What does San Diego pay?

[mursinary]

Hello all.

I'm currently a travel nurse with 8 years of ICU experience. Lately I've started to get tired of the travel gig and I think I'd like to settle down. My last assignment was close to San Diego and I really fell in love with the city. I'm trying to decide if I can afford to live there but I'm having problems finding accurate numbers for pay.

Could somebody help me out and let me know how much I should expect to make in SD?

Thank you so much.

[zzbxdo]

That information is all you need. Everyone major acute facility asides from Kaiser, trails UCSD a bit so use that as your gold standard for a full time position. Mid 40s before differentials can make 110k year easy.

[_firefly, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

New grads in ER in SD are low 40's, so with 8 yrs experience... low to mid 50s? I heard of one senior ER nurse in the area making 55 without differential. Hope that helps.

[mursinary]

New grads in ER in SD are low 40's, so with 8 yrs experience... low to mid 50s? I heard of one senior ER nurse in the area making 55 without differential. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the info, it does help!

[NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN]

San Diego is more desirable than Sacramento, but cost of living in regards to salary is far better in the Sacramento region. With 8 years you'd be round 60 to 70/ hr. San Diego is high 40s. These don't include differentials. Also, housing wise your going to get a much nicer place in Sacramento. I left Orange County and haven't looked back. I make double up here what I did down there. I'm also working far less.

[mursinary]

Thanks for the reply! I'm having a tough time deciding what I value more... Location or pay!

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

At my facility, 8 years of experience would get you around 42-44/hr. The union has a pay scale based on experience, so not much negotiating room. This doesn't include shift diffs and/or BSN bonus.