Top of California Pediatrics payCalifornia Pediatrics postings that state pay run $78k/yr to $167k/yr, the middle half $100k/yr to $145k/yr, across 58 postings.
The role and schedule
Charge
Charge shifts are part of the role
The workplace
CoreMedical Group Perm
Hiring organization
CoreMedical Group Perm is the permanent placement division of CoreMedical Group, a national healthcare staffing agency headquartered in the San Jose, CA area. The organization connects nursing professionals with permanent healthcare positions across the United States, distinguishing itself from its…
Neighborhoods+Japantown is the named authentic cultural neighborhood, with everyday dining and local festivals rather than a tourist strip. The East Side is where residents send people for Mexican and Vietnamese food and a less polished commercial texture. Downtown concentrates murals, Cesar Chavez Park, The Tech Interactive, and the SoFA nightlife district, while Santana Row is the luxury shopping-and-dining pocket often compared to Rodeo Drive. South toward Almaden the city opens into hill parks; sources do not map nurse-specific enclaves or per-neighborhood rents, and citywide housing is uniformly expensive.
Japantown is the named authentic cultural neighborhood, with everyday dining and local festivals rather than a tourist strip. The East Side is where residents send people for Mexican and Vietnamese food and a less polished commercial texture.
Downtown concentrates murals, Cesar Chavez Park, The Tech Interactive, and the SoFA nightlife district, while Santana Row is the luxury shopping-and-dining pocket often compared to Rodeo Drive. South toward Almaden the city opens into hill parks; sources do not map nurse-specific enclaves or per-neighborhood rents, and citywide housing is uniformly expensive.
Getting around+The average commute is about 29 minutes, but residents flag congested freeways, scarce parking, and a Transit Score of 40 that leaves most people in cars. Walk Score is 51 and Bike Score 62; buses and light rail exist but are described as limited in coverage and frequency. Regional options include Caltrain and BART plus three airports (Mineta San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland). Housing costs push many workers into longer drives. Sources do not name hospital campuses or the routes nurses actually use to reach them.
The average commute is about 29 minutes, but residents flag congested freeways, scarce parking, and a Transit Score of 40 that leaves most people in cars. Walk Score is 51 and Bike Score 62; buses and light rail exist but are described as limited in coverage and frequency.
Regional options include Caltrain and BART plus three airports (Mineta San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland). Housing costs push many workers into longer drives.
Sources do not name hospital campuses or the routes nurses actually use to reach them.
Outdoors+The Municipal Rose Garden is billed as one of the country's best public rose gardens. The Guadalupe River Trail is a flat path through the urban core, and the Coyote Creek corridor draws walkers, bikers, and bird-watchers. Alum Rock Park and Almaden Quicksilver County Park—rolling hills, historic mining sites, and oak woodland south of downtown—are the named local hiking defaults. Farther out, Castle Rock State Park's redwoods, Kelley Park, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, Mt. Hermon Adventures in Felton (ropes and zip-lines), and Santa Cruz day trips fill weekends; mild weather makes outdoor plans reliable most of the year.
The Municipal Rose Garden is billed as one of the country's best public rose gardens. The Guadalupe River Trail is a flat path through the urban core, and the Coyote Creek corridor draws walkers, bikers, and bird-watchers.
Alum Rock Park and Almaden Quicksilver County Park—rolling hills, historic mining sites, and oak woodland south of downtown—are the named local hiking defaults. Farther out, Castle Rock State Park's redwoods, Kelley Park, Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, Mt. Hermon Adventures in Felton (ropes and zip-lines), and Santa Cruz day trips fill weekends; mild weather makes outdoor plans reliable most of the year.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in San Jose
San Jose is Silicon Valley's actual city—California's third-largest—where tech campuses, immigrant neighborhoods, and oak-covered hills share one metro. What is distinct is everyday access to East Side Vietnamese and Mexican food, an authentic Japantown, and trailheads at Alum Rock and Almaden Quicksilver after a shift. Downtown stacks the Tech Interactive, mural walks, SoFA nightlife, and Sharks games at SAP Center; Santana Row is the glossy alternative. Weather is the other gift: mild winters that rarely freeze, little rain from spring through fall, and hundreds of sunny days, so the Guadalupe River Trail and Municipal Rose Garden become year-round habits. The tradeoff is severe. Average rents around $3,300 and homes near $2 million mean a nursing wage in the $80k–$150k range buys a smaller, farther, or shared life than it would almost anywhere else. Expect congested freeways, a 29-minute average commute that lengthens when housing pushes you outward, thin light rail, visible homelessness, and a high-stress, high-cost grind. Come for the job, the food, and the outdoor access; stay only if the paycheck still works after rent.
