RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

2 Greetings!

After reading past informal survey posts on allnurses, I wanted to pose this question for 2013. The intent of this post to to give myself and others a good range of pay for nurses across the US right now based on experience and location. This will be an informal guide for me to start a masters paper on (Subject: area cost of living and nurses salary). Several years ago I believe Houston was voted for best place for a nurse with cost of living adjusted, but I think this might be changing.

Things to note while reading other's salaries:
-Generally, high paying locations relate to high cost of living (SF, NYC, etc). The reverse seems to be true as well (lower cost of living=lower pay). 65$/hr may be the norm in San Francisco, but the average 1br apartment is $2800 without parking and a house costs well over $1 million. Please take this into account. We live in a big country and cost of living varies widely (especially housing costs)

If you post, please state your:

1. State you work in
2. Years of experience
3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)
4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary
5. Differentials (if any)
6. Union?
I'll start:1. MN2. 6 years experience3. OR in large hospital4. 39$ hr on day shift5. $1.50 diff for evenings, 2$weekends and unsure on night differentials)6. non union.

Quote from ItsColduphereGreetings!If you post, please state your:1. State you work in2. Years of experience3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary5. Differentials (if any)6. Union?

1. California2. 15 years experience RN NPMed/ surg, tele, nurse educator, acute care NP3. No differential4.39.56/hrSent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

Quote from ItsColduphereGreetings!After reading past informal survey posts on allnurses, I wanted to pose this question for 2013. The intent of this post to to give myself and others a good range of pay for nurses across the US right now based on experience and location. This will be an informal guide for me to start a masters paper on (Subject: area cost of living and nurses salary). Several years ago I believe Houston was voted for best place for a nurse with cost of living adjusted, but I think this might be changing.Things to note while reading other's salaries:-Generally, high paying locations relate to high cost of living (SF, NYC, etc). The reverse seems to be true as well (lower cost of living=lower pay). 65$/hr may be the norm in San Francisco, but the average 1br apartment is $2800 without parking and a house costs well over $1 million. Please take this into account. We live in a big country and cost of living varies widely (especially housing costs)If you post, please state your:1. State you work in2. Years of experience3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc)4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary5. Differentials (if any)6. Union?

1. Arizona2. 3 years experience3. NICU4. $29.99/hr5. $5.20/hr flat differential for night shift6. No union

1. State you work in : Nationally, live in Northeast2. Years of experience : 403. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) : Legal nursing, case mgmt, life care planning4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary : varies with task, $125-200/hour5. Differentials (if any)6. Union? Hell, no. I have no guaranteed hours, no paid vacation time, and no benefits (insurance, retirement acct, etc.) unless I pay for them. So those hourly rates look a lot smaller when prorated over a year.

1: Western New York 2: 3 years3: ICU4: $26.725: 1.00 nights/1.50 weekends6: No union

1. Connecticut2. New graduate (BSN)3. Ortho/Neuro4. $30.90/hr5. 12% evenings; 20% nights; +$2/hr weekends5. Non-union

1. Ohio2. 33. PCU 4. Hourly pay: 24.405. Nightshift diff = 5.00/hour, Weekend diff = 3.00/hour6. Union? Nope

1. NE PA2. New Grad3. Med/Surge/Telemetry4. $22.165. Differential $1.60 for nightshift6. Union - yes

1. FL2. 6 years experience3. OR in large hospital4. 29.50$ hr on day shift5. $3.50 diff for evening (after 7 pm)6. non union.

1. Bay Area, CA2. 5 years exp3. Large Hospital ICU4. 63$/hour days5. Non union.Cost of living is crazy here.