Nurse Practitioners Salary in California
SOC 29-1171 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Nurse Practitioners in California is $166,610 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $80.10 per hour. This is 29% above the national median of $129,210. 20,980 people work as Nurse Practitioners in California. Wages have grown 46% since 2014, when the median was $114,040.
Median Annual Salary
$166,610
Mean Annual
$173,190
Median Hourly
$80.10
Total Employed
20,980
Location Quotient
0.58
Less common here
Salary Distribution
$124k
10th
$140k
25th
$167k
Median
$205k
75th
$235k
90th
How This Compares
California
$166,610
this metro
United States
$129,210
you earn +29% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $166,610 |
| 2023 | $164,050 |
| 2022 | $157,160 |
| 2021 | $149,910 |
| 2020 | $135,480 |
| 2019 | $129,960 |
| 2018 | $126,890 |
| 2017 | $122,840 |
| 2016 | $120,530 |
| 2015 | $118,000 |
| 2014 | $114,040 |
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Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Physicians, All Other | $201,510 |
| Nurse Midwives | $196,700 |
| Podiatrists | $193,510 |
| Dentists, General | $178,540 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | $165,940 |
| Pharmacists | $165,150 |