LIVE MARKET·1,879 CA postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026

Perioperative Nurse salary in California: $78.43/hr$3,137/wk$163,134/yr median.

Pay range $72.97$2,919$151,778–$86.40/hr$3,456/wk$179,712/yr across the middle 50% of 1,879 active California postings from 130 employers.

10.4% above the national Perioperative Nurse median of $71.02/hr · #1 of 51 states with live data.

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Median /hr/wk/yr
$78.43$3,137$163,134
P25–P75
$72.97$2,919$151,778–$86.40$3,456$179,712
middle 50%
Postings
1,879
last 12 months
Employers
130
in CA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·PERIOPERATIVE NURSE

How California compares with its neighbors.

01California (this page)1,879 postings
$78.43/hr$3,137/wk$163,134/yr
02Arizona517 postings
$73.00/hr$2,920/wk$151,840/yr
03Nevada13 postings
$71.85/hr$2,874/wk$149,448/yr
04Oregon447 postings
$71.53/hr$2,861/wk$148,782/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·PERIOPERATIVE NURSE · CA

Perioperative Nurse pay in California, answered.

What do Perioperative Nurse jobs pay in California?

The median Perioperative Nurse pay in California is $78.43/hr (about $163,134/yr), based on 1,879 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Perioperative Nurse pay range in California?

The middle 50% of California postings pay $72.97–$86.40/hr. Listed pay runs from $25.17 to $235.33/hr.

Is Perioperative Nurse pay in California above the national average?

California pays 10.4% more than the national Perioperative Nurse median of $71.02/hr, ranking #1 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Perioperative Nurse roles in California?

130 employers posted Perioperative Nurse roles with listed pay in California over the last 12 months.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in California, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.