Pay Rates at VA vs. Others in San Fran

Hi..

I was just curious if anyone can tell me how much lower the VA in SF offers per hour compared to say CPMC, SFGH, Kaiser, etc. I know that new grads start at about 39ish @ SFGH (my friend just got on there) and I've heard about the same at CPMC. The VA offers good benefits to make up for less pay but how much "less" is less?

Thanks....Ella

I'm not sure if this is still true, but the VA also pays more the higher your level of education. So people with BSNs get more than people with ADNs, etc.

As for SF General, my friend just started a couple months ago (new grad) at $47.95 per hour.