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- 4.6
- Google rating
The city
Living in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia pairs world-class medical institutions with deep American history and a genuine, every-neighborhood-has-personality grit. You can eat your way through the Italian Market, catch a game in South Philly, or stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail. The City of Brotherly Love blends big-city clinical opportunity with a surprisingly livable, down-to-earth feel for traveling nurses.
Browse roles in Philadelphia- Metro price level · Philadelphia area
- 3% above the national average
- BEA index 102.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,397/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $61,953/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would work for University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Staff already there rate the employer about 4.1 out of 5, and roughly 80% of more than 5,000 reviewers would recommend it to a friend.
More about University of Pennsylvania
If you filter to registered nurses, the score is about 4.2 out of 5 with 88% recommending it — from 39 reviews, not thousands. If you moved for this, people who work around Penn often look at University City, Spruce Hill, and Cedar Park, or at Graduate Hospital and Fitler Square. Pennsylvania uses a compact nursing license and a flat 3.07% state income tax. The city's prices sit about 3% above the national level, and your neighborhood choice will mostly follow which campus or hospital you actually report to. Jefferson, Penn Medicine, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia sit on the same local map, so you would want to be clear you are applying to the university and not the health system next door. The scores are not the same for everyone. Asian employees rate the workplace 4.4; Black or African American employees rate it 3.3. Women rate it 3.7 against 4.4 from men, people with disabilities rate it 3.4, and caregivers rate it 3.6. Among the RN reviewers, CEO approval is reported at 100% and 87% see a positive business outlook.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Registered nurse reviewers rate it about 4.2 out of 5, with 88% recommending it to a friend, from 39 reviews. University staff overall rate it about 4.1 out of 5, and roughly 80% of more than 5,000 reviewers would recommend it. Among RN reviewers, CEO approval is reported at 100% and 87% see a positive business outlook. Ratings split by identity: Asian employees 4.4, Black or African American employees 3.3; men 4.4, women 3.7; people without disabilities 4.0, people with disabilities 3.4; non-caregivers 4.0, caregivers 3.6.
The good
- Staff rate the employer about 4.1 out of 5
- Roughly 80% of more than 5,000 reviewers would recommend it to a friend
- Registered nurse reviewers rate it about 4.2 out of 5, with 88% recommending it
- Among RN reviewers, CEO approval is reported at 100%
- 87% of RN reviewers see a positive business outlook
The hard parts
- Black or African American employees rate it 3.3 versus 4.4 from Asian employees
- Women rate it 3.7 versus 4.4 from men
- People with disabilities rate it 3.4 versus 4.0 from people without disabilities
- Caregivers rate it 3.6 versus 4.0 from employees who are not parents or caregivers
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 25, 2026
- Website
- upenn.edu ↗
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Clinical Research Nurse C (OBGYN - Pregnancy and Perinatal Research Center)
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