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Nurse supervisor salary in California

Open nurse supervisor jobs in California post a median of $74 an hour, the middle half $65–$88 (about $153,900 a year full time), $19 above the national posted median. From 104 jobs at 25 employers that state their pay.

$74
Median posted /hr
$65–$88
Middle half /hr
$153,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$67.44
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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

What nurse supervisors 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 104 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $44.86, highest $156.13.

Posted on open jobs in California

$65–$88/hr

Middle half of 63 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $74. 47% of the 222 open nurse supervisor jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Nurse supervisor 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$76.50$49.50–$131.038 (3)
Bakersfield$68.75$44.86–$97.638 (2)
Modesto$80.75$53.73–$133.667 (2)
San Diego$79.25$61.91–$100.536 (2)
Stockton$78$49.78–$97.635 (1)
San Francisco$120.25$66.57–$156.134 (2)
Long Beach$85.50$66.32–$104.464 (1)
Marina del Rey$76.50$60.54–$96.864 (1)
Visalia$66.50$50–$83.094 (2)
Palo Alto$99$83.98–$114.613 (1)
Rancho Cucamonga$57.75$52.32–$633 (1)
San Leandro$53.25$45.05–$108.313 (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 supervisor pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
CommonSpirit Health$73.75$49.78–$97.6318
ScionHealth$57.75$45.05–$7212
Providence$89$62.90–$131.039
Tenet Healthcare$69.75$49.69–$104.529
Scripps Health$79.25$61.91–$93.617
Cedars-Sinai$74.50$55.34–$115.036
MemorialCare$85.50$60.18–$104.465
Stanford Health Care$97.75$83.98–$114.614
Prime Healthcare$55.25$46.71–$63.704
UCSF Health$111.25$66.57–$156.133
Kaiser Permanente$101.75$88.70–$121.103
Sharp HealthCare$89.25$62–$100.533
Kaweah Health$66.50$53.27–$83.093
Option Care Health$62.50$44.86–$88.363
Sutter Health$118$86.80–$146.802
Alameda Health System$86.75$64.99–$108.312
Loma Linda University Health$80$62.20–$100.072
PACS Group$49.50$48–$522
John Muir Health$118.50$94.86–$142.301
Montage Health$89.50$76.48–$102.291
Palomar Health$70.75$56.18–$85.331
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$70.50$56.24–$84.851
Sonoma Specialty Hospital$70$65–$751
Keck Medicine of USC$68.25$54.55–$81.821
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$47.50$45–$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 supervisors nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift nurse supervisor pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other nurse supervisor 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
ScionHealth, CA$58.25 (8)$55.50 (4)
Providence, CA$89 (3)$94.50 (6)
Scripps Health, CA$79.25 (2)$79.25 (5)
Cedars-Sinai, CA$74.50 (2)$76.50 (4)
Sharp HealthCare, CA$66.75 (1)$89.25 (2)
Loma Linda University Health, CA$87.25 (1)$73 (1)
PACS Group, CA$51 (1)$48 (1)

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

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

40 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $189,200, the middle half $157,400 to $224,300.

Best-paid open nurse supervisor 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

Nurse supervisor salary in California: common questions

How much does a nurse supervisor make in California?

Open nurse supervisor jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $74, the middle half $65–$88 (104 jobs from 25 employers). Full time that is about $153,900 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 nurse supervisors earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($76.50), Bakersfield ($68.75), Modesto ($80.75) and San Diego ($79.25). The town table lists 12.

Which employers in California pay nurse supervisors the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UCSF Health ($111.25), Kaiser Permanente ($101.75) and Stanford Health Care ($97.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($74) is $19 above the national posted median of $55. 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: 104 of 222 open nurse supervisor jobs in California (47%) 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 supervisor 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). Nurse supervisor salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/nurse-supervisor/california

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