Seaport Hospice

The short version

You would join Seaport Hospice as a nurse in Encinitas, California. The one posting on file pays $50 an hour, with the minimum and the maximum the same.

Employer research, Aug 19, 2026

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   You would earn $50 an hour on the posting we have, with that same figure as both the low and the high.

   For experienced nurses

   Sources

   From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-19
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   That $50 sits a few dollars above Aviara Healthcare Center nearby, which shows $47 an hour.

   For experienced nurses

   Sources

   From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-19

The hard parts

• Encinitas is expensive, and people already ask out loud whether the cost of living is worth it — California's graduated income tax sits in the highest brackets in the country.

• California is not a compact-license state

  Employer research, Aug 19, 2026

• Graduated state income tax in the highest U.S. brackets

  Employer research, Aug 19, 2026

• High cost of living that people already name as the trade-off

  Employer research, Aug 19, 2026

What to ask

• How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
• Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
• How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
• What does a usual day’s workload look like?
• Where would I work, and on which unit or team?

Living in Encinitas, CA