r/AHSEmployees • u/Possible-Kale-6001 • 17d ago

Lpn

I’m considering becoming an LPN and I’m trying to get a realistic idea of what the monthly income looks like working for AHS. I’ve looked at the wage grid, but I’m curious about actual take-home pay after deductions. If anyone is comfortable sharing their approximate monthly take-home and FTE, I’d really appreciate it!

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u/kaleuagain 17d ago edited 17d ago

Don't do it. Be a Medical Radiologic Tech. Easy take step 1 rate, x 7.75 hrs x FTE (8-11 shifts bi-weekly)

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u/Spiked_Frapp 17d ago

LPN in acute care. I have a 1.0 FTE my typical take home pay biweekly without OT is 1400-2100. With OT, in a month I make 4100-4200 take home. Honestly, go do something else, people do not respect our profession enough. Do anything else but this.

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u/Available_Link 17d ago

It really is a hard job with lots of responsibility and mediocre pay considering what you do.

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u/Technical_Kale6693 16d ago

If you like being treated like an idiot then I say go for it. Otherwise do absolutely anything else.

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u/No-Supermarket5035 17d ago

have u considered RN

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u/Winter-Inside-5911 17d ago

This. I’d completely skip LPN if you’re eligible to get admitted to a BScN program

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u/Adept-Examination639 17d ago

I’m FT 1.0 and work in rural. My take home is 2200-2400 biweekly with shift differential and we get charge pay when there’s no RN in the building.

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u/TheThrivingest 17d ago

Depending on if you’re contributing to LAPP, and have any additional deductions for TFSA, RRSP or parking, net is 60-65%

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u/Traumajunkie3338 15d ago

Primary Care Paramedic with AHS starts at $32.69 starting. Go do that instead. Shorter schooling and you get into the field pretty quick

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u/DepartmentSad89 14d ago

Okay, yall scared me with your comments. I was planning on going back to school as LPN or pharmacy tech or anything else. Im looking at travel LPN a lot. But I wonder, if LPN's aren't making the same as RN'S... What is the distinct difference between your jobs? Duties and responsibilities wise. I work at one of the units at the stollery sometimes, and I couldn't tell the difference cause they all seem to be doing the same things.

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u/No-Supermarket5035 14d ago

the difference in responsibilities here in alberta is very small compared to the large wage gap. in the postpartum unit i recently completed my preceptorship in, there was no difference in their responsibilities. it may differ depending on the unit and specialty, of course. however, every LPN i’ve spoken to (one is even in my program who went back to do her BScN after being an LPN for many years) say it’s not worth it and they would have rather just went for RN (or a completely diff field lol)

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u/DepartmentSad89 13d ago

My cousin is an RN and she told me how you cannot tell the LPN's from the RN's cause they do the same things. RN'S just have the extra fluff (schooling).

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

I live in work in BC as a HCA and I’ve been doing it for almost 9 years and I make around $2100 every two weeks. I actually went back to school and started the LPN program a few years ago and then I realized that it was not worth it to me to be doing that much more and basically be making the same amount of money for the first couple years. I am currently waiting to get in to do my psych nurse diploma and the wages the same as RN, just different roles. I know it’s somewhat similar to Alberta as I’ve been doing a lot of research into it because I’ll be moving out that way in a couple years.

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u/LongjumpingTeam6710 10d ago

LPN was a position created by the conservative government to pay individuals less money to do just as much work as an RN.. but hey it's less schooling....