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what's the average pay now? - sami

Posted: Apr 25, 2011

Anybody know the average pay now? I just received a check for 2 wks for $600 after taxes, insurance take home for 40 hours...not great!

average pay for what - apples and oranges

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VR?
Straight type?
Full time?
Part time?
Rad?
Acute care?
Home?
Office?

average pay - sami

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VR and straight type, per line for acute care.

She obviously means "generally". And in general, - 6-8 cpl for typing, 3-4 cpl for VR.

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ABC/XYZ

that's crazy - sami

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I do more correcting on VR than anything..takes longer...long pauses throughout dictation slows down time...I would rather just type it outright and be done with it...and raises...non-existent.

disagree - apples and oranges

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6-9/10 for straight typing (There are some companies paying 10-11 cpl for acute care.)

3-5 for VR (Again, there are some companies paying 7 cpl for VR.)

Those are average rates of pay but average PAYCHECKS (which is what OP cited) really depend on tons of variables.

Below minimum wage. - WAY below minimum wage.

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It may look good on paper, but you have to factor in money taken out for Soc. Sec., benefits (if there even are any), state and fed. taxes. Then time spend with NJA, and number of hours spent scrambling to try to make up your missed lines because of NJA. Then add in high ESLs, lousy audio, and the lethal combination of slow, non-user-friendly company software combined with prehistoric hospital dictation systems.

The end result: BELOW MIN. WAGE.

No. It's helpful to report your own experience, but - irresponsible to report it as average.

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Also, it's perhaps dreadfully self-defeating to believe it yourself. Being discouraged is so understandable, but, for your own sake, set yourself to finding out if you can do better. If others can, why NOT you too? Best wishes.

pressing the LIKE button (nm) - cheery MT

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All I can say is, buy yerself a calculator and - DO THE MATH.

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