The average salary for a registered nurse in California is around $104,410 per year.
Avg Salary
Registered nurses earn an average yearly salary of $104,410.
Wages typically start from $66,440 and go up to $157,160.
43% above national average Updated in 2018
Registered nurse earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$75.56 per hour
$157,160 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$62.56 per hour
$130,120 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$50.20 per hour
$104,410 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$40.20 per hour
$83,620 per year
10th percentile
Starting level registered nurse earnings begin at:
$31.94 per hour
$66,440 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Registered nurse salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $95,925 |
| Oregon | $91,220 |
| District of Columbia | $88,800 |
| Massachusetts | $86,860 |
| Alaska | $85,816 |
| New York | $85,300 |
| Nevada | $85,210 |
| New Jersey | $81,820 |
| Connecticut | $79,920 |
| Washington | $79,920 |
| Minnesota | $77,940 |
| Rhode Island | $77,650 |
| Maryland | $75,660 |
| Delaware | $73,030 |
| Texas | $72,890 |
| Colorado | $72,870 |
| New Hampshire | $71,640 |
| New Mexico | $71,310 |
| Michigan | $70,590 |
| Wisconsin | $70,150 |
| Virginia | $68,000 |
| Georgia | $67,870 |
| Montana | $65,960 |
| Idaho | $65,886 |
| Vermont | $65,740 |
| Maine | $65,630 |
| Wyoming | $65,100 |
| North Carolina | $64,850 |
| Florida | $64,400 |
| Ohio | $64,200 |
| Arizona | $64,173 |
| North Dakota | $63,870 |
| Utah | $63,570 |
| South Carolina | $62,910 |
| Nebraska | $62,730 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,642 |
| Louisiana | $62,400 |
| Missouri | $62,270 |
| Oklahoma | $61,750 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $60,950 |
| West Virginia | $60,890 |
| Tennessee | $60,120 |
| Illinois | $58,089 |
| Kentucky | $57,936 |
| South Dakota | $57,510 |
| Mississippi | $57,440 |
| Guam | $57,320 |
| Indiana | $56,997 |
| Kansas | $56,906 |
| Iowa | $56,251 |
| Arkansas | $55,565 |
| Alabama | $49,599 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,800 |
| California | $104,410 |
How do registered nurse salaries compare to similar careers?
Registered nurses earn about the same as related careers in California. On average, they make less than neuropsychologists but more than nurse educators.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Neuropsychologist salary | $112K |
| Radiation therapist salary | $113K |
| Nuclear medicine technologist salary | $113K |
| Clinical psychologist salary | $101K |
| Counseling psychologist salary | $101K |
| Acute care nurse practitioner salary | $104K |
| Clinical nurse specialist salary | $104K |
| Registered nurse salary | $104K |
| Informatics nurse specialist salary | $100K |
| Nurse educator salary | $97K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)