Medical / Surgical Travel Nurse Pay in California
Based on 637 live Medical / Surgical assignments in California. That's $189/wk above the national Medical / Surgical median of $1,975.
$2,164
Median /wk
$2,027–$2,301
Typical range /wk
$3,394
Top posted /wk
Medical / Surgical pay by city in California
Cities with at least 3 assignments listing pay, highest median first.
City
Median
Typical range
Jobs
Chula Vista
$2,848
$2,787 – $2,848
5
Rancho Mirage
$2,574
$2,488 – $2,574
11
Antioch
$2,537
$2,224 – $2,538
10
San Marcos
$2,522
$2,403 – $2,522
5
Los Angeles
$2,403
$2,187 – $2,589
21
San Diego
$2,403
$2,297 – $2,522
21
Tulare
$2,392
$2,204 – $2,778
3
Hanford
$2,376
$2,373 – $3,131
17
San Jose
$2,287
$2,205 – $2,287
7
Fountain Valley
$2,228
$2,154 – $2,243
26
Palo Alto
$2,217
$2,138 – $2,301
63
Palm Springs
$2,187
$2,093 – $2,400
4
Bakersfield
$2,181
$2,162 – $2,189
9
Los Alamitos
$2,178
$2,172 – $2,213
8
Lakewood
$2,178
$2,170 – $2,178
18
Figures use the weekly pay posted on each assignment. "Typical range" is the middle half of assignments (25th to 75th percentile). Agency pay is an estimate; confirm before you accept.