Nurse
San Jose, California
Posted Jul 13
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Occupational Health
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- CA nursing median $56/hr
CA nursing postings that state pay run $34/hr to $88/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $70/hr, across 2916 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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Requirements
- RN
- and experience.
Place
- City
- San Jose, California
- Median rent
- $2,669/mo
- Local household income
- $146,427/yr
- Metro price level
- 10% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
San Jose area index 110.4, where 100 is the national average.
San Jose sits at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, blending suburban calm with urban energy. Nurses relocating here find themselves surrounded by rolling foothills, diverse neighborhoods like Willow Glen and Japantown, and easy access to coastal getaways. The valley's Mediterranean climate and sprawling tech-driven culture create a distinct, fast-paced yet sun-drenched Northern California lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
The City of San José is a municipal government employer located in San Jose, California.
Worth asking
We don’t have the posting text for this role. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?