Travel Stepdown RN pay in California
Travel Stepdown RNs in California take home a median of $2,407 per week on Bypass right now, across 8 open contracts. The top contract pays $2,640. That is about $340/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$2,407
Top / wk
$2,640
vs. national median
−$117
Open contracts
8
Highest-paying open Stepdown RN contracts in California
- Los Angeles12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,640/wk
- Oxnard12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,474/wk
- Los Angeles12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,462/wk
- Fountain Valley12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,411/wk
- Orange12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,403/wk
- San Diego12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,313/wk
- La Jolla12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,285/wk
- La Jolla12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,183/wk
Questions about travel Stepdown RN pay in California
How much do travel Stepdown RNs make in California?
Open travel Stepdown RN contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $2,407 per week in take-home, across 8 contracts. The middle half pay $2,306 to $2,465, and the top contract pays $2,640. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel Stepdown RNs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $117 per week below the national median of $2,524 for travel Stepdown RN contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel Stepdown RN contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Los Angeles (2), La Jolla (2), Oxnard (1), Fountain Valley (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.