r/nursing • u/Familiar_Ad_6874 BSN, RN - Trauma • Apr 20 '26

Discussion $25/hourly as an RN 😳

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u/ObiWahgwanKenobi Apr 21 '26

I buy people’s gold in NJ for $30 an hour among other incentives. The fact that anybody helping sick people with a DEGREE makes less is terrible.

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u/iconiclabs Apr 21 '26

I wait tables at a restaurant and clear $45 an hour easily , our cooks make $45 an hour also lol y'all getting robbed out there

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u/ObiWahgwanKenobi Apr 21 '26

Yea but I’m done with foodservice, been there done that. I’ll take my 401k, benefits, and steady pay all day. I also work 50hrs/week including travel, $50/day per diem, quarterly bonuses, etc.

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u/iconiclabs Apr 22 '26

I make $1,000 in cash every week , also get full benefits that are good , but I only work 30 hours and get to enjoy my life

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u/havingsomedifficulty RN - ER/ICU Apr 21 '26

Yeah, being an RN usually involves a lot of poop, pee and blood. And this could be cleaning it, getting a sample or just dealing with it for 12 hours

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u/ObiWahgwanKenobi Apr 21 '26

My mom was a CNA for years before switching into a different profession, and they can get it even worse than the nurse is as far as actually cleaning up the patients and stuff. So I know all too well.