Essentia Health

Second Street in Duluth. If you are a new graduate, the Nurse Residency is built as a yearlong structured program—monthly class, 1:1 coaching, NCLEX prep, and mentorship through your first year—with applications open for August and December 2026 grads. Duluth/Superior resident starting wages are posted at $45.03/hr for ADN and $46.03/hr for BSN, with hiring incentives up to $7,500 (ADN) and $10,000 (BSN). Experienced postings in Duluth show ranges such as $45.03–$68.87/hr on critical care and inpatient rehab and $47.03–$70.87/hr on the med/surg float pool. Schedules for Duluth new grads commonly run 0.7–0.8 FTE on day/night patterns (some 12-hour). Benefits listings include PTO, a 401k with annual match, health and dental, life and disability, adoption assistance, tuition help, and relocation for qualifying roles. Nursing here is unionized; recent contract fights and clinic/APP strikes are part of the local picture you should weigh alongside the residency support and lake-front campus.