From January to April 2024, I netted $26,544.77 as a nurse working about 18.5 hours a week. Monica netted close to the same. On top of that, our business brought in $3,449 a month.
I am sharing all of it, our W-2 pay and our business pay, because I love being open about money.
These rates are from May 2024, when this was first written. Pay changes every year, so check current rates in Map My Pay.
Why we talk about money
Some people online say we make nurses look bad because we talk about money so much. The funny thing is, on the first video I ever posted, someone said we were not open enough about our pay.
If you run a business or make content, that comes with the job. There will always be haters on every side. I will not stop.
I have always loved hearing how other people earn their money. The more unique the story, the more it pushes me to keep going with what Monica and I are building.
I wish more nurses would focus on financial freedom, so that working for someone else is a choice and not a must.
Our net worth
We went from a net worth of negative $80,000 to over $600,000 in just 4 years. This year, we hit $721,000.
A big part of this came from one choice. We stopped trying to keep up with the Joneses. We packed our bags, moved across the country to Sacramento, and went to work for an employer that pays us and treats us well. That is how all nurses in America should be treated.
We also paid off a lot of debt along the way. You can read that story in how we paid off $128K of debt.
My earnings, January to April 2024
So far this year, I have worked an average of 18.51 hours a week.
My net pay for each hour I worked is $89.65. To get that, I took my total net pay so far, $26,544.77, and divided it by the 296.08 hours I worked this year.
My average net pay each month is $7,189.21.
Monica’s earnings, January to April 2024
Monica worked an average of 16.51 hours a week. Her unit has so many travel nurses this year that staff and per diem nurses can’t pick up as many shifts as they did before 2024.
Her net pay for each hour she worked is $98.36. It is higher than mine because her wage is higher. My wage right now is $103 an hour, and hers is $133 an hour.
Her average net pay each month is $7,039. That is close to mine. It is a bit lower because she barely worked from mid-March to mid-April.
Our business income
Our business brings in an average of $3,449 a month. That is not a lot. The reason is that we have not taken any sponsor money this year like we did in 2023.
We usually earn at least $5,000 for each sponsored video. I have not said yes to a sponsor since last year. I don’t want to sell out to a company that doesn’t share our vision.
That is why we have only taken two sponsors in the three years we have made YouTube videos.
To see how our numbers changed a few months later, read how we made $47,071 as nurses in June.
Your next move
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The Nurses to Riches Accelerator is the plan Monica and I used to go from $37 an hour in New York to $143 an hour in California: license, city, hospital, and what to do with the money after.
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Written by Jason, RN. I went from $37 an hour in New York to $143 an hour in California and paid off $128K of debt in under a year. I share our numbers in the Nurses to Riches newsletter and on YouTube.