options and many more ways to go for the nurse. I work ICU and the weekend program and make 34.50 hour and I have benefits. BUT the key to this is how many years you have been out. I have been a nurse since 1987 too. I am waiting for insurance approval for my RNY-hopefully soon Loridan

I am a RN school nurse in TX and make $31.80 an hour with 16 yrs of school nurse experience. That is strictly days, with holidays and summers off. I could work other job in the summer but don't. I love school nursing and can afford to take off in the summer. I know that nurses in Houston do well, but have checked and would probably make more only because I would not be off for holidays and summer without pay. Good luck, Norma. I would think CA salaries would be a bit better than other parts of the country.

I work for the federal government. Base pay is 54,000 a year but most years I make $75,000 to $78,000 working some holidays, weekends and some overtime. I get lots of vacation time and that seems to be what draws new grads to the federal jobs is the vacation time and the insurance benefits. Janice

Janice H: federal government nursing jobs? Tell me more; i'm definitely listening! I didn't know about there being "federal govt" nursing jobs. What does that entail? Any details, info on this would be awesome. Thanks for your reply. I'm still in nursing school, but hoping to know what I can expect once I get into the RN-workforce. adios, norma g.

I considered working for CDC or something similar. I didn't follow through, though. If you subscribe to the nursing journals, there are usually advertisements and cards you can send for more information.