If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

What is your specialty?
how long have you been an RN?
and how many years have you been working?
Do you have a BSN or ADN?
RNs who make over 100K work in big city hospitals and work LOTS of OT.

I think making over 100k a year is more the exception than the rule depending on the area of the country. I work 40 hours a week in a large university hospital in a metropolitan area in the mid-west. I've been a nurse for a little over 22 years. My annual income is more in the 70's than the 100's. I have worked in many specialty areas. My current job is my highest paying. I would wager a guess that most of the people who actually are making 100k+ are working many hours of overtime or more than one job. There is a cost to working like that that I am unwilling to pay. It would be more accurate for you to get more specific answers from nurses who live in your area. 100k means more in the mid-west than it does in California.

Nurses who make 100k a year are either NPs or CRNAs. If it's a staff nurse, well then they must be working a load of OT. I have a co-worker who made 100k per year but he worked in Cali and worked tons of OT plus he got paid more because the cost of living is higher. I work in a big city hospital and I work a lot of OT and I have never made 100k per year. The most 75k.

Quote from TurnLeftSideNurses who make 100k a year are either NPs or CRNAs. If it's a staff nurse, well then they must be working a load of OT. I have a co-worker who made 100k per year but he worked in Cali and worked tons of OT plus he got paid more because the cost of living is higher. I work in a big city hospital and I work a lot of OT and I have never made 100k per year. The most 75k.

But that's much different than being a staff nurse. Experience will get you a higher base salary but even that only goes so far.

My close friend who is an ER nurse in a suburban hospital makes over $100K ONLY because she works the night-shift weekend program and picks up a bunch of night shifts during the week which puts her at approximately 60 hours per week. I doubt any bedside staff RN (no matter what education level or years of experience) could make close to that only working 40 hours per week.

The closest I ever got was working as a Clinical Specialist for an company with implantable diveces. With bonuses, car allowance, extra training other CS, I was right up there. It took every day, night and a lot of weekends. Don't know if it was worth it looking back...

I make $120,000 a year as a nurse practitioner in a derm clinic. 40 hours or less a week. So if you are interested in that kind of money, get out of the rat race of working overtime and weekend hours at the hospital!!

My two cents? (cuz you're all dieing to know, right?)If you want to pull in 6 figures a year... DON'T go into nursing. Nursing has a lot to offer, but awesome financial compensation isn't it.

100 k by itself is no longer considered awesome financial compensation. I do almost 80 without any OT, I have been nursing only 2 years. But I know quite a few nurses who all do a bit over 100 k with actually very little on no OT.

Quote from HippyGreenPeaceChick100 k by itself is no longer considered awesome financial compensation. I do almost 80 without any OT, I have been nursing only 2 years. But I know quite a few nurses who all do a bit over 100 k with actually very little on no OT.

Quote from uni92fanI make $120,000 a year as a nurse practitioner in a derm clinic. 40 hours or less a week. So if you are interested in that kind of money, get out of the rat race of working overtime and weekend hours at the hospital!!