Nurse market brief · San Diego, CA
Nurse Jobs in San Diego, CA
1,053 nurse openings are live in the San Diego, CA area from 152 employers, led by Sharp HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, and Sharp. The middle half of posted salaries runs $78,114–$114,400 a year (median $93,735), from the 76% of listings that disclose pay. Entry-level roles are the largest group, at 68% of openings.
Data updated Oct 13, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 1,053
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the San Diego market.
Companies hiring
- 152
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $93,735
- 76% 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
San Diego's nurse market is led by entry-level openings, with 717 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
1,053
Hiring employers
152
Salary coverage
76%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Established employers
418
40 companies · $110,240 median
Startups & growing teams
408
80 companies · $83,002 median
Top of market
193
14 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$78,114
P50
$93,735
P75
$114,400
P90
$134,827
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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- Open live nurse listings in San Diego
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in San Diego, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 1,053 live roles tracked in this market.
- 152 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 13, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in San Diego
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
1,053 nurse openings across 152 employers establish the current San Diego opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 717 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Sharp HealthCare is one of the most active visible employers, with 165 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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Where this market is hiring
Move from the San Diego market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 152 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 1,053 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 San Diego
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- RN - Emergency Services - Encinitas - Nights · Scripps Health
- RN - ICU - La Jolla - Nights · Scripps Green Hospital
- RN - Float Pool Med/Surg Telemetry - Encinitas - Nights · Scripps Health
- Registered Nurse - NOC - Full Time · Hospice of the North Coast
- RN - Emergency Department - LaJolla - Part-time - Day Shift · Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- RN - Neurosurgical Trauma - LaJolla - Full-Time Night Shift · Scripps Memorial La Jolla
- RN - Emergence Department - LaJolla - Full-time Varied Shifts · Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- RN - Neurosurgical Trauma - LaJolla - Full-Time Day Shift · Scripps Memorial La Jolla
- Clinical Nurse RN - 5West ICU Step-down Transplant unit - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night - Full time · Sharp
- Clinical Nurse RN - 5West ICU Step-down Transplant unit - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night - Full-time · Sharp
- LVN / LPN · Sevita
- LVN / LPN · Sevita
- Level III Staff RN · Kaiser Permanente
- Registered Nurse - FT · CoreCivic
Nurse jobs in San Diego: 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 San Diego?
Metaintro tracks 1,053 live nurse openings from 152 employers in the San Diego, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in San Diego pay?
The median posted salary is $93,735 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $78,114 to $114,400. Based on the 76% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most nurse openings in San Diego?
Entry-level roles lead with 717 openings. Experience level is known for 76% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in San Diego?
Sharp HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, Sharp, and Palomar Health have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 152 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
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
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