Annual salary
$103,980
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VA nurse pay scale, San Diego, CA (station 664)
The Department of Veterans Affairs pays nurses on Title 38 locality pay schedules that each medical center sets for its own labor market. These are this station's schedules as the VA publishes them, grade by step, with a calculator.
- VA station 664 sets nurse locality pay for San Diego, CA, Oceanside, CA, Chula Vista, CA, Escondido, CA, Carlsbad, CA, Encinitas, CA.
- Registered nurses (RN) on this station's base schedules earn $103,980 at Nurse I, step 1 up to $188,494 at the top of the highest grade, per the VA's nurse locality pay file (effective ).
- The station also publishes 21 specialty and supervisory schedules (operating room, critical care, managers and others), summarised in the table below.
- Data current as of 3 Sept 2026 in the VA's national nurse locality pay spreadsheet. Locality pay is already built into these rates.
Registered nurse locality pay schedule NI51, San Diego, CA, Carlsbad, CA, Chula Vista, CA, Encinitas, CA and 6 more
Official sourceDocumentU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Chief Human Capital OfficerEffective
| Step \ Grade | Nurse I | Nurse II | Nurse III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $103,980 | $127,056 | $141,733 |
| 2 | $107,099 | $130,867 | $145,984 |
| 3 | $110,218 | $134,678 | $150,235 |
| 4 | $113,337 | $138,489 | $154,486 |
| 5 | $116,456 | $142,300 | $158,737 |
| 6 | $119,575 | $146,111 | $162,988 |
| 7 | $122,694 | $149,922 | $167,239 |
| 8 | $125,813 | $153,733 | $171,490 |
| 9 | $128,932 | $157,544 | $175,741 |
| 10 | $132,051 | $161,355 | $179,992 |
| 11 | $135,170 | $165,166 | $184,243 |
| 12 | $138,289 | $168,977 | $188,494 |
| 13 | $141,408 | ||
| 14 | $144,527 | ||
| 15 | $147,646 |
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Per month (12)
$8,665.00
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $107,099 | +$3,119 |
| 3 | $110,218 | +$6,238 |
| 4 | $113,337 | +$9,357 |
| 5 | $116,456 | +$12,476 |
| 6 | $119,575 | +$15,595 |
Worked example as rendered: Nurse I, step 1 = $103,980 a year, $8,665.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Title 38 nurse locality pay schedule NI51 for VA station 664, from the VA's national nurse locality pay spreadsheet (current as of 3 Sept 2026).
Nurse I entry levels 1-3 share one rate table in the source; it is shown once.
These are basic pay rates. Locality pay is already built in; premium pay, recruitment and retention incentives are not.
Specialty and supervisory schedules
Step 1 of each grade and the highest cell on each schedule. Each is a separate locality pay schedule, set by the station alongside the base RN schedule.
| Schedule | Nurse I step 1 | Nurse II step 1 | Nurse III step 1 | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Nurse Spec N0B3 · San Diego, CA | $134,431 | $158,629 | $172,905 | $229,962 |
| RN Informatics N0EL · San Diego, CA | – | $135,460 | $147,651 | $196,370 |
| RN Staff - Cardiac Catheteriza N0F8 · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff - Operating Room N0F9 · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff - PACU N0FA · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff- Resource/Float Pool N0FB · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff- Emergency Dept/Urgen N0FC · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff - Ambulatory Surgery N0FD · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN Staff - Interventional Radi N0FE · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| RN - Assistant/Associate/Depu N0IF · San Diego, CA | – | $131,994 | $155,617 | $206,965 |
| RN - Supv Prog Mgr/Coord N0K3 · San Diego, CA, Oceanside, CA, San Diego, CA | $114,889 | $135,566 | $158,695 | $211,055 |
| RN, Infection Contro N0LA · San Diego, CA, San Diego, CA | $109,272 | $132,587 | $146,430 | $194,742 |
| RN Staff-Critical Care NI52 · San Diego, CA | $109,945 | $137,428 | $150,072 | $199,594 |
| NP - OTHER NI53 · San Diego, CA, Carlsbad, CA, Chula Vista, CA +4 | $151,520 | $178,791 | $194,882 | $253,100 |
| RN/Nurse Executive NI54 · Chula Vista, CA, San Diego, CA | – | – | – | $228,000 |
| RN- Performance Improvement NN90 · San Diego, CA | $116,399 | $133,859 | $146,430 | $194,742 |
| RN Staff Spinal Cord Injury NR08 · Escondido, CA, San Diego, CA | $108,104 | $130,807 | $145,920 | $194,067 |
| RN,Mgr/Head Nurse NS64 · Chula Vista, CA, Escondido, CA, Oceanside, CA +1 | – | $152,577 | $169,790 | $225,813 |
| RN STAFF - ASST MGR NS65 · Chula Vista, CA, Oceanside, CA, San Diego, CA | – | $141,339 | $158,695 | $211,055 |
| RN, Shift Supervisor NT30 · Oceanside, CA, San Diego, CA | – | $137,722 | $154,586 | $205,593 |
| Chief Sterile Processing Svc NV71 · San Diego, CA | – | $131,994 | $155,617 | $206,965 |
Questions people ask
How much does the VA pay registered nurses in San Diego, CA?
On station 664's base RN schedule, from $103,980 (Nurse I, step 1) to $188,494 at the top of the highest grade, effective January 11, 2026. The grade and step are set at hiring from education and experience under the VA's nurse qualification standard.
Other VA stations in California
- Fresno, CAstation 570
- Los Angeles, CAstation 691
- Auburn, CAstation 612
- Long Beach, CAstation 600
- Loma Linda, CAstation 605
- Palo Alto, CAstation 640
- San Francisco, CAstation 662
All stations: VA nurse pay by location. Federal General Schedule and locality tables: federal pay.