California · 2025 pay · 1,383 people
How much does a nurse practice make in California?
$244,081typical pay for a nurse practice in 2025
$194,654 – $276,602what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where nurse practices work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco709 people$263,217
- University of California, Los Angeles382 people$231,820
- University of California, Davis260 people$230,818
- University of California, Berkeley20 people$146,265
- University of California, Santa Barbara7 people$143,294
- University of California, Riverside5 people$226,258
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Nurse Practice 116 people$93,272
- Nurse Practice 21,086 people$234,552
- Nurse Practice 3281 people$277,513
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 Practice (this page)$244,081 (everyone)
- Nurse Practice Supervisor$257,185 (everyone)
Highest-paid nurse practices, 2025
Common questions
How much does a nurse practice make in California?
The typical nurse practice was paid $244,081 in 2025; most earned between $194,654 and $276,602. This counts all 1,383 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.3% of all pay for nurse practices in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nurse Practice, at any level (for example "Nurse Practice 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