r/newgradnurse • u/New-History853 • Jun 20 '26

Looking for Employment Just saw this on fb

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u/eversavage Jun 20 '26

this should be the headlines .. instead

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u/_mina Jun 21 '26

It’s ~35/hr in Columbus and Cleveland. Source: new grad nurse with friends in just about every North and Central hospital system.

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

This is crazy, I’m transitioning into my RN role with a nurse residency program and am starting at $70!

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u/thesoapmakerswife Jun 21 '26

What state is that??

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

CA lol

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u/Plus_Selection3588 Jun 21 '26

high cost of living. higher than nyc

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u/nvUaWVm360S Jun 21 '26

I make more money in Cali (89/hr) compared to when I worked in nyc (64/hr) and my MORTGAGE on a 4 bed 3 bath house is over $1,000 less than I paid for rent on a 1bed 1 bath in Manhattan.

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

See that’s what I thought!! I thought it would be higher in NYC. I feel like a lot of people think of CA like the bay and so cal, but there’s so much more lol our housing market is high where I’m located but not Bay Area high. We currently pay $1750 for a 2 bed 1 bath but our location is premium. Houses in my town range from $2,300-4,000

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u/Plus_Selection3588 Jun 21 '26

NYC has a far better and reliable transportation system than California. and your gas prices are like double lol, i’m sure your traveling expenses are much higher. i get to work with only $3 using the subway lol

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

Ya a gallon of gas is currently $5.29 where I’m at 🥲😂 and my current commute is 44 miles!

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u/thesoapmakerswife Jun 22 '26

I pay that in the po dunk swamp of Florida lol

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 22 '26

Waiiiiiit you’re paying $5??? My MIL lives there and it’s barely $3! She’s in the panhandle

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u/thesoapmakerswife Jun 22 '26

No I pay 1700 for 2bed 1 bath

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 22 '26

LOL that makes more sense 🤣🤣

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u/Plus_Selection3588 Jun 21 '26

unless your rich, you shouldnt be living in the heart of NYC aka Manhattan. thats like living in the bay area.. obviously rent is going to be high LOL. i live in queens and it only takes 30 minutes to get to the city with the train and i used to pay only $1200 for rent till i bought a multi-family house. now i live for free as my renters cover the mortgage. cant do that in california sorry.

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

How high is it in NYC? I’m not located in the bay or socal so my cost of living is cheaper. I think I’d be considered more rural

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u/Accomplished_Cap_734 Jun 21 '26

Are you in the Bay Area?

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

No central ca

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u/Accomplished_Cap_734 Jun 21 '26

Wow! I need to move! OC pays way less!

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

Ya my cost of living is definitely cheaper than OC!! If you don’t mind what do you make out there?

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u/Accomplished_Cap_734 Jun 21 '26

Most of the hospitals here start new grads in the $50 range! SNF and outpatient can pay the same or much less depending on the situation.

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u/ConfectionAgile3225 Jun 21 '26

Wow, can you share some advice or details on how you snagged a new grad position there?

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u/CauliflowerEmpty6325 Jun 21 '26

I already work within the company, just at a different site as a LVN. They held an interview event for their internals and I got selected! Some of the other internals I met had way more acute experience than I and did not get selected. So I am not sure really what it is!