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Nurse manager salary in California

Open nurse manager jobs in California post a median of $89.25 an hour, the middle half $75.75–$98.75 (about $185,600 a year full time), $26 above the national posted median. From 56 jobs at 19 employers that state their pay.

$89.25
Median posted /hr
$76–$99
Middle half /hr
$185,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$68.02
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What nurse managers 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 56 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $42.99, highest $148.10.

Posted on open jobs in California

$75.75–$98.75/hr

Middle half of 39 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $89.25. 29% of the 193 open nurse manager jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Nurse manager 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)
Bakersfield$64.75$42.99–$88.544 (1)
Palo Alto$103.50$74.73–$128.783 (1)
Sacramento$97.25$72.88–$127.173 (2)
Chula Vista$93.50$76.33–$110.683 (1)
San Bernardino$90.75$62.94–$113.343 (1)
San Diego$89$51.59–$110.683 (2)
Visalia$87.75$59.92–$120.653 (1)
Rancho Mirage$74.50$58.43–$90.503 (1)
Oceanside$72$66–$78.073 (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.

Nurse manager pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
CommonSpirit Health$79.25$42.99–$122.2814
Providence$115.75$74.54–$141.647
Stanford Health Care$103.50$74.73–$128.785
Scripps Health$93.50$72.71–$110.685
Kaweah Health$75$59.92–$120.653
Eisenhower Health$74.50$58.43–$90.503
Sharp HealthCare$71$66–$78.073
Tenet Healthcare$66.50$51.18–$109.713
Alameda Health System$96.25$68.29–$126.672
ScionHealth$57.25$51.59–$65.562
El Camino Health$123.50$98.74–$148.101
Shriners Children's$108.75$90.08–$127.171
MarinHealth$95.50$76.43–$114.651
Salinas Valley Health$93$83.86–$1021
Cedars-Sinai$88$65.21–$110.861
City of Hope California$82.50$82.461
Plumas District Hospital$81.25$66.89–$95.371
Marshall Medical Center$78$70–$86.071
Emanate Health$77$62.25–$91.501

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 nurse managers nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

80 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $200,600, the middle half $145,000 to $250,200.

Best-paid open nurse manager 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
Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111)$35.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)$47.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)$68.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)$98.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)$132.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)75,090 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical and Health Services Managers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Nurse manager salary in California: common questions

How much does a nurse manager make in California?

Open nurse manager jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $89.25, the middle half $75.75–$98.75 (56 jobs from 19 employers). Full time that is about $185,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $68.02/hr ($141,480 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do nurse managers earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Bakersfield ($64.75), Palo Alto ($103.50), Sacramento ($97.25) and Chula Vista ($93.50). The town table lists 9.

Which employers in California pay nurse managers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Providence ($115.75), Stanford Health Care ($103.50) and Scripps Health ($93.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($89.25) is $26 above the national posted median of $63.25. In the BLS survey California ranks 7 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: 56 of 193 open nurse manager jobs in California (29%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Nurse manager 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: Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC 11-9111), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical and Health Services Managers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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