Registered Nurses salary in Fresno, CA

Median pay for registered nurses in Fresno, CA: $131,390/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $97,010 – $181,210 · about 8,300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$50,580 (+63%).

What it's really worth in Fresno

With Fresno's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $131,390 has the buying power of about $126,332 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,756 · median home $409,749 · median rent $2,020/mo.

Full Fresno cost of living & taxes →

How Fresno ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fresno, CA is 12th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Fresno's cost of living is applied, it ranks 7th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Fresno sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Fresno

A median home in Fresno, CA costs $409,749 — about 3.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,020/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fresno.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+42%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+38%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+36%	1.8×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+20%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+42%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+38%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+36%	1.8×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+20%	1.1×

Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires registered nurses around Fresno

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Fresno State University · Education
• Adventist Health · Healthcare

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