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Monitor technician salary in California

Open monitor technician jobs in California post a median of $26.25 an hour, the middle half $23.75–$28 (about $54,600 a year full time), $3.25 above the national posted median. From 27 jobs at 15 employers that state their pay.

$26.25
Median posted /hr
$24–$28
Middle half /hr
$54,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$37.58
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What monitor technicians 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 27 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $15.30, highest $35.12.

Posted on open jobs in California

$23.75–$28/hr

Middle half of 20 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26.25. 68% of the 40 open monitor technician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Monitor technician 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$29.25$25–$32.094 (2)
Covina$26.50$23–$34.504 (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.

Monitor technician pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for monitor technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Providence$27.50$25–$35.126
Emanate Health$26.50$23–$34.506
Kaiser Permanente$29.25$27.72–$32.093
Sharp HealthCare$29.50$26.32–$32.891
Palomar Health$27.75$23–$32.541
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$26.50$24.50–$28.601
Prime Healthcare$26.25$23–$29.321
Kaweah Health$26$20.78–$31.171
Loma Linda University Health$26$25–$26.911
CommonSpirit Health$25$15.30–$34.701
Colusa Medical Center$23$231
ScionHealth$23$231
Lompoc Valley Medical Center$22.50$18.90–$26.041
Central Valley Specialty Hospital$21$211
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$21$211

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 monitor technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift monitor technician pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other monitor technician jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.50 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Emanate Health, CA$26.50 (2)$26.50 (4)
Providence, CA$28.75 (4)$27.50 (2)
Kaiser Permanente, CA$29.75 (2)$29.25 (1)

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

Best-paid open monitor technician 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
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (29-2031)$26.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$31.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$37.58 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$59.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$75.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)5,570 (source: BLS OEWS, Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Monitor technician salary in California: common questions

How much does a monitor technician make in California?

Open monitor technician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $26.25, the middle half $23.75–$28 (27 jobs from 15 employers). Full time that is about $54,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $37.58/hr ($78,170 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do monitor technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($29.25) and Covina ($26.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in California pay monitor technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Kaiser Permanente ($29.25), Providence ($27.50) and Emanate Health ($26.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($26.25) is $3.25 above the national posted median of $23. In the BLS survey California ranks 24 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: 27 of 40 open monitor technician jobs in California (68%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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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: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2031), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Monitor technician salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/monitor-technician/california

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