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Registered Nurses Salary in Vallejo, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Vallejo, CA is $203,290. BLS estimates approximately 4,120 people work in this occupation in Vallejo, CA. Vallejo, CA is 108.4% above the national median ($97,550).

Median salary
$203,290
Average salary
$182,820
Median hourly
$97.74
Employment
4,120

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$122,140$58.72
25th percentile$139,940$67.28
Median (50th)$203,290$97.74
75th percentile$216,640$104.16
90th percentile$218,590$105.09

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 0.9% — Very reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
28.607
Location quotient
1.32

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Vallejo, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 108.479, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $187,400 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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