Negotiating Your RN Salary
When to negotiate, what to ask for, how to handle counters.
RN salary negotiation works in some markets, less in others.
When
Not new grad (most hospitals have set scales). Year 2+. Specialty experience. Cert. Competing offer.
What to ask
Sign-on bonus. Shift differential. Education reimbursement. PTO. Specialty cert pay.
Strategy
Get competing offer in writing. Decide your walk-away point before. Don't bluff.
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