Nurse market brief · San Francisco, CA
Nurse Jobs in San Francisco, CA
2,725 nurse openings are live in the San Francisco, CA area from 206 employers, led by Sutter Shared Lab LLC, UCSF, and LiquidAgents Healthcare. The middle half of posted salaries runs $118,664–$156,930 a year (median $135,788), from the 82% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 2,725
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the San Francisco market.
Companies hiring
- 206
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $135,788
- 82% 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 53%. 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
2,725
Hiring employers
206
Salary coverage
82%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
1,632
106 companies · $132,392 median
Established employers
856
53 companies · $163,072 median
Top of market
140
18 companies · $195,208 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$118,664
P50
$135,788
P75
$156,930
P90
$177,950
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 Francisco
- 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 Francisco, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 2,725 live roles tracked in this market.
- 206 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in San Francisco
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
2,725 nurse openings across 206 employers establish the current San Francisco 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 216 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
With Metaintro
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 Francisco market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 206 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 2,725 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 Francisco
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- Nursing Patient Care Coordinator, RN · CVHCare
- Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Nursery (BCH-Mission Bay) · UCSF
- Registered Nurse - ICC (FT, Day) · UCSF
- Nurse Care Manager · San Francisco HICAP program
- Registered Nurse- OR Mt Zion Detail – UCSF · UCSF
- Registered Nurse - Pediatric Electrophysiology (BCH-Cross Bay) · UCSF
- Registered Nurse - NICU (BCH-Oakland) · UCSF
- Registered Nurse Endoscopy · USPI
- Staff Nurse II · Kaiser Permanente
- Staff Nurse II - CVOR Circulator · Kaiser Permanente
- Staff Nurse II - CVOR Circulator · Kaiser Permanente
- Staff Nurse II - CVOR Circulator · Kaiser Permanente
- RN-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-ICU, Travel · Cynet Health
Nurse jobs in San Francisco: 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 Francisco?
Metaintro tracks 2,725 live nurse openings from 206 employers in the San Francisco, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do nurse jobs in San Francisco pay?
The median posted salary is $135,788 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $118,664 to $156,930. Based on the 82% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in San Francisco?
Sutter Shared Lab LLC, UCSF, LiquidAgents Healthcare, and Cynet Health have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 206 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 San Francisco.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the San Francisco market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the San Francisco market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
Turn the San Francisco nurse market into your next move.
Use live demand, employer, level, and compensation signals to focus your nurse search where the market is active now.
- MatchCompare live roles against your current evidence.
- PositionTurn proof projects into role-specific applications.
- ImproveUse market feedback to keep the skill plan current.