California Department of Education registered nurse salary, 2025
The California Department of Education is a state department: the State Controller's file lists its registered nurses at 3 facilities. Its figures are compared with the state as a whole, not one county. 19 people worked as registered nurses for California Department of Education in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,432, overtime included.
What is the average registered nurse salary at California Department of Education?
Official pay range1
$80,376 to $110,952
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest registered nurse title
Based on the 5 of 19 registered nurses who worked the full year.
Most of California Department of Education's registered nurses (16 of 19) hold the title Registered Nurse, Range B, with an official range of $85,176 to $110,952. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,432, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $108,410
- the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $4,901
- average per full-year registered nurse
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no plain staff nurse range
- Average pay rank
- 63rd
- of 72 California employers
What does each registered nurse title at California Department of Education 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, Range AFewer than 5
- Registered Nurse, Range B$108,432
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does California Department of Education pay registered nurses more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: California Department of Education next to every California employer together.1
- California Department of Education$108,432
- All employers in California$181,164
Full-year registered nurses at California Department of Education earned $72,732 less than the California average.
Where does California Department of Education rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1
All 72 California employers
California Department of Education ranks 63rd of 72, below 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 Department of Education
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 Department of Education's registered nurses
- Employer pension contribution
- $27,994
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,476
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about registered nurse pay at California Department of Education
What is the average registered nurse salary at California Department of Education?
Registered nurses at California Department of Education who worked the full year earned an average of $108,432 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $108,410: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $80,376 to $110,952.
How much overtime do registered nurses at California Department of Education earn?
Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $4,901 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $432: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
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Sources for the California Department of Education figures
Every person who held a registered nurse position at California Department of Education 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 Department of Education.