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Pasadena, CA at a glance

• $61.28/hrmedian pay, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area
• $35–$84middle half of earners, per hour
• 114price level, U.S. = 100
• 2hospitals listed by CMS in Pasadena

• The metro median is 7% below the California statewide median of $65.62 per hour. Nationally the median is $56.71 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $61.28 median hour in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim buys what $53.96 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in Pasadena: $191 a night for lodging and $86 a day for meals and incidentals.
• HRSA lists 99 active primary care shortage designations covering Los Angeles County; shortage areas often have more openings.
• California is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact as of , so a nurse licensed elsewhere applies to the California board for a license by endorsement before working here.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.