California / CDCR / Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

Job-title file

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

2,619 employees hold this title in CDCR. Median total compensation for the role is $138,622, above the department median of $111,126.

Employees: 2,619
Total payroll: $324.8M
Role median: $138,622
Agency median: $111,126
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$12,213$277,386+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 2,619 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 338,940 people — is $140,270. CDCR pays a median base salary of $130,653 for this role, 7% below that figure — about the 37th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where CDCR sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$101,260

$122,440

$140,270

$173,170

$213,320

CDCR median · $130,653

The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows CDCR’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. CDCR’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 86th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$68,940

$80,330

$97,550

$112,350

$137,470

CDCR median · $130,653

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 2,188 of 2,619 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at CDCR is $138,622, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility is held in 3 California departments. In CDCR, the median of $138,622 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Inspector General

$144,655 · 21

Cdcr/Cchcs

$140,295 · 694

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kathleen I Daniel

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$262,545

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Corcoran
Base pay: $141,412
Overtime: $116,688
Other pay: $4,445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $262,545
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kings
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0842139275146
Salary Total: $11,784
Total Pay: $262,545

At CDCