Placer County registered nurse salary, 2025

18 people worked as registered nurses for Placer County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,996.

What is the average registered nurse salary at Placer County?

Official pay range, public health nurses1

$101,254 to $132,246

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for public health nurses, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year registered nurses1

$114,996

average base pay $106,330

Based on the 11 of 18 registered nurses who worked the full year.

The largest group of Placer County's registered nurses (7 of 18) hold the title Public Health Nurse - II, with an official range of $101,254 to $123,094. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,353, within the range.

Median total pay
$115,442
the middle registered nurse: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$43
average per full-year registered nurse
Starting salary
Not reported
no official range reported
Average pay rank
58th
of 72 California employers

What does each registered nurse title at Placer 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

Public health nurses

  1. Public Health Nurse - II$101,254 to $123,094 · 7 people
    $114,353
  2. Public Health Nurse - Senior$105,893 to $132,246 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Behavioral health nurses

  1. Psychiatric Nurse - II$96,429 to $117,187 · 6 people
    Fewer than 5

Health system nurses

  1. Registered Nurse$85,093 to $106,288 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Placer County pay registered nurses more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses: Placer County next to every California employer together.1

Full-year registered nurses at Placer County earned $66,168 less than the California average.

Average registered nurse pay in Placer County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year registered nurses across all employers in each county that borders Placer County, and how much more or less it pays.1

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Where does Placer County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year registered nurses, by average total pay.1

All 72 California employers

Placer County ranks 58th of 72, below the middle employer.

Placer County
$100k$150k$200k$250k

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 Placer 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 Placer County's registered nurses
Employer pension contribution
$38,685
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,680
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about registered nurse pay at Placer County

What is the average registered nurse salary at Placer County?

Registered nurses at Placer County who worked the full year earned an average of $114,996 in 2025. The middle registered nurse earned $115,442: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its registered nurse titles runs from $101,254 to $132,246.

How much overtime do registered nurses at Placer County earn?

Full-year registered nurses were paid an average of $43 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do registered nurses at Placer County get?

The most common pension formula among Placer County's registered nurses is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $38,685 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Placer County

Sources for the Placer County figures

Every person who held a registered nurse position at Placer 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Placer County.

How we read the data