How much do registered nurses normally get paid?

It depends on where you work, if the demand is high then the money will be high.

Depends upon the location. In the midwest, starting salary is around $22.00 for a new RN with no experience. Tack on shift differentials, charge nurse pay, weekend differentials and your 22.00 can bump up to around 26.00 per hour. As nurses are in hot demand throughout the country, the price will rise. A co worker told me about her brother working in California for a week and making more than 5K. Not too shabby for one week of work.

The best way to get the answer you're looking for is to go to www.salary.com. Here you can enter "Registered Nurse" and the zip code you are interested in (your home zip or the zip of an area you are considering working in).

You will find that there are 7 types of RNs listed. Pick the one you are interested in (the first one is general) and click on the "base salary range." You will get a bell curve of the range of wages for the RNs in your area. Also, if you click on the benefits tab, you will get info on benefits you can expect and how much they add to your salary. Lastly, the "paycheck" tab will help you see what your take home pay might look like.