Travel Pay in the Bay Area

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I am just starting traveling and am looking at a few different offers and am looking for some feedback. I am an ER nurse with 12 years experience and am looking to go to "around" San Fransisco. I was quoted a base pay of 21.45, not including any per diem or housing. It is 12 hour night shifts so it would follow the 8 and then 1.5 x base pay for the last four. There was also a weekly per diem of 245. I would be utilizing their housing. This seems a little low to me, but I am not a pro at comparing all of the other benefits that go into travelling and was wondering if someone who has travelled to this area could give me a little feedback. Thanks

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

My first assignment in the Bay Area in 1989 paid me $18.00 an hour, I took the free housing, no perdiem pay but got a $3000 completion bonus at the end. (minus taxes). Oh, and travel pay was zz/per mile for a max of $300 each way. We only did 8 hour shifts back then but did get some OT by coming in early, and really good OT by coming back with less than 8 hours off. Don't think the $21.45 is even close to being a fair wage.

Rod

ps, some will say "add in the perdiems and you have $xx.xx but I don't like getting quotes that way. What if I don't qualify for the perdiem in the end. They didn't take taxes out of that money and now I have to come up with a big chunk at the end of the year. I'd rather have a larger tax return than to owe money. Just my opinion.

Rod

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Specializes in ER.

The hospital could be paying less, some hospitals in the bay area tend to pay less because of their reputation. Other pay great. What kind of housing are you doing?

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