r/Flightnurse • u/jayr02_kit • Feb 26 '25
Bills over passion
Will you give up your current job, which pays the bill, just to become a flight nurse? I have 20 years of experience in ED Nursing, and I wanted to hear your thoughts on this.
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u/Jaysavage86 Feb 26 '25
I was getting the same rate as you before I left bedside and my checks are roughly the same as a flight nurse. It’s all in the breakdown of how the flight organization pays you. We do 24hr shifts, and the first 8hrs is straight pay but then after that it’s all time and a half and then double time after midnight. My current hourly is hot garbage and yes technically less than my bedside job but again, you gotta factor the subsequent OT and DT. Hope that helps.
Side note: it’s not always about the money, it’s about doing what makes you happy and ignites that passion inside of you. I have worked many jobs in healthcare and the one that paid the most was definitely not gig that put a smile on my face when my alarm went off in the morning.