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Registered Nurses Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,740
25th Percentile Wage
$90,230
50th Percentile Wage
$117,550
75th Percentile Wage
$145,250
90th Percentile Wage
$163,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,740.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$117,550
-1.84% -1.17%
2016
$119,710
-7.27% -
2015
$128,410
0.72% -
2014
$127,480
-0.35% -
2013
$127,930
7.04% -
2012
$118,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,550 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 33.0 percent (33.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$175,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$173,510
Vallejo-Fairfield
$164,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$163,070
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$156,250
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$144,830
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$137,940
Napa
$137,260
Redding
$135,220
Yuba City
$134,930
Modesto
$134,250
Salinas
$131,710
Stockton
$129,290
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$129,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$128,960
Chico
$128,160
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$126,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$126,210
Hanford-Corcoran
$125,180
Fresno
$123,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$122,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$121,220
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$118,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$117,550
Merced
$114,110
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$111,260
Bakersfield-Delano
$110,330
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$109,910
Visalia-Porterville
$106,920
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$104,360
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$100,200
El Centro
$98,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$95,960
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$93,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$93,590
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$92,880
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$88,310
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$87,600