Mother-baby nurse salary in California
Open mother-baby nurse jobs in California post a median of $75.50 an hour, the middle half $69.75–$86.25 (about $157,000 a year full time), $24.50 above the national posted median. From 10 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Mother-baby nurse jobs in California · Mother-baby nurse pay nationwide
What mother-baby 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 on open jobs in California
Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $75.50. 40% of the 25 open mother-baby nurse jobs in California state an hourly rate.
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Mother-baby nurse pay by employer in California
What each employer posts for mother-baby nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
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 mother-baby nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open mother-baby nurse jobs in California
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Sutter Health · Castro Valley, CA· 2w ago
$81.26–$113.80/hr
Registered Nurse II, Postpartum
Sutter Health · Modesto, CA· 1w ago
$74.98–$104.96/hr
Staff RN - Hospital Y5 (Mother Baby)
Kaiser Permanente · Los Angeles, CA· 1w ago
$71.63–$98.28/hr
Kaiser Permanente · Ontario, CA· 2d ago
$71.63–$98.28/hr
Registered Nurse - Postpartum - 12 Hours Nights - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!
Cedars-Sinai · Los Angeles, CA· 1mo ago
$60.16–$96.26/hr
Providence · Burbank, CA· 4d ago
$57.8–$87.29/hr
Clinical RN II FT -WOW Postpartum
Palomar Health · Escondido, CA· 2w ago
$54.15–$78.82/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Postpartum - Per Diem - Riverside, CA
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Riverside, CA· 3w ago
$64–$66/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Postpartum - Per Diem - Thousand Oaks, CA
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Thousand Oaks, CA· 3mo ago
$64–$66/hr
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.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$65.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$89.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64.40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$67.08/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$82.43/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$104.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Fresno, CA$60.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$63.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, opens in a new tab)
Mother-baby nurse salary in California: common questions
How much does a mother-baby nurse make in California?
Open mother-baby nurse jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $75.50, the middle half $69.75–$86.25 (10 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $157,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $67.44/hr ($140,270 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).
How does California compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in California ($75.50) is $24.50 above the national posted median of $51. 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: 10 of 25 open mother-baby nurse jobs in California (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Mother-baby nurse pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mother-baby nurse salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/mother-baby-nurse/california