Kings County registered nurse salary, 2025
9 people worked as registered nurses for Kings County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,491.
What is the average registered nurse salary at Kings County?
Official pay range1
$79,768 to $113,006
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest registered nurse title
Based on the 7 of 9 registered nurses who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $99,397
- the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $728
- average per full-year registered nurse
- Starting salary
- $83,845
- bottom of the Public Health Nurse I range
- Average pay rank
- 69th
- of 72 California employers
What does each registered nurse title at Kings County 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 IIFewer than 5
- Public Health Nurse IFewer than 5
- Public Health Nurse IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Kings County pay registered nurses more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: Kings County next to every California employer together.1
- Kings County$98,491
- All employers in California$181,164
Full-year registered nurses at Kings County earned $82,673 less than the California average.
Average registered nurse pay in Kings County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses across all employers in each county that borders Kings County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$182,865 average, 4 employers$84,374 more than Kings County
- Kern County$137,969 average, 5 employers$39,478 more than Kings County
- Tulare County$125,259 average, 3 employers$26,768 more than Kings County
- Fresno County$117,883 average, 1 employer$19,392 more than Kings County
- San Luis Obispo County$116,809 average, 1 employer$18,318 more than Kings County
Where does Kings County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1
All 72 California employers
Kings County ranks 69th 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 Kings County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year registered nurse, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Kings County's registered nurses
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,910
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $6,213
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about registered nurse pay at Kings County
What is the average registered nurse salary at Kings County?
Registered nurses at Kings County who worked the full year earned an average of $98,491 in 2025. The middle registered nurse earned $99,397: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $79,768 to $113,006.
How much overtime do registered nurses at Kings County earn?
Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $728 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a registered nurse at Kings County?
$83,845 a year: the bottom of the official range for Kings County's Public Health Nurse I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year registered nurses averaged $98,491 in total pay.
What pension do registered nurses at Kings County get?
The most common pension formula among Kings County's registered nurses is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $8,910 a year into the pension plan.
More public salaries at Kings County
- Highest registered nurse salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Kings County$79,817 average total pay
- Social worker salaries at Kings County$88,405 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Kings County$101,308 average total pay
- Correctional officer salaries at Kings County$90,124 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Kings CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Kings County figures
Every person who held a registered nurse position at Kings County 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 Kings County.