Hire registered nurses in California in 25 days
Hiring data, sources and FAQ for registered nurses in California
There are 31,558 registered nurses to hire from in California, the 2nd largest pool in the country and 10.1% of the 313,868 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.
Most staff RNs never enumerate an NPI, so the registry counts only those who bill independently. Read this as a floor, not a headcount.
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 registered nurse in California?
About 25 days, modelled from the difficulty index, not an observed average, against 44+ days for a typical unaided US hire (SHRM 2024). Roughly 7,000 similar roles were posted in the last 30 days, extrapolated from a job-board sample of title variants.
How many registered nurses can we reach in California?
31,558 registered nurses hold a practice address in California on the Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS) as of 2026-08-10, 10.1% of the 313,868 nationally. Kandidate reaches them directly rather than waiting on applicants. Most staff RNs never enumerate an NPI, so the registry counts only those who bill independently. Read this as a floor, not a headcount.
What does it cost to hire a registered nurse in California?
Budget around $162,084 a year in pay. That is the Kandidate market estimate, the midpoint of public salary sources (levels.fyi $200,000, glassdoor.com $124,168) researched on 2026-09-14. It is a synthesised figure, not an observed payroll.
- Licensed in California
- 31,558
- Rank among states
- 2nd of 56
- Share of the US pool
- 10.1% of 313,868
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10.
Registered nurses elsewhere: Texas.
Other roles in California: Nurse practitioners, Occupational therapists, Physical therapists, Physical therapy assistants, Physician assistants, Physicians, Speech-language pathologists.
Every role and state, or the map on the Talent Graph. Machine-readable copy: hire-latest.json.