California · 2025 pay · 453 people
How much does a nurse pract make in California?
$209,564typical pay for a nurse pract in 2025
$172,950 – $241,122what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where nurse practs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Nurse Pract 17 people$24,411
- Nurse Pract 2323 people$197,653
- Nurse Pract 3123 people$253,029
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Nurse Pract (this page)$209,564 (everyone)
- Nurse Pract Supervisor$221,848 (everyone)
Highest-paid nurse practs, 2025
Common questions
How much does a nurse pract make in California?
The typical nurse pract was paid $209,564 in 2025; most earned between $172,950 and $241,122. This counts all 453 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.1% of all pay for nurse practs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nurse Pract, at any level (for example "Nurse Pract 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this