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PACU nurse salary in California

Open PACU nurse jobs in California post a median of $64.25 an hour, the middle half $59.75–$73.25 (about $133,600 a year full time), $14.75 above the national posted median. From 35 jobs at 17 employers that state their pay.

$64.25
Median posted /hr
$60–$73
Middle half /hr
$133,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$67.44
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What PACU 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 hourly rates of 35 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $43.28, highest $119.18.

Posted on open jobs in California

$59.75–$73.25/hr

Middle half of 27 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $64.25. 43% of the 81 open PACU nurse jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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PACU nurse 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$73$48–$96.264 (2)
San Diego$62.50$45–$85.684 (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.

PACU nurse pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
United Surgical Partners International$56.50$45–$7212
Cedars-Sinai$73$51.72–$96.263
Scripps Health$72.50$59.16–$85.683
MarinHealth$106.25$93.17–$119.182
Sutter Health$91$70.03–$114.342
Loma Linda University Health$61.50$52.52–$70.642
Montage Health$85$72.83–$97.401
City of Hope California$81.25$81.161
Kaiser Permanente$73.75$62.08–$85.181
Palomar Health$66.50$54.15–$78.821
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$65$61.50–$68.501
CommonSpirit Health$64.25$54.43–$73.981
Huntington Health$64.25$50.30–$77.951
Lompoc Valley Medical Center$61.75$54.07–$69.231
San Antonio Regional Hospital$59.75$47.90–$71.841
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare$59.50$45–$74.191
Prime Healthcare$57.25$43.28–$71.141

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 PACU nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open PACU nurse 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

PACU nurse salary in California: common questions

How much does a PACU nurse make in California?

Open PACU nurse jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $64.25, the middle half $59.75–$73.25 (35 jobs from 17 employers). Full time that is about $133,600 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 PACU nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($73) and San Diego ($62.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in California pay PACU nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Cedars-Sinai ($73), Scripps Health ($72.50) and United Surgical Partners International ($56.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($64.25) is $14.75 above the national posted median of $49.50. 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: 35 of 81 open PACU nurse jobs in California (43%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

PACU nurse pay in other states

PACU nurse 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: 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

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

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