Employer-posted pay · October 2026 · updated nightly

LPN / LVN pay in California

Hourly ranges from 375 active California postings that list pay. Nothing is modelled: every number below is a range an employer printed on a job.

375 postings list pay · 18 health systems · October 2026

Median posted range$33.00 – $38.53per hour
Postings with pay375active, California
Employers posting18health systems
Floor to ceiling$20.00 – $80.70lowest floor, highest ceiling
Where the 375 ranges sit
Lowest floor $20.00 · highest ceiling $80.70
Median posted rangeMiddle half of posted floors, $30.00 – $37.44

By employer

18 health systems · most postings first, top 10 shown · bar = median posted range on the $20 – $81 axis
most postings first
Kaiser Permanente
112 postings with pay · 30% of CA
$34.14 – $36.93/hr112 jobs →
Maxim Healthcare
79 postings with pay · 21% of CA
$30.00 – $35.00/hr79 jobs →
UCLA Health
55 postings with pay · 15% of CA
$38.54 – $50.84/hr55 jobs →
Prime Healthcare
41 postings with pay · 11% of CA
$28.00 – $37.68/hr41 jobs →
Sharp HealthCare
25 postings with pay · 7% of CA
$30.37 – $42.51/hr25 jobs →
Sutter Health
16 postings with pay · 4% of CA
$37.39 – $52.34/hr16 jobs →
CommonSpirit
14 postings with pay · 4% of CA
$34.42 – $44.78/hr14 jobs →
DaVita
8 postings with pay · 2% of CA
$27.50 – $40.00/hr8 jobs →
VITAS Healthcare
7 postings with pay · 2% of CA
$33.00 – $38.00/hr7 jobs →
US Renal Care
5 postings with pay · 1% of CA
$38.00 – $38.00/hr5 jobs →
Faint tick = state median floor, $33.00California pay by hospital system →

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Ranges are copied from the employer’s posting on the night it was indexed; offers vary by experience, shift and certification. Postings without a listed hourly range, annual salaries and travel contracts are excluded from every number on this page. Updated October 2026.