Job offer 1hr commute with $12/hr increase in base pay working 3 days a week in a row?
My current job pays $40 base but since I only work Friday - Sunday, my dream shifts ( I know I am crazy), my effective pay with differentials is $45/hr. My commute, one way is ~20min & I work 12hr shifts in the medical field.
The new offer is at another hospital ~1hr away in a direction that is far less populated than where I am now in my state with a pay of $52/hr base. I am currently not in a position to move, at least for another 3 years due to my GF's job. So moving closer is out of the question at the moment.
We have no kids currently but wish to have some in the future but my schedule would allow me to be with the kids all day Monday - Thursday, so I'm not too concerned about missing a bunch of time with them. Is the commute worth the pay increase or would the increase just get taken up by gas/ just not worth it?