Registered Nurses Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$134,910
+38% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$86,536
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $102,300 |
| 25th percentile | $105,540 |
| Median (50th) | $134,910 |
| 75th percentile | $166,180 |
| 90th percentile | $176,990 |
| Mean | $138,810 |
| Employed in metro | 3,180 |
A Registered Nurses in Salinas, CA earns a median of $134,910 per year. That is 38% above the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $86,536 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.