Win· Before you ask
How much do registered nurses make in Modesto, CA?
- Median
- $132,590/year
- Mean
- $143,670/year
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What registered nurses in Modesto, CA earn, from low to high.
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- 1San Jose, CA$217k
- 2Modesto, CA$133k
- 3Seattle, WA$128k
- 4Denver, CO$101k
- 5Phoenix, AZ$101k
- 6Atlanta, GA$100k
- 7Chicago, IL$100k
- 8Austin, TX$98k
- 9Miami, FL$91k
- 10Kansas City, MO$83k
- 11Pittsburgh, PA$82k
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Registered Nurses in Modesto, CA: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 29-1141 and BLS area 33700.
What the Registered Nurses median says in Modesto, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Registered Nurses median in Modesto, CA at $132,590 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 29-1141 and BLS area 33700.
BLS lists 4,850 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $143,670 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Modesto, CA's Registered Nurses median is 35.9% above the U.S. Registered Nurses median of $97,550 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.
Read source key 29-1141 with area 33700
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 29-1141 and area 33700. SOC 29-1141 names Registered Nurses. Area 33700 names Modesto, CA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 29-1141/33700 row has 4,850 wage and salary jobs. There are 24.84 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.14. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 29-1141/33700, the annual median is $132,590 per year, while the matching mean is $143,670 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
- 29-1141/33700 10th percentile: $102,770 per year.
- 29-1141/33700 25th percentile: $124,010 per year.
- 29-1141/33700 median: $132,590 per year.
- 29-1141/33700 75th percentile: $166,030 per year.
- 29-1141/33700 90th percentile: $197,800 per year.
- 29-1141/33700 employment RSE: 1.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.5%.
- 29-1141/33700 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
BLS area 33700 facts behind this Registered Nurses page
Area 33700 reports 195,230 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,230. Its annual median is $50,610. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 29-1141 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Modesto, CA runs from $35,530 at the 10th percentile to $123,810 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,070. The median is $50,610. The 75th percentile is $77,510. This is a place check, not a pay range for Registered Nurses.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 33700. They do not show related skills or a path into Registered Nurses.
- 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 33700. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 9,160. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 46.94. Location quotient: 1.7.
- 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 33700. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 6,700. Yearly median: $42,630. Jobs per 1,000: 34.32. Location quotient: 1.38.
- 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 33700. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 5,140. Yearly median: $37,430. Jobs per 1,000: 26.35. Location quotient: 1.05.
- 4. Cashiers. Area: 33700. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,890. Yearly median: $36,490. Jobs per 1,000: 25.04. Location quotient: 1.26.
- 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 33700. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 4,810. Yearly median: $46,630. Jobs per 1,000: 24.63. Location quotient: 1.3.
- 6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse. Area: 33700. SOC: 45-2092. Jobs: 4,120. Yearly median: $37,850. Jobs per 1,000: 21.11. Location quotient: 12.36.
Read the Modesto, CA wage ladder for Registered Nurses
The 10th percentile is $102,770 per year. The 25th percentile is $124,010 per year. The median is $132,590 per year. The 75th percentile is $166,030 per year. The 90th percentile is $197,800 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $124,010 per year to $166,030 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $95,030. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Modesto, CA with its state and the U.S.
Modesto, CA has a annual median of $132,590 per year. California has $140,270 per year. The U.S. row has $97,550 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Modesto, CA is 5.5% below California on the same published median. Modesto, CA is 35.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Modesto, CA sits for Registered Nurses
Modesto, CA ranks 19 of 380 among metro areas with a published annual median for Registered Nurses. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 19 of 380 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
- 16. Stockton-Lodi, CA. The Registered Nurses median is $134,580 per year. BLS estimates 5,460 jobs. The location quotient is 0.87.
- 17. Redding, CA. The Registered Nurses median is $134,350 per year. BLS estimates 1,720 jobs. The location quotient is 1.11.
- 18. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. The Registered Nurses median is $133,940 per year. BLS estimates 35,290 jobs. The location quotient is 0.95.
- 20. Salem, OR. The Registered Nurses median is $131,750 per year. BLS estimates 4,010 jobs. The location quotient is 0.98.
- 21. Merced, CA. The Registered Nurses median is $131,620 per year. BLS estimates 1,050 jobs. The location quotient is 0.61.
- 22. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. The Registered Nurses median is $131,160 per year. BLS estimates 5,710 jobs. The location quotient is 0.81.
Where Registered Nurses medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 29-1141, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $216,740 per year. Modesto, CA sits at $132,590 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Registered Nurses is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
- 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $216,740 per year, or $84,150 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 22,930 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.93.
- 2. Vallejo, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $203,290 per year, or $70,700 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 4,120 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.32.
- 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $186,610 per year, or $54,020 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 41,750 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.81.
- 4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $174,550 per year, or $41,960 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 3,720 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.83.
- 5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $171,460 per year, or $38,870 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 23,590 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 1.
- 6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $170,960 per year, or $38,370 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 1,750 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.82.
