Travel COTA pay in California
Travel COTAs in California take home a median of $1,621 per week on Bypass right now, across 10 open contracts. The top contract pays $1,813. That is about $270/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$1,621
Top / wk
$1,813
vs. national median
+$31
Open contracts
10
Highest-paying open COTA contracts in California
- Roseville8 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$1,813/wk
- Mountain View12 hour rotating - 36 hours · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,736/wk
- Salinas12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,694/wk
- Salinas12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,692/wk
- Salinas12 hour mid · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,635/wk
- Lakeport8 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$1,606/wk
- Santa Rosa12 hour rotating - 36 hours · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,600/wk
- Watsonville12 hour rotating - 36 hours · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,588/wk
- Salinas12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,555/wk
- Monterey12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,490/wk
Questions about travel COTA pay in California
How much do travel COTAs make in California?
Open travel COTA contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $1,621 per week in take-home, across 10 contracts. The middle half pay $1,591 to $1,693, and the top contract pays $1,813. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel COTAs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $31 per week above the national median of $1,590 for travel COTA contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel COTA contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Salinas (4), Roseville (1), Mountain View (1), Lakeport (1).
Figures are weekly take-home on contracts open on Bypass as of October 2026, refreshed hourly. Stipends are non-taxable for travelers who maintain a tax home. Confirm specifics in your contract.