Hire nurse practitioners in California in 35 days
Hiring data, sources and FAQ for nurse practitioners in California
There are 38,735 nurse practitioners to hire from in California, the 3rd largest pool in the country and 7.4% of the 526,759 nationwide. Kandidate reaches them directly, from your inbox, rather than waiting on applicants. The pay figure is a Kandidate estimate built from public salary sources.
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state.
Questions this page answers
How long does it take to hire a nurse practitioner in California?
About 35 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average, against 44+ days for a typical unaided US hire (SHRM 2024). Roughly 1,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
How many nurse practitioners can we reach in California?
38,735 nurse practitioners hold a practice address in California on the Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS) as of 2026-08-10, 7.4% of the 526,759 nationally. Kandidate reaches them directly rather than waiting on applicants.
What does it cost to hire a nurse practitioner in California?
Budget around $181,278 a year in pay. That is the Kandidate market estimate, from public salary sources (glassdoor.com $181,278) researched on 2026-09-14. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
- Licensed in California
- 38,735
- Rank among states
- 3rd of 56
- Share of the US pool
- 7.4% of 526,759
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10.
Nurse practitioners elsewhere: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Other roles in California: Occupational therapists, Physical therapists, Physical therapy assistants, Physician assistants, Physicians, Registered nurses, Speech-language pathologists.
Every role and state, or the map on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.