Night nurse rates in San Francisco, CA
What to offer
in San Francisco.
Nurses set their own rates and you pay them directly. Offer what nurses near you ask and you get more replies, faster.
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About half of caregivers ask this or less. Most will consider your request.
Rates here run about 36% above the national average. See how pricing works.
Rates across California
Typical nightly rates, one baby, 10 hours.
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| City | Licensed nurse | Newborn care specialist |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $530 | $410 |
| Chico Chico, CA | $530 | $410 |
| El Centro El Centro, CA | $470 | $360 |
| Fresno Fresno, CA | $540 | $420 |
| Hanford Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $540 | $410 |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $680 | $520 |
| Merced Merced, CA | $500 | $390 |
| Modesto Modesto, CA | $570 | $440 |
| Napa Napa, CA | $670 | $510 |
| Oxnard Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $640 | $490 |
| Redding Redding, CA | $530 | $410 |
| Riverside Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $590 | $460 |
| Sacramento Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $600 | $460 |
| Salinas Salinas, CA | $620 | $480 |
| San Diego San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $660 | $510 |
| San Francisco San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $710 | $540 |
| San Jose San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $640 | $490 |
| San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $620 | $480 |
| Santa Cruz Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $640 | $490 |
| Santa Maria Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $620 | $480 |
| Santa Rosa Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $610 | $470 |
| Stockton Stockton-Lodi, CA | $580 | $440 |
| Vallejo Vallejo, CA | $620 | $480 |
| Visalia Visalia, CA | $520 | $400 |
| Yuba City Yuba City, CA | $570 | $440 |
How we set these numbers
Estimates, not quotes.
We start from public listings for overnight newborn care, where the US median is about $40 an hour and most ask between $35 and $50. Each city is then adjusted by its price level from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024 Regional Price Parities). Pay for in-home care moves more steeply than overall prices, so we checked the adjustment against Seattle listings, where most ask between $40 and $63 an hour.
Licensed nurses rarely publish private rates, so the nurse figures carry our estimate of the premium an RN or LPN license earns, about 30%. Twins add about 20% and triplets about 40%. Expect higher asks for short notice, holidays and stretches of 6 or 7 nights in a row. Your nurse's own rate is what counts, and you see it before you unlock them.