Nurse market brief · San Jose, CA
Nurse Jobs in San Jose, CA
736 nurse openings are live in the San Jose, CA area from 161 employers, led by Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Coast Medical Service, and UCSF. The middle half of posted salaries runs $87,181–$148,668 a year (median $114,400), from the 69% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Oct 17, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 736
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the San Jose market.
Companies hiring
- 161
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $114,400
- 69% 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
Level coverage is 57%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
736
Hiring employers
161
Salary coverage
69%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Established employers
276
42 companies · $145,600 median
Startups & growing teams
247
85 companies · $93,600 median
Top of market
165
15 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$87,181
P50
$114,400
P75
$148,668
P90
$171,932
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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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in San Jose
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in San Jose, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 736 live roles tracked in this market.
- 161 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in San Jose
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
736 nurse openings across 161 employers establish the current San Jose opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Sutter Shared Lab LLC is one of the most active visible employers, with 92 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 San Jose market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 161 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 736 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 Jose
- RN-Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-CCU, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Medical-Surgical, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Medical-Surgical, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- Staff Nurse II - Emergency Department - Santa Clara, Various Shifts and Schedules · Kaiser Permanente
- Registered Nurse - Urology Detail – UCSF · UCSF
- IVF Case Manager (LVN) · US Fertility
- Occupational Health Nurse I · Abbott
- Medication Nurse · Ivy Living
- Medication Nurse · Ivy Living
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Private Duty Nursing · Guardian Angel Home Care Inc.
- RN-CCU, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
Nurse jobs in San Jose: 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 Jose?
Metaintro tracks 736 live nurse openings from 161 employers in the San Jose, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in San Jose pay?
The median posted salary is $114,400 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $87,181 to $148,668. Based on the 69% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in San Jose?
Sutter Shared Lab LLC, Coast Medical Service, UCSF, and Kaiser Permanente have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 161 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.
Built for career movement
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- MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence.
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