Palomar Health District registered nurse salary, 2025

Palomar Health District is a public hospital or health care district in San Diego County. 1,112 people worked as registered nurses for Palomar Health District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $147,408, overtime included.

What is the average registered nurse salary at Palomar Health District?

Official pay range1

$93,870 to $178,443

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest registered nurse title, per diem rates aside

Average total pay, full-year registered nurses1

$147,408

average base pay $119,977

Based on the 491 of 1,112 registered nurses who worked the full year.

The largest group of Palomar Health District's registered nurses (468 of 1,112) hold the title Clinical Rn II, with an official range of $108,306 to $157,643. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,420, within the range.

Median total pay
$141,653
the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$17,949
average per full-year registered nurse
Starting salary
Not reported
no plain staff nurse range
Average pay rank
29th
of 72 California employers

What does each registered nurse title at Palomar Health District pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Charge Rn Snf$93,870 to $136,656 · 30 people
    $155,745
  2. Forensic Rn I$93,870 to $136,656 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Forensic Rn II$93,870 to $136,656 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Forensic Rn III$93,870 to $136,656 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Emp Health Rn$96,658 to $140,795 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  6. Clinical Rn II$108,306 to $157,643 · 468 people
    $139,420
  7. Clinical Rn II Preadmit$108,306 to $157,643 · 6 people
    Fewer than 5
  8. Clinical Rn II Preop$108,306 to $157,643 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  9. Csu Clinical Rn$108,306 to $157,643 · 21 people
    $130,459
  10. New Specialty Rn$108,306 to $157,643 · 21 people
    $119,239
  11. New Specialty Rn Icu II$108,306 to $157,643 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  12. Nurse Resident$108,306 to $157,643 · 77 people
    Fewer than 5
  13. Rn II Pd Level 1$108,306 to $157,643 · 13 people
    Fewer than 5
  14. Rn II Pd Level 2$108,306 to $157,643 · 35 people
    Fewer than 5
  15. Rn II Pd Level 4$108,306 to $157,643 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  16. Rn II Per Diem Level 3$108,306 to $157,643 · 12 people
    Fewer than 5
  17. Wow Rn II (Fr)$108,306 to $157,643 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  18. Clinical Rn III$111,488 to $162,406 · 283 people
    $144,946
  19. Clinical Rn III Code Response$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  20. Clinical Rn III Code Response Pd Level 1$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  21. Clinical Rn III Pd Level 1$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  22. Clinical Rn III Pd Level 2$111,488 to $162,406 · 13 people
    Fewer than 5
  23. Clinical Rn III Pd Level 3$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  24. Clinical Rn III Pd Level 4$111,488 to $162,406 · 6 people
    Fewer than 5
  25. Clinical Rn III Preadmit$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  26. Clinical Rn III Preop$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  27. Clinical Rn III Rapid Response$111,488 to $162,406 · 11 people
    $174,092
  28. New Specialty Rn III$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  29. New Specialty Rn Icu III$111,488 to $162,406 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  30. Trauma Rn Team Lead$111,488 to $162,406 · 8 people
    $156,145
  31. Float Pool Rn I Medsurgtele$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  32. Float Pool Rn II Ccu$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  33. Float Pool Rn II Medsurgtele$129,106 to $178,443 · 12 people
    $174,554
  34. Float Pool Rn III Ccu$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  35. Float Pool Rn III Int Rad$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  36. Float Pool Rn III Medsurgtele$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  37. Float Pool Rn IV Ccu$129,106 to $178,443 · 12 people
    $222,327
  38. Float Pool Rn IV Int Rad$129,106 to $178,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  39. Float Pool Rn IV Medsurgtele$129,106 to $178,443 · 31 people
    $194,217
  40. Float Pool Rn IV Vasc Access$129,106 to $178,443 · 5 people
    $183,924

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

LVN pay at Palomar Health District

Counted on their own, kept out of the registered nurse figures on this page. Each group's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1

NursesPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Registered nurses1,112$93,870 to $178,443$147,408
LVNs23$59,966 to $90,106$103,349

Does Palomar Health District pay registered nurses more than other employers in San Diego County?

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: Palomar Health District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year registered nurses at Palomar Health District earned $18,035 less than the San Diego County average and $33,756 less than the California average.

Average registered nurse pay in San Diego County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses across all employers in each county that borders San Diego County, and how much more or less it pays.1

San Diego County Shades match the state map.

Where does Palomar Health District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1

All 72 California employers

Palomar Health District ranks 29th of 72, above the middle employer.

Palomar Health District
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $138,446

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Palomar Health District

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year registered nurse, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Palomar Health District's registered nurses
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,887
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about registered nurse pay at Palomar Health District

What is the average registered nurse salary at Palomar Health District?

Registered nurses at Palomar Health District who worked the full year earned an average of $147,408 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $141,653: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $93,870 to $178,443.

How much overtime do registered nurses at Palomar Health District earn?

Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $17,949 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,752: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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Sources for the Palomar Health District figures

Every person who held a registered nurse position at Palomar Health District at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Palomar Health District.

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