Nurse market brief · San Jose, CA
Nurse Jobs in San Jose, CA
1,395 nurse openings are live in the San Jose, CA area from 216 employers, led by Coast Medical Service, Cynet Health, and Kaiser Permanente. The middle half of posted salaries runs $111,384–$160,160 a year (median $133,011), from the 81% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 1,395
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the San Jose market.
Companies hiring
- 216
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $133,011
- 81% 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
1,395
Hiring employers
216
Salary coverage
81%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
621
113 companies · $123,701 median
Established employers
535
56 companies · $153,244 median
Top of market
188
19 companies · $175,723 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$111,384
P50
$133,011
P75
$160,160
P90
$179,441
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.
- 1,395 live roles tracked in this market.
- 216 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 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
1,395 nurse openings across 216 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
Coast Medical Service is one of the most active visible employers, with 79 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 Jose market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 216 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 1,395 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
- ED Registered Nurse NOC 1900-0730 · Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
- RN-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-Telemetry, Travel · ConVerdia Health Staffing
- RN-Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Travel · Medical Talent
- RN-CVICU, Travel · GetMed Staffing Inc
- RN-Telemetry, Travel · Openwork Health
- RN-Tele, Travel · Cynet Health
- RN-Telemetry, Travel · MedSource LLC.
- RN-Infusion, Travel · Coast Medical Service
- RN-ER, Travel · InSync Consulting Services
- RN-Cardiac ICU, Travel · MedSource LLC.
- RN-Infusion, Travel · Cynet Health
- RN-Telemetry, Travel · Axis Medical Staffing
- Assistant Nurse Manager - RWC OP PACU · Stanford Health Care
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Pediatrics Detail – UCSF · UCSF
- RN-ICU, Travel · StaffDNA
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 1,395 live nurse openings from 216 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 $133,011 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $111,384 to $160,160. Based on the 81% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in San Jose?
Coast Medical Service, Cynet Health, Kaiser Permanente, and Sutter Shared Lab LLC have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 216 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 Jose.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the San Jose market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Built for career movement
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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.
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