RN pay in California, as posted by hospitals

California requires employers to publish a pay range with every posting. These are the ranges California hospitals put on their own registered nurse postings, not survey estimates.

As of September 2026, 94 RN postings from 9 California hospitals list an hourly range; the median posted midpoint is $63.24 per hour, the middle half of postings sits between $58.05 and $67.84, and the widest posted range runs $44.67 to $135. Figures come from employers' own job postings and refresh nightly.

Median posted midpoint
$63.24 /hr
midpoint of each posted low and high
Middle half of postings
$58.05 to $67.84
25th to 75th percentile, per hour
Widest posted range
$44.67 to $135
lowest low to highest high, per hour
Postings with pay
99
94 hourly, 5 salaried; 9 hospitals

Highest posted RN pay in California

Top 9 hospitals by the highest hourly figure in any of their current RN postings.
HospitalSystemPostingsPosted range /hr
AccentCareAccentCare1$110 to $135
John Muir HealthJohn Muir Health5$76.30 to $123.60
Salinas Valley HealthSalinas Valley Health2$72.45 to $102
Kaweah HealthKaweah Health48$46.44 to $97.49
Enloe HealthEnloe Health15$54.38 to $85.14
Option Care HealthOption Care Health1$44.67 to $74.44
RadNetRadNet3$60 to $70
US Renal CareUS Renal Care17$51.62 to $69.90
AmedisysAmedisys2$53 to $65

5 salaried RN postings in California list annual pay of $92,905 to $154,841; they are counted above but left out of the hourly figures rather than converted with an assumed schedule.

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Method: active California (CA) postings on Waypoint whose employer lists a pay range; roles matched by job title (and the Respiratory Therapy specialty). Percentiles are of the midpoint of each posted range; a page is published only with 8 or more hourly postings. Offers vary by experience, shift and unit. All pay data · Hospital Pay Index