2016 Bay Area CA Nursing Pay

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I will be moving to the Bay Area in Fall 2016. I want to know how much RNs are getting paid in the Bay Area? I work at a hospital in Chicago. I have a BSN. I have 2 years of Tele/Med Surg experience. I've floated to ICU and I am certified in peritoneal dialysis and cardiovascular patients (CABG, cath, etc...) I work nights 12 hour shifts. My base hourly wage is $30/hr and my night time shift differential is $2.50 on weekdays and $6 on weekends. So, I am making between $32.50 and $36 per hour. Just want to know what the hourly rates are in the Bay area? Thanks!

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

60s hourly and up. Cost of living will eat up a lot of it and so will taxes. Don't move til you have secured a job. Many hospitals also do 8 hour shifts.

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Specializes in Peri-Op.

Take a travel job first to get your foot in the door. They seem to be plentiful and they pay well, at least for OR they do.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I make $63/HR on day shift as a full time RN. I started at the hospital/unit almost a year ago as a new grad. Night shift differential is 18% more. With your experience you'll start of at $70 an hour at least at my hospital and in the surrounding areas. I'm at a major teaching hospital in the peninsula/South Bay Area

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.
I make $63/HR on day shift as a full time RN. I started at the hospital/unit almost a year ago as a new grad. Night shift differential is 18% more. With your experience you'll start of at $70 an hour at least at my hospital and in the surrounding areas. I'm at a major teaching hospital in the peninsula/South Bay Area

Sacramento area thanks you because we are making those wages as well but housing cost is a third.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

You're right. There's a reason Sacramento is cheaper; it's not a desirable area to live in, I've been there many times. You get what you pay for in terms of housing/environment :)

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Specializes in Critical Care.
Sacramento area thanks you because we are making those wages as well but housing cost is a third.

You're right. There's a reason Sacramento is cheaper; it's not a desirable area to live in, I've been there many times. You get what you pay for in terms of housing/environment :)

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.
You're right. There's a reason Sacramento is cheaper; it's not a desirable area to live in, I've been there many times. You get what you pay for in terms of housing/environment :)

Desirability is in the eye of the beholder. I live in a great neighborhood near a lake with good schools and my husband can afford to stay at home. We'd be in a tiny apartment in the bay and he'd have to work out there. We lived in OC and we were always broke. I guess if I didn't have student loans or a car payment... But for quality of life, it's fantastic for us here. I have family in the bay and they seem to be struggling much more than us.

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Desirability is in the eye of the beholder. I live in a great neighborhood near a lake with good schools and my husband can afford to stay at home. We'd be in a tiny apartment in the bay and he'd have to work out there. We lived in OC and we were always broke. I guess if I didn't have student loans or a car payment... But for quality of life, it's fantastic for us here. I have family in the bay and they seem to be struggling much more than us.

You make a valid point. I am considering relocating from Oakland to Sactown because of the COL difference, but I'm hesitant about the 105F summers and 30F winters (Ok, perhaps the weather example is a bit pale in comparison with what the rest of the country has to deal with, but I grew up in SoCal, so my perception of hot and cold is a bit off). What is the going rate in Sacramento area now a days?

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