hourly pay rates cali

[globetrotterRN]

Ok, another question about San Fran jobs :)

I've been looking at the postings with a couple different companies who list their hourly rates with the assignment details. They are between $31-35/h, but the girls that have I spoken to at work who have gone out there were making $48-51/hour (1.5x OT rates for 12h shifts) PLUS free housing, and per diems of $100/h. There was also a listing for a permanent PT job at $50-65/h

So far I've just taken what I've been given on assignments out east, but on this one I'm gonna make the most of it.

I'm ER with 8 yrs experience, all my required certs (ACLS, TNCC, PALS, etc), Level 1 Trauma background and CEN. Is it unreasonable to ask for something closer to what I've been told about?

[NedRN]

Sure, you can ask for $100 an hour.

If you want to get paid the same as those girls, you need to find out what agency and hospital they were working for. But I doubt if you have all the facts. The most I've heard of for travelers in SF is $45 on certain jobs for Fastaff and those are rare. 30s is much more common. Some jobs pay OT after 8 on a 12 hour shift, but not for the entire shift. I think you will find when this is the case, the base rate will be lower, bringing the average or blended rate back into the 30s.