How is the job market for NP in San Diego

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Wondering if the job market is saturated in San Diego.

What is the starting pay salary for an NP there?

Much appreciated in advance!

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Saturated market. Starting salary around $110 to $120k per year. Everybody wants to live there so salaries are decreased.

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Very low pay for the cost of living

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As far as I know, job market in California is very good. I do not know the situation in San Diego.

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Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).

Agree with other posts about San Diego NP market and salary. It is a tight job market for RNs, NPs, and many other healthcare professions because so many people want to live there. Many jobs also require Spanish. Yes, there are jobs, but the pay, given the cost of living, is not very good. The same is true for Los Angeles and SF Bay Area. The demand for healthcare providers is high in inland California and the pay is much better when cost of living is factored in.

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Specializes in Internal Medicine.

San Diego proper is pretty rough and the compensation doesn't really match the cost of living. You'll meet bedside nurses making more.

If you go a little off the beaten path like Temecula or even closer like Carlsbad, you'll come across some better paying jobs which also work out better because cost of living is a little lower.

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I'm a san diego RN who makes more than the PA's I currently work with.. if you are going to come to San Diego stay at the bedside.

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