Nurse Practitioner Salary in California (2026)
Posted compensation on 5 of 6 current nurse practitioner openings in California, recomputed hourly.
$135k–$220kCalifornia posted range
$160,000Median midpoint
$100k–$600kNational posted range
Current nurse practitioner openings in California
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Victoriville, CA
$160k–$220k
outpatient
Family Nurse Practitioner- OP
Yuba City, CA
$135k–$156k
Permanent/Full-Timeoutpatient
Family Nurse Practitioner
West Sacramento, CA
Permanent/Full-Timeoutpatient
Family Nurse Practitioner- OP
San Diego, CA
$145k–$160k
Permanentoutpatient
Associate Medical Director
Sacramento, CA
$144k–$187k
Permanent/Full-Timeoutpatient
Family Nurse Practitioner- OP
San Jose, CA
$150k–$170k
Permanent/Full-Timeoutpatient
- How much do nurse practitioners make in California?
- On current openings in California, posted nurse practitioner compensation runs $135k–$220k, with a median midpoint of $160,000, across 5 openings with a range. Nationally the posted range is $100k–$600k.
- Where in California are the nurse practitioner jobs?
- Current openings are in Victoriville, Yuba City, West Sacramento, and San Diego. Each is listed below with its posted range where the employer provided one.
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