Nurse market brief · Sacramento, CA
Nurse Jobs in Sacramento, CA
618 nurse openings are live in the Sacramento, CA area from 125 employers, led by Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, and Adventist Health. The middle half of posted salaries runs $90,000–$149,968 a year (median $116,116), from the 56% of listings that disclose pay. Entry-level roles are the largest group, at 53% of openings.
Data updated Oct 17, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 618
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Sacramento market.
Companies hiring
- 125
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $116,116
- 56% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Sacramento's nurse market is led by entry-level openings, with 329 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
618
Hiring employers
125
Salary coverage
56%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Established employers
339
31 companies · $145,227 median
Startups & growing teams
190
63 companies · $99,840 median
Top of market
25
11 companies · $204,683 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$90,000
P50
$116,116
P75
$149,968
P90
$170,414
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Sacramento
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in Sacramento, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 618 live roles tracked in this market.
- 125 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Sacramento
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
618 nurse openings across 125 employers establish the current Sacramento opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 329 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Sutter Shared Lab LLC is one of the most active visible employers, with 83 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the Sacramento market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 125 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 618 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More nurse openings in Sacramento
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- RN-ICU, Travel · ConVerdia Health Staffing
- RN-ER, Travel · ConVerdia Health Staffing
- RN (Outpatient) - Full-time, Dayshift · Adventist Health
- RN, Care Manager, Utilization Management (Remote) · Adventist Health
- RN-Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- Utilization Management Nurse, Senior · BSC
- RN-ER, Travel · ConVerdia Health Staffing
- Nurse Cath Lab · Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington
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- Nurse Cath Lab · UNAVAILABLE
- Nurse Surgery · UNAVAILABLE
- Emergency Services Nurse · UNAVAILABLE
- LVN · UNAVAILABLE
Nurse jobs in Sacramento: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many nurse jobs are open in Sacramento?
Metaintro tracks 618 live nurse openings from 125 employers in the Sacramento, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in Sacramento pay?
The median posted salary is $116,116 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $90,000 to $149,968. Based on the 56% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most nurse openings in Sacramento?
Entry-level roles lead with 329 openings. Experience level is known for 63% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Sacramento?
Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Adventist Health, and Coast Medical Service have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 125 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Nurse demand around Sacramento.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the Sacramento market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Built for career movement
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