Know your numbers
These calculators are built for school nurses who want to understand exactly what they're earning — not just what their contract says. No fluff, just math.
What are you actually making an hour?
Not the salary on your offer letter. The number the school is actually paying you for the hours you're actually in the building.
The math: annual salary ÷ (contracted days × hours per day). No benefits, no PTO value, no unpaid extras folded in — just what the district is getting for what it's paying, apples to apples with any hourly job.
Comparing two offers?
Put them side by side. Base pay, contracted hours, and the benefits that actually move the number — so you're comparing real value, not just a bigger-looking salary.
The math: True hourly = salary ÷ (contracted days × hours/day). Total comp. estimate = salary + (monthly premium × 12). PTO days are shown for reference — value isn't added to the total since paid leave doesn't change your hourly rate, but more days means more flexibility built into the same salary.
What would it actually take to replace this job?
A bigger salary number isn't always a better deal. Enter what your school nurse position is actually worth — and find out what a private sector job would have to pay to match it.
How this works: Base salary + insurance value + retirement match + the dollar value of your extra days off (vs. a standard 260-day private sector year at your daily rate) + PTO. That total is what a competing offer would need to clear just to break even with what you already have.