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Nurse practitioner salary in California

Open nurse practitioner jobs in California post a median of $91.50 an hour, the middle half $81–$103.75 (about $190,300 a year full time), $17 above the national posted median. From 81 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

$91.50
Median posted /hr
$81–$104
Middle half /hr
$190,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$81.02
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Nurse practitioner jobs in California · Nurse practitioner pay nationwide

What nurse practitioners 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 81 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $37.66, highest $159.91.

Posted on open jobs in California

$81–$103.75/hr

Middle half of 49 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $91.50. 37% of the 220 open nurse practitioner jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Nurse practitioner 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$88.50$55–$126.1811 (4)
San Francisco$121$59.10–$159.919 (5)
Sacramento$91.50$55–$159.916 (4)
San Diego$89.25$72.71–$108.365 (2)
Visalia$86$64.81–$109.364 (1)
Oakland$121.25$105.50–$159.913 (2)
Pasadena$94.25$72.55–$126.183 (2)

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 practitioner pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Cedars-Sinai$94.25$72.55–$126.1811
Kaiser Permanente$119$81.80–$159.918
UCSF Health$121.25$105.05–$141.877
Sharp HealthCare$89.25$77.91–$108.366
Sutter Health$120.50$95.33–$142.644
MarinHealth$97$85.95–$108.454
Kaweah Health$86$64.81–$109.364
CommonSpirit Health$91.50$73.84–$116.673
MemorialCare$89.50$69.68–$109.383
Crossover Health$86.50$65.73–$983
Marathon Health$72.50$52–$913
John Muir Health$118.50$94.86–$142.302
Montage Health$117.75$100.73–$134.722
Stanford Health Care$106.50$91.68–$121.482
Valley Children's Healthcare$103.75$84.64–$122.732
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$96$82.27–$109.692
Loma Linda University Health$85.50$72.93–$98.092
AltaMed Health Services$77.25$77.252
Eisenhower Health$92.75$73.63–$111.851
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital$92.50$80–$1051
Scripps Health$89$72.71–$105.411
Tenet Healthcare$80.75$62.20–$99.521
Marshall Medical Center$78$70–$86.071
Silverado$77.50$75–$801
San Antonio Regional Hospital$76.75$61.30–$91.961
VNA$75$751
CVS Health$73$37.66–$108.151
Midi Health$65$55–$751
One Medical$62.25$59.10–$65.501

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 practitioners nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

51 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $179,300, the middle half $155,900 to $222,000.

Best-paid open nurse practitioner 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
Nurse Practitioners (29-1171)$57.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)$70.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)$81.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)$100.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)$115.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)25,120 (source: BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Nurse practitioner salary in California: common questions

How much does a nurse practitioner make in California?

Open nurse practitioner jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $91.50, the middle half $81–$103.75 (81 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $190,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $81.02/hr ($168,520 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do nurse practitioners earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($88.50), San Francisco ($121), Sacramento ($91.50) and San Diego ($89.25). The town table lists 7.

Which employers in California pay nurse practitioners the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UCSF Health ($121.25), Sutter Health ($120.50) and Kaiser Permanente ($119).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($91.50) is $17 above the national posted median of $74.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 51 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: 81 of 220 open nurse practitioner jobs in California (37%) 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 practitioner pay in other states

Nurse practitioner salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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: Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nurse Practitioners by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

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

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