Nigerian Registered Nurse Mentions First Salary She Received after Graduation, Sparks Mixed Reaction

Nigerian Registered Nurse Mentions First Salary She Received after Graduation, Sparks Mixed Reaction

  • A nurse shared what she received as her monthly salary during her very first job after her graduation and becoming a registered nurse
  • She shared how she felt about the salary at that time because she felt that people were actually earning less than she was
  • Many who came across her post shared their observations after seeing her salary, sparking mixed reactions from netizens

A Nigerian nurse mentioned how much she received as her salary after her graduation as a registered nurse.

She stated that the amount was the first salary she received as a nurse following her graduation.

A lady mentions salary she received as a newly-graduated nurse
A lady mentions how much she received as salary as a nurse who just graduated. Photo: @honeycrown005
Source: TikTok

Nigerian registered nurse mentions her first salary

Identified as @honeycrown005 on TikTok, the lady said she received N60,000 as her salary in her first job as a registered nurse.

She even stated that she was happy with the salary because some people were collecting N40,000 to N50,000.

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Her words:

"I can't believe my first job as a RN was 60k as a new grad and I was very happy then because I was even collecting more that some people. Some were even receiving 40k-50k. So me I was doing big girl. Little did I know."

She added in the comments:

"Inside 60k, they will still remove tax o."

Watch her viral TikTok video below:

Reaction trails Nigerian nurse's first salary

Many who came across her post shared their observations after seeing her salary, sparking mixed reactions from netizens.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions.

ilolojeDns said:

"if you collect 50k as first salary on a straight line here, person eyes see something sha thank God I'm no longer there again."

RM Mer_Cee said:

"And they’ll tell you that u don’t need the money for now ,you need the experience."

Mardiyyah said:

"mine was 40k, they'll still deduct 1750 as tax and give me the remaining money, happy babe. This was 2019 God."

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Soft girl Minash said:

"Mine was 55k God forbid bad thing never ever again."

Dẹ́kẹ́miD said:

"I started with 100k, five months after it's increased to 120k."

kosilovelyn said:

"my first was 80k in 2022. i stayed for 4 months and ran away abeg."

Gina O said:

"When I started with 28k,ewuuu chi m."

Kanong of #GenI said:

"Mine was 25k them be the even owe sef."

FAMS ENT Mobile Clinic said:

"You be Gen X grad ooo I was collecting 25k and proud then cos some earn 15k."
A lady mentions how much she received as salary as a nurse who just graduated
A lady mentions salary she received as a newly-graduated nurse. Photo: @honeycrown005
Source: TikTok

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The man shared how the woman told him that God led her to help him and what she did afterwards.

Many who came across the man’s experience gave their opinion on the job opportunity and celebrated him on social media.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is an award-winning Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. She has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng