Tri-City Healthcare District registered nurse salary, 2025
Tri-City Healthcare District is a public hospital or health care district in San Diego County. 580 people worked as registered nurses for Tri-City Healthcare District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $130,343, overtime included.
What is the average registered nurse salary at Tri-City Healthcare District?
Official pay range, hospital nurses1
$58,821 to $167,419
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for hospital nurses, the largest group
Based on the 207 of 580 registered nurses who worked the full year.
Most of Tri-City Healthcare District's registered nurses (383 of 580) hold the title Clinical Nurse II, with an official range of $126,880 to $167,419. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $153,124, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $131,693
- the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $4,987
- average per full-year registered nurse
- Starting salary
- $71,302
- bottom of the Registered Nurse range
- Average pay rank
- 46th
- of 72 California employers
What does each registered nurse title at Tri-City Healthcare 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
Hospital nurses
- Rn-New Graduate$73,446
- Registered Nurse$90,272
- Rn-Op InfusionFewer than 5
- Nurse InformaticistFewer than 5
- Clinical Nurse II$153,124
Behavioral health nurses
- Clinical Nurse IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
LVN pay at Tri-City Healthcare 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
| Nurses | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 580 | $58,821 to $167,419 | $130,343 |
| LVNs | 8 | $51,846 to $75,177 | $62,302 |
Does Tri-City Healthcare District pay registered nurses more than other employers in San Diego County?
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: Tri-City Healthcare District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Tri-City Healthcare District$130,343
- All employers in San Diego County$165,443
- All employers in California$181,164
Full-year registered nurses at Tri-City Healthcare District earned $35,100 less than the San Diego County average and $50,821 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
Where does Tri-City Healthcare District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1
All 72 California employers
Tri-City Healthcare District ranks 46th of 72, below the middle employer.
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 Tri-City Healthcare 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 Tri-City Healthcare District's registered nurses
- Employer pension contribution
- Not reported
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,066
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about registered nurse pay at Tri-City Healthcare District
What is the average registered nurse salary at Tri-City Healthcare District?
Registered nurses at Tri-City Healthcare District who worked the full year earned an average of $130,343 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $131,693: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $58,821 to $167,419.
How much overtime do registered nurses at Tri-City Healthcare District earn?
Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $4,987 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,770: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a registered nurse at Tri-City Healthcare District?
$71,302 a year: the bottom of the official range for Tri-City Healthcare District's Registered Nurse title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year registered nurses averaged $130,343 in total pay.
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- University of California, San Diego$172,285 average total pay
- San Diego County$158,228 average total pay
- Palomar Health District$147,408 average total pay
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Sources for the Tri-City Healthcare District figures
Every person who held a registered nurse position at Tri-City Healthcare 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Tri-City Healthcare District.