Travel L&D RN pay in California
Travel L&D RNs in California take home a median of $3,145 per week on Bypass right now, across 62 open contracts. The top contract pays $4,069. That is about $269/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$3,145
Top / wk
$4,069
vs. national median
+$512
Open contracts
62
Highest-paying open L&D RN contracts in California
- Los Angeles12 hour days/48 hours per week · 13 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$4,069/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,492/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,492/wk
- Sacramento12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,492/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,492/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,491/wk
- Fresno12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,426/wk
- Fresno12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,426/wk
- Los Angeles12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,402/wk
- Los Angeles12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,389/wk
- Los Angeles12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,355/wk
- Grass Valley12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,328/wk
Questions about travel L&D RN pay in California
How much do travel L&D RNs make in California?
Open travel L&D RN contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $3,145 per week in take-home, across 62 contracts. The middle half pay $2,905 to $3,328, and the top contract pays $4,069. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel L&D RNs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $512 per week above the national median of $2,633 for travel L&D RN contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel L&D RN contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Los Angeles (11), Sacramento (5), Berkeley (4), Modesto (4).
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.