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Perfusionist salary in California

Open perfusionist jobs in California post a median of $109.53 an hour, the middle half $102.91–$116.46 (about $227,800 a year full time), $17.01 above the national posted median. From 12 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.

$109.53
Median posted /hr
$102.91–$116.46
Middle half /hr
$227,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$29.03
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Perfusionist jobs in California · Perfusionist pay nationwide

What perfusionists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $109.53 an hour. Middle half $102.91 to $116.46. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 12 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $79.21, highest $134.80.

Posted on open jobs in California

$102.91–$116.46/hr

Middle half of 12 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $109.53. 71% of the 17 open perfusionist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Perfusionist 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)
Santa Clara$113.77$94.47–$134.803 (1)
Palo Alto$103.48$79.21–$133.903 (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.

Perfusionist pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$113.77$82.75–$134.805
UCLA Health$117.16$97.34–$131.902
Stanford Health Care$97.78$79.21–$117.942
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$120.51$107.12–$133.901
UCSF Health$110.73$98.61–$122.841
Scripps Health$103.08$84.15–$122.011

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 perfusionists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open perfusionist 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
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (29-2099)$22.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$24.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$29.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$37.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$57.69 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)26,540 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Perfusionist salary in California: common questions

How much does a perfusionist make in California?

Open perfusionist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $109.53, the middle half $102.91–$116.46 (12 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $227,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.03/hr ($60,390 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do perfusionists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Santa Clara ($113.77) and Palo Alto ($103.48). The town table lists 2.

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($109.53) is $17.01 above the national posted median of $92.52. In the BLS survey California ranks 6 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: 12 of 17 open perfusionist jobs in California (71%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Perfusionist pay in other states

Perfusionist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The More Allied Health job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →California pay against its minimum wage →

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 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (SOC 29-2099), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Perfusionist salary in California. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/perfusionist/california

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