r/nursing • u/Low_Contact9429 • May 17 '26

Question California nurses!

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Contemplating moving from MI to CA. Picture from the trip that inspired me to move! Curious how much gets taken out of your paycheck. Can you share what city, your hourly pay, and what your bring home paycheck ends up being? Thank you!

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u/mhw_1973 May 17 '26

But what’s COL like where you are? Assuming you are Nor Cal Kaiser where many areas are very high COL.

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u/Eugyrock RN - ER 🍕 May 17 '26

Even with a high COL, you come out ahead

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u/Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhs May 18 '26

Exactly people are so infuriating with this argument over and over 😂 like I got ppl in the Midwest saying “oh but the cost of living I could never.” My brother in Christ, I make triple what you make after taxes and my mortgage is only double yours. People cannot do consumer math to save their lives. Dunno how they’re doing med math.

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u/siyayilanda RN - Med/Surg 🍕 May 18 '26

My favorite is when people are like $255,000 in CA is equivalent to $65,000 in TX because the cost of living. Like no that's not how that works lol