California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) registered nurse salary, 2025
The California Correctional Health Care Services is a state department: the State Controller's file lists its registered nurses at 2 facilities. Its figures are compared with the state as a whole, not one county. 604 people worked as registered nurses for California Correctional Health Care Services in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,532, overtime included.
What is the average registered nurse salary at California Correctional Health Care Services?
Official pay range1
$119,820 to $160,680
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest registered nurse title
Based on the 445 of 604 registered nurses who worked the full year.
Most of California Correctional Health Care Services's registered nurses (601 of 604) hold the title Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility, Range J, with an official range of $119,820 to $142,836. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,680, $13,844 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $145,651
- the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $26,948
- average per full-year registered nurse
- Starting salary
- $119,820
- bottom of the Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility, Range J range
- Average pay rank
- 23rd
- of 72 California employers
What does each registered nurse title at California Correctional Health Care Services pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility, Range J$156,680
- Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility, Range RFewer than 5
- Public Health Nurse II, Correctional Facility, Range JFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Nurse practitioner and LVN pay at California Correctional Health Care Services
Counted on their own, kept out of the registered nurse figures on this page. Each group's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Nurses | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 604 | $119,820 to $160,680 | $156,532 |
| Nurse practitioners | 11 | $156,516 to $176,940 | $230,265 |
| LVNs | 251 | $77,820 to $80,184 | $89,103 |
Full-year nurse practitioners averaged $230,265, $73,733 more than registered nurses.
Does California Correctional Health Care Services pay registered nurses more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: California Correctional Health Care Services next to every California employer together.1
- California Correctional Health Care Services$156,532
- All employers in California$181,164
Full-year registered nurses at California Correctional Health Care Services earned $24,632 less than the California average.
Where does California Correctional Health Care Services rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1
All 72 California employers
California Correctional Health Care Services ranks 23rd of 72, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $138,446
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at California Correctional Health Care Services
As reported by the department. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year registered nurse, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- the most common formula among California Correctional Health Care Services's registered nurses
- Employer pension contribution
- $27,546
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,578
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about registered nurse pay at California Correctional Health Care Services
What is the average registered nurse salary at California Correctional Health Care Services?
Registered nurses at California Correctional Health Care Services who worked the full year earned an average of $156,532 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $145,651: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $119,820 to $160,680.
How much overtime do registered nurses at California Correctional Health Care Services earn?
Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $26,948 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,693: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a registered nurse at CCHCS?
$119,820 a year: the bottom of the official range for California Correctional Health Care Services's Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility, Range J title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year registered nurses averaged $156,532 in total pay.
How much does a nurse practitioner make at CCHCS?
Full-year nurse practitioners at California Correctional Health Care Services averaged $230,265 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $156,516 to $176,940.
More public salaries at California Correctional Health Care Services
Sources for the California Correctional Health Care Services figures
Every person who held a registered nurse position at California Correctional Health Care Services at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by California Correctional Health Care Services.