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Emergency room nurse salary in California

Open emergency room nurse jobs in California post a median of $68.50 an hour, the middle half $62.50–$77 (about $142,500 a year full time), $14.50 above the national posted median. From 78 jobs at 25 employers that state their pay.

$68.50
Median posted /hr
$63–$77
Middle half /hr
$142,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$67.44
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What emergency room nurses are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 78 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $30, highest $119.18.

Posted on open jobs in California

$62.50–$77/hr

Middle half of 59 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $68.50. 31% of the 250 open emergency room nurse jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Emergency room nurse pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$72$30–$91.8714 (4)
San Diego$70.75$57–$85.686 (3)
Downey$72$58.29–$85.183 (1)
Apple Valley$71.75$56.34–$88.613 (1)
Riverside$67.25$57.66–$85.183 (2)
Coalinga$50$46–$543 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Emergency room nurse pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for emergency room nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Providence$71$46.32–$102.9811
Kaiser Permanente$72.75$58.29–$99.7910
Sutter Health$91$55.79–$117.189
Scripps Health$72.50$57–$85.686
Sharp HealthCare$66$44.67–$72.976
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$64.25$57.66–$874
CommonSpirit Health$59.50$30–$91.874
MarinHealth$106.25$93.17–$119.183
MemorialCare$64.25$50.74–$81.503
Loma Linda University Health$61.50$52.52–$74.243
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$50$46–$543
Sollis Health$72.50$65–$902
Lompoc Valley Medical Center$61.75$54.07–$69.232
John Muir Health$102.75$87.06–$118.621
Cedars-Sinai$73$56.22–$89.951
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$68$64.50–$71.501
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital$68$681
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital$65.75$50–$81.521
Marshall Medical Center$65.25$59.28–$71.141
Huntington Health$64.25$50.30–$77.951
San Antonio Regional Hospital$59.75$47.90–$71.841
Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District$59.50$50–$69.211
Banner Health$56.75$42.56–$70.931
Colusa Medical Center$55$50–$601
Valley Children's Healthcare$53.75$46.25–$61.431

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for emergency room nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift emergency room nurse pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other emergency room nurse jobs in the same state (7 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Providence, CA$70.75 (6)$71 (5)
Kaiser Permanente, CA$72 (3)$74.50 (7)
Scripps Health, CA$72.50 (3)$72.50 (3)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, CA$62.75 (1)$65.50 (3)
Coalinga Regional Medical Center, CA$50 (1)$50 (2)
MarinHealth, CA$106.25 (1)$106.25 (2)
MemorialCare, CA$64.25 (1)$64 (2)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open emergency room nurse jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$48.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$58.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$67.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$83.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$102.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)338,940 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Emergency room nurse salary in California: common questions

How much does an emergency room nurse make in California?

Open emergency room nurse jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $68.50, the middle half $62.50–$77 (78 jobs from 25 employers). Full time that is about $142,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $67.44/hr ($140,270 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do emergency room nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($72), San Diego ($70.75), Downey ($72) and Apple Valley ($71.75). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in California pay emergency room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: MarinHealth ($106.25), Sutter Health ($91) and Kaiser Permanente ($72.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($68.50) is $14.50 above the national posted median of $54. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 78 of 250 open emergency room nurse jobs in California (31%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Emergency room nurse pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Emergency room nurse salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/er-nurse/california

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