From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 7, 2026Sources
The short version
You may find the parts that hold up are the benefits and the colleagues beside you.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2025-04-05Source: glassdoor.sgYou would be walking into research nursing that one current nurse called a foot in the door, with how much you learn depending on the manager.
For new gradsSources
You would join a university that 84% of reviewers said they would recommend, at 4.2 across 2,673 ratings.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Nursing here
- Career development
A research nurse reported no upward mobility in the department.
University of South Florida · employer research
Sources
As of 2025-04-05Source: glassdoor.sg
Published pay and benefits
- Benefits
Current research nurse reported pay below industry standards; no USF nurse dollar figures in sources
As of 2025-04-05
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The units
Research nursing
A current research nurse called the job a foot in the door; experience depends on the manager.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.sg
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Benefits and coworkers
- A current research nurse named benefits and colleagues as the strongest parts of the job.
Sources
As of 2025-04-05Source: glassdoor.sg- Pay, advancement, and local leadership
- Same nurse described toxic department leadership, no advancement path, and below-market pay.
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As of 2025-04-05Source: glassdoor.sg- University-wide reputation
- University of South Florida scored 4.2 from 2,673 ratings, with 84% willing to recommend it.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- USF Health ratings vs university
- USF Health scored 3.8 with 64% recommending (96 reviews), weaker than the university overall.
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- Racial rating gap at USF Health
- Black or African American reviewers rated USF Health 2.8 versus 4.3 from White reviewers (small samples).
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
You may also hear that department leadership felt toxic, with no path up and pay below industry standards.
Sources
As of 2025-04-05Source: glassdoor.sg
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
- Where would I work, and on which unit or team?
Living in Tampa, FL
Trade harsh winters for coastal shifts in Tampa, where Davis Islands hosts premier trauma care right on the bay. Decompress along Bayshore Boulevard’s waterfront balustrade or grab post-shift cubanos in historic Ybor City. With a cost of living just 1% above the national average, your nursing paycheck stretches comfortably under the Florida sun.
Browse roles in Tampa- Metro price level · Tampa area
- 1% above the national average
- BEA index 100.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,701/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $75,475/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Roles from University of South Florida
Sources
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-University-of-South-Florida-EI_IE33888.11,38.htm
The short version, What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/USF-Health-Reviews-E459205.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.sg/Reviews/Employee-Review-University-of-South-Florida-E33888-RVW96443799.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2025-04-05
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