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Employer	Roles	Median pay / hour
Sharp HealthCare	40	$68.59
Sentara Healthcare	26	$51.47
MultiCare	24	$69.49
Sharp Healthcare	24	$68.59
CommonSpirit Health	13	$45.41
VCU Health System	12	$41.75
Advocate Health	11	$47.75
Boston Medical Center	11	$56.69

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Common questions

How much do pcu and step-down nurses make?

Across 249 pcu and step-down nurse postings with published pay, the median midpoint is $56.69 per hour, about $118k a year. Typical published ranges run from $37 to $73 per hour.

Where are pcu and step-down nurse jobs?

21 states have roles with published pay, led by California (68).

How current is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 228 of 249 were posted in the last 30 days.

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Your RN pay reportCalifornia · pay published by hospitals, collected October 15, 2026

1Pay for your role at other hospitals

El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · 3 postings$108.25/ hr$94–$123
MarinHealthGreenbrae, CA · 16 postings$106.18/ hr$59–$119
Stanford Children's HealthPALO ALTO, CA · 8 postings$103.75/ hr$90–$113
Montage HealthMonterey, CA · 7 postings$85.12/ hr$73–$111

Median posted pay per hour, with the range each employer published.

2What they are offering now

Low$50Median$66.48High$79

536 RN postings with published pay in California, 518 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 536 RN roles

RN Float PoolPer diem
$103.83–$112.14/ hour
CommonSpirit Health · Santa Cruz, CA · posted today
RN Physical RehabilitationPer diem
$103.83–$112.14/ hour
CommonSpirit Health · Santa Cruz, CA · posted today

+ 534 more in your report. Each one has pay, shift and start date.

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