San Joaquin County registered nurse salary, 2025

1,131 people worked as registered nurses for San Joaquin County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $183,905, overtime included.

What is the average registered nurse salary at San Joaquin County?

Official pay range, hospital nurses1

$110,556 to $177,433

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for hospital nurses, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year registered nurses1

$183,905

average base pay $146,192

Based on the 409 of 1,131 registered nurses who worked the full year.

The largest group of San Joaquin County's registered nurses (517 of 1,131) hold the title Staff Nurse III -Inpatient, with an official range of $129,226 to $157,075. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $171,111, $14,036 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$178,267
the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$21,379
average per full-year registered nurse
Starting salary
$110,556
bottom of the Staff Nurse I - Inpatient range
Average pay rank
11th
of 72 California employers

What does each registered nurse title at San Joaquin 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

Hospital nurses

  1. Staff Nurse I - Inpatient$110,556 to $134,382 · 32 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Staff Nurse II - Inpatient$117,786 to $143,170 · 30 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Staff Nurse III -Inpatient$129,226 to $157,075 · 517 people
    $171,111
  4. Staff Nurse IV - Inpatient$137,669 to $167,337 · 431 people
    $195,242
  5. Staff Nurse V Clinical Nurse-Inpatient$145,974 to $177,433 · 24 people
    $215,154

Clinic nurses

  1. Staff Nurse III - Ambulatory$115,206 to $140,033 · 16 people
    $130,658
  2. Staff Nurse IV - Ambulatory$122,763 to $149,219 · 42 people
    $155,610

Public health nurses

  1. Public Health Nurse I$118,067 to $143,511 · 11 people
    $123,435
  2. Public Health Nurse II$120,972 to $147,042 · 21 people
    $155,133
  3. Senior Public Health Nurse$127,021 to $154,395 · 6 people
    $160,601

Behavioral health nurses

  1. Staff Nurse V -Clinical -Ambulance$130,166 to $158,218 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer 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 San Joaquin County

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

NursesPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Registered nurses1,131$110,556 to $177,433$183,905
Nurse practitioners42$168,202 to $204,451$227,488
LVNs64$55,694 to $67,696$79,990

Full-year nurse practitioners averaged $227,488, $43,583 more than registered nurses.

Does San Joaquin County pay registered nurses more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: San Joaquin County next to every California employer together.1

Full-year registered nurses at San Joaquin County earned $2,741 more than the California average.

Average registered nurse pay in San Joaquin County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses across all employers in each county that borders San Joaquin County, and how much more or less it pays.1

San Joaquin County Shades match the state map.

Where does San Joaquin County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1

All 72 California employers

San Joaquin County ranks 11th of 72, above the middle employer.

San Joaquin County
$100k$150k$200k$250k

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 San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County's registered nurses
Employer pension contribution
$63,966
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,151
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about registered nurse pay at San Joaquin County

What is the average registered nurse salary at San Joaquin County?

Registered nurses at San Joaquin County who worked the full year earned an average of $183,905 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $178,267: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $110,556 to $177,433.

How much overtime do registered nurses at San Joaquin County earn?

Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $21,379 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,750: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a registered nurse at San Joaquin County?

$110,556 a year: the bottom of the official range for San Joaquin County's Staff Nurse I - Inpatient title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year registered nurses averaged $183,905 in total pay.

How much does a nurse practitioner make at San Joaquin County?

Full-year nurse practitioners at San Joaquin County averaged $227,488 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $168,202 to $204,451.

What pension do registered nurses at San Joaquin County get?

The most common pension formula among San Joaquin County's registered nurses is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $63,966 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at San Joaquin County

Sources for the San Joaquin County figures

Every person who held a registered nurse position at San Joaquin 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by San Joaquin County.

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