NP salary California's Central Coast

[NurseTiaPCCN]

Hi everyone. I'm currently looking to move to the CA central coast within the next few months; more specifically the San Luis Obispo or surrounding areas. I'm curious of the average salary there for NPs. I'm concerned that I may have to take a significant pay cut along with such a high cost of living. I'm currently doing very well salary wise in an under served area of CA near the Mexico border ($171K/year). I'm just looking for a little guidance from anyone willing to discuss this with me. Of course my husband and I do not want to make this move if cost of living out weighs salary....but I just can't find any solid answers while googling. Thanks in advance.

[ToFNPandBeyond]

7 hours ago, db2xs said:

You have colleagues in the SF Bay Area working for under $100k in primary care? Not only have they have really short-changed themselves, but they are perpetuating the idea to physicians and administrators that NPs are not valuable. That is scandalous.

It's insane. They're literally a paycheck away from homelessness living in the bay with those low salaries?‍♀️

[NurseTiaPCCN, MSN, NP]

3 hours ago, db2xs said:

I live in the Bay Area and yes, I know for a fact that there are RNs here making a lot more than NPs but NPs here settling for less than 100k? Like I said before, that is scandalous and ticks me off that MDs and administrators are treating us like secondhand goods.

One of the docs I work with told me his daughter, who is an RN, makes more than him on an hourly basis, which is also amazing. Is it any surprise there are many RNs who are actually NPs? No. More pay, less responsibility, more free time. Makes sense to me.

There are many threads discussing why Nor Cal, more specifically SF, is desirable. Please do a search. Thanks.

No need to do a search. It's a poorly ran area with a slew of homelessness, obsurd crime rates and exaggerated cost of living for the little amount of pay. But thanks for your input.