With the current economic situation, there have been a lot of changes in pay rates. Just so we are all more aware of the current pay rates can you pls. post the following:
1. State
2. City
3. Speciality (CNA, LPN/LVN, RN-Med/Surg., RN-NICU etc.)
4. Pay rates
5. Travel or Per Diem
6. Benefits offered by agency (pls. don't feel shy to be detailed)
Southwest Arizona
ED
$39/hr + 10% diff for pms and 15% for nocs
max $800 each way for travel
$300/month insurance stipend (taxed)
Housing - must pay $225/month for single, and the entire cost of housing is taxed
This is a seasonal position directly through the hospital's HR department - no travel RN agency involved.
I was quoted some ridiculously low ($15/hr) rates for Texas lately - curious if that is typical. Even with the tax advantage program it seemed very low.
San Antonio, TX
MICU
$27/hr
$2000/mo housing subsidy
$250 travel
Full benefits.
Travel position 13 wk contract
Tele in NC
$15.10 taxed/hr
$26.90 tax free for travel/housing/food
I don't do the insurance and pay for the housing myself.
13 week travel position (actually my 2nd contract here)
:nurse-beer:
San Antonio, Tx
$34/hr base rate
Housing furnished but would get $1200 tax free for stipend
$1/hr charge pay extra
$3/hr on call pay
$500 travel each way tax free
Insurance free for basic $24/month charge for higher grade
13 week assignment
current: Durham, NC
Oncology-Adult Bone Marrow Transplant
$29/hr day-night rotation; 13 week traveler position
furnished housing (great housing, i might add!), utilities, and pet fee waved; day 1 medical/dental/vision; $300 each way for travel reimbursement...full benefits.
next assignment:
Bethesda, Maryland
Adult Hematology/Oncology
$34.66/hr day-evening rotations; 13 wk traveler position
furnished housing
full benefits
not planning on doing the tax advantage plan
$300 both ways for travel reimbursement.
My last assignment:
San Antonio, TX
Adult ER/Trauma
$29/hr
Housing furnished (or could have taken approx $1200/mo stipend)
$500 Travel
Full benefits
13 week travel assignment
Amanda,
Your travel co. sounds good, are you happy with them and would you mind telling me the name? I went to the review page and so many were outdated or extremely conflicting reports- hard to know who to believe. I'm trying to get my 1st travel assignment in San Diego, but I've read that s. Cal. is cutting back on travelers! Any info would be appreciated. I'm thinking of Travelmax, crosscountrytravcorps, cirrus, qshift, & RNnetwork.
]Cross Country stinks. I've been with them for a year and I've had two assignments with them and currently going on my third. This will be my last one. I feel like I'm getting cheated out of the pay I could be receiving from other companies. Other travelers I've spoken to are shocked when I tell them the rate CC pays. I'm actually telling my friends who want to do travel nursing to take it for the travel and to expect a pay cut if they take that route. What is the difference between the equivalent and the effective pay rate. I was told I would be getting one pay and ended up with another because the first one was labeled as the equivalent and not the effective one. I've done the calculations and I will be making 2000 after taxes a month. I will not be going back to CCT ever. They are one of the lowest if not the lowest paying companies. However I've heard many good things about Cirrus and they pay for almost everything even license fee reimbursements
1.IL
2. Park Ridge
3. RN-ICU
4. 32.00/hr straight time, 48.00/hr overtime, hours guaranteed (they are allowed to call me off a total of 24 w/o pay, then its covered)
5. Travel-AMN
6. free insurance, i took housing( offered 1600 stipend), and 500 travel reimbursement
psephone78 wrote:]Cross Country stinks. I've been with them for a year and I've had two assignments with them and currently going on my third. This will be my last one. I feel like I'm getting cheated out of the pay I could be receiving from other companies. Other travelers I've spoken to are shocked when I tell them the rate CC pays. I'm actually telling my friends who want to do travel nursing to take it for the travel and to expect a pay cut if they take that route. What is the difference between the equivalent and the effective pay rate. I was told I would be getting one pay and ended up with another because the first one was labeled as the equivalent and not the effective one. I've done the calculations and I will be making 2000 after taxes a month. I will not be going back to CCT ever. They are one of the lowest if not the lowest paying companies. However I've heard many good things about Cirrus and they pay for almost everything even license fee reimbursements
I totally agree with you. I have been with them for over a decade and thinking of changing ... this tax advantage is a laugh .. during the 90's they had a similar tax advantage plan ...but based on 24 hrs (after that your pay went up to the "normal" rate) and not 36 ... even though the current one is based on 36 hr work week, the low pay rate extends to 40 hrs ... and o/t is at the lower rate ..This Tax Advntage is a CUT IN PAY!! I will be changing when my current contract is up .. sad after so many years, but I feel that I am being taken for a ride .. health care subsidy has not changed in as many years either. I feel like I am being blown off by my recruiter.
Florida rates?
Can anyone tell me what pay rates I can expect for Southwestern or Southeastern Florida? New to traveling and hear company's rates can differ widely between individuals. I don't want to be one of those newbies taken advantage of. Thanks!
Can someone explain what taxed/not taxed means? Thanks
Hello
Going to do some traveling but am wondering if it would be worth it seeing the wages.
I have over 20 years experience mostly ICU, and am at the top of the pay scale make over 32.00 hour already
Do they pay everyone the same who travels or does experience, certifications, etc pay out more in wages?
I really thought they were paying more in wages for travelers. Like 50 bucks/hr
Any info much appreciated
Chris
I was just recently told from RN Network about a job in Hilton Heas SC
base rate was 20$/hr
1200 stipened if i didnt take the housing
245 per diem
Are these the kind of rates that i should expect to see in this area? The recruiter told me my take home would be roughly 700+$ a week.
I had to tell them no thanks since im makeing a good deal more then that with my current job.
Wow, these rates really stink! I'm doing perdiem work making $42/hr weekdays and $44/hr weekends. I'm starting a local 13 wk contract making the same rates.
After this next contract I was looking to travel but wow, don't know now. Has anyone done work with Emergency Medical Solutions? If so can you provide details?
Southeast Coast of Florida.
Per Diem Corrections Nurse--State of Florida
$32.00 hr.
no benefits
no guaranteed hours
flexiblity in taking shifts to some degree.
I took a few travel assignment to California from Supplemental a few years back. I took the "tax advantage" plan....ha,
that was THEIR advantage. I'd rather go ahead and pay Uncle Sam what I owe.
I got $1000.00 a week for expenses tax free and $11.00 an hour for 40 hours...
Local agency nurses working with me were making $50.00 an hour so when they worked over time they made $75.00
Yeah!! and it was in my contract that I could not turn down overtime for which they were paid the full time and a half ($100.00 x 1.5= $150.00 hr,) and I got $16.50
I have traveled with Freedom Healthcare Staffing since 2008 and they are amazing. I have has assignments with other companies intermittently and Freedom is BY FAR the best I've traveled with. My recruiter is Angela, 303-261-1340. Tell her Rebecca Patterson referred you. They are really great!