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Originally Posted by lowside67
I know it's not the point of your post, but just as an FYI, a full time nurse starting out is like $70k gross, and a 30-year top qualification nurse barely cracks $100k (excluding overtime and other bonuses).
-Mark
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Those base numbers are right. The $ in nursing comes from OT/bid shifts. There are widespread nursing shortages right now, so the opportunity to make $$$ is there for nurses that are motivated. From what I hear from the nurses I work with, there's plenty of opportunity to pick up work to get into the $120K-$150K range; for someone in their early 30's that's quite good.
Also worth noting is the excellent municipal pension benefit. While it scrapes ~8% off each paycheque, that's basically retirement savings taken care of.