Marin County registered nurse salary, 2025
55 people worked as registered nurses for Marin County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $167,321, overtime included.
What is the average registered nurse salary at Marin County?
Official pay range, behavioral health nurses1
$141,939 to $172,536
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for behavioral health nurses, the largest group
Based on the 21 of 55 registered nurses who worked the full year.
The largest group of Marin County's registered nurses (20 of 55) hold the title 1449 Mental Health Registered Nurse, with an official range of $141,939 to $172,536. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $179,238, $6,702 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $162,555
- the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,416
- average per full-year registered nurse
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no plain staff nurse range
- Average pay rank
- 16th
- of 72 California employers
What does each registered nurse title at Marin County pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
Behavioral health nurses
- 1449 Mental Health Registered Nurse$179,238
Jail or juvenile hall nurses
- 1468 Detention Registered NurseFewer than 5
- 1473 Senior Detention Reg NurseFewer than 5
Public health nurses
- 1004 Public Health Nurse IIFewer than 5
- 1002 Senior Public Health NurseFewer than 5
- 1031 Senior Public Health Nurse BilFewer than 5
Clinic nurses
- 1010 Clinic Registered Nurse IIFewer than 5
Other nurse titles
- 1009 Senior Registered NurseFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Nurse practitioner pay at Marin County
Counted on their own, kept out of the registered nurse figures on this page. Each group's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Nurses | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 55 | $141,939 to $172,536 | $167,321 |
| Nurse practitioners | 9 | $171,558 to $207,626 | $193,922 |
Full-year nurse practitioners averaged $193,922, $26,601 more than registered nurses.
Does Marin County pay registered nurses more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: Marin County next to every California employer together.1
- Marin County$167,321
- All employers in California$181,164
Full-year registered nurses at Marin County earned $13,843 less than the California average.
Average registered nurse pay in Marin County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year registered nurses across all employers in each county that borders Marin County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Marin County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1
All 72 California employers
Marin County ranks 16th of 72, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $138,446
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Marin County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year registered nurse, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Marin County's registered nurses
- Employer pension contribution
- $26,566
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,307
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about registered nurse pay at Marin County
What is the average registered nurse salary at Marin County?
Registered nurses at Marin County who worked the full year earned an average of $167,321 in 2025, overtime included. The middle registered nurse earned $162,555: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $141,939 to $172,536.
How much overtime do registered nurses at Marin County earn?
Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $6,416 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $436: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a nurse practitioner make at Marin County?
Full-year nurse practitioners at Marin County averaged $193,922 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $171,558 to $207,626.
What pension do registered nurses at Marin County get?
The most common pension formula among Marin County's registered nurses is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $26,566 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Marin County figures
Every person who held a registered nurse position at Marin County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Marin County.