- 7. Yuba City, CA has a Registered Nurses median of $149,320 per year, or $16,730 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 1,080 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.97.
- 8. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Registered Nurses median of $144,350 per year, or $11,760 above Modesto, CA. BLS lists 1,270 jobs there, compared with 4,850 in Modesto, CA. The location quotient is 0.79.
Where BLS counts the most Registered Nurses jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Registered Nurses in this same-source set, at 197,740 jobs. Modesto, CA has 4,850. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
- 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 197,740 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 192,890 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $119,720 per year, or $12,870 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.96.
- 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 109,360 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 104,510 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $135,560 per year, or $2,970 above Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.8.
- 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 100,240 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 95,390 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $100,490 per year, or $32,100 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.02.
- 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 76,680 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 71,830 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $101,420 per year, or $31,170 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.87.
- 5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 73,790 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 68,940 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $101,180 per year, or $31,410 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.17.
- 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 65,910 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 61,060 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $99,830 per year, or $32,760 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 0.92.
- 7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 64,240 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 59,390 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $106,180 per year, or $26,410 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.09.
- 8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 61,670 estimated Registered Nurses jobs, a gap of 56,820 jobs from Modesto, CA. Its median is $91,380 per year, or $41,210 below Modesto, CA. Its location quotient is 1.01.
How common Registered Nurses is in Modesto, CA
BLS lists 4,850 Registered Nurses jobs in Modesto, CA. It also lists 24.84 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.14. A value of 1 means Registered Nurses has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Registered Nurses beside other roles in Modesto, CA
The all-occupations median in Modesto, CA is $50,610 per year. The Registered Nurses median is $132,590 per year. Registered Nurses is 162.0% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Modesto, CA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Registered Nurses. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
- 1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Modesto, CA median of $104,330 per year. BLS lists 2,790 jobs and a location quotient of 0.63.
- 2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Modesto, CA median of $101,890 per year. BLS lists 1,900 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.
- 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Modesto, CA median of $101,640 per year. BLS lists 2,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.4.
- 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Modesto, CA median of $74,140 per year. BLS lists 1,490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
- 5. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, SOC 25-3031, has a Modesto, CA median of $63,440 per year. BLS lists 1,990 jobs and a location quotient of 3.03.
- 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Modesto, CA median of $59,650 per year. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
- 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Modesto, CA median of $58,330 per year. BLS lists 3,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.36.
- 8. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, SOC 53-7051, has a Modesto, CA median of $55,810 per year. BLS lists 2,350 jobs and a location quotient of 2.42.
The largest detailed roles in Modesto, CA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Modesto, CA table, at 9,160 jobs. Registered Nurses has 4,850 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 195,230. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Registered Nurses's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
- 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 9,160 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 4,310 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $98,270 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.7.
- 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 6,700 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,850 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $42,630 per year, or $89,960 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.38.
- 3. Retail Salespersons has 5,140 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 290 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $37,430 per year, or $95,160 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.05.
- 4. Cashiers has 4,890 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 40 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $36,490 per year, or $96,100 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.26.
- 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 4,810 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 40 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $46,630 per year, or $85,960 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.3.
- 6. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has 4,120 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 730 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $37,850 per year, or $94,740 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 12.36.
- 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,080 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 770 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $41,320 per year, or $91,270 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.15.
- 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 3,510 jobs in Modesto, CA, a gap of 1,340 from Registered Nurses. Its median is $58,330 per year, or $74,260 below Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.36.
Published role medians around Modesto, CA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Modesto, CA role table, at $104,330 per year. Registered Nurses has $132,590 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $50,610 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
- 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $104,330 per year in Modesto, CA, or $28,260 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 2,790 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 0.63.
- 2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $101,890 per year in Modesto, CA, or $30,700 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 1,900 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.42.
- 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $101,640 per year in Modesto, CA, or $30,950 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 2,450 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.4.
- 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $74,140 per year in Modesto, CA, or $58,450 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 1,490 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 0.82.
- 5. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a median of $63,440 per year in Modesto, CA, or $69,150 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 1,990 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 3.03.
- 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $59,650 per year in Modesto, CA, or $72,940 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 1,660 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 0.86.
- 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,330 per year in Modesto, CA, or $74,260 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 3,510 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 1.36.
- 8. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a median of $55,810 per year in Modesto, CA, or $76,780 below Registered Nurses. BLS lists 2,350 jobs, compared with 4,850 for Registered Nurses. Its location quotient is 2.42.
What $132,590 may mean after the Modesto, CA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Modesto, CA is 104.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 4.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $132,590 Registered Nurses median by 104.1 divided by 100. The result is $127,358 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 108.5. Goods are 105.2. Utilities are 152.3. Other services are 100.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
How much care to use with the Modesto, CA row
The employment RSE for this Registered Nurses row is 1.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 4,850 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $143,670 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Modesto, CA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Registered Nurses. It uses a Modesto, CA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $132,590 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Registered Nurses row for Modesto, CA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 4,850 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.14 is not a growth score. Rank 19 of 380 is not a place score. The 104.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 29-1141 in BLS area 33700. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.