Of the 29,560 forensic nursing professionals employed in California, 2,330 work in San Diego. There has been a 20% growth in the number of forensic nursing professionals in San Diego between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for forensic nursing professionals in San Diego has increased, overall employment in San Diego has also increased.

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In San Diego, salaries for forensic nursing professionals have decreased. In 2010 forensic nursing professionals in San Diego reportedly earned an average salary of $93,115 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, forensic nursing professionals in San Diego made an average salary of $94,785 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in San Diego.

Forensic nursing professionals in San Diego make a median yearly salary of $86,070. The difference in pay between the forensic nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 80%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $56,735 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $102,100 per year.

Forensic nursing professional salaries in San Diego are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 4 accredited forensic nursing schools in the city. Many of San Diego's forensic nursing professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

San Diego's forensic nursing schools offer 5 forensic nursing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 432 students graduated from forensic nursing courses in 2010.