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Registered Nurses Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$106,760
25th Percentile Wage
$132,740
50th Percentile Wage
$173,510
75th Percentile Wage
$182,950
90th Percentile Wage
$216,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $216,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $173,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $106,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$173,510
9.02% 31.08%
2021
$157,860
1.70% -
2020
$155,170
8.72% -
2019
$141,640
6.50% -
2018
$132,430
2.39% -
2017
$129,270
-0.82% -
2016
$130,330
-2.03% -
2015
$132,970
1.87% -
2014
$130,480
0.56% -
2013
$129,750
7.84% -
2012
$119,580
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $173,510, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for registered nurses in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary of $175,350). Compared with Santa Cruz-Watsonville, the median annual salary of registered nurses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.

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

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