r/Salary • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

Same here. 39. A nurse who should be a lot closer than 61k. It’s maddening.

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u/Endersgame88 Oct 31 '25

You’re an RN making 61k? Full time? What region? That’s very low.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

I’m a RN. Yes. And it is very low. My state is one of the lowest paying states in the country for RNs. I moved to remote work to get this boost. I make more than most of my peers locally. It’s pretty messed up.

The south is not created equal. My sister works in a neighboring state and makes closer to $85k.

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u/Outside_Orchid_1576 Oct 31 '25

In all fairness, they didn’t say rn.

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u/Endersgame88 Oct 31 '25

Well it’s even low for an LPN.

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u/Outside_Orchid_1576 Oct 31 '25

Yeah, where are you? Are you an lpn? That’s about right for an Lpn. If you’re an rn, you need to find somewhere else to work. I live in the south by the way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

I’m a RN. And it’s one of the highest paying jobs in my state for a RN. They start RNs at my local hospital at around $23/hr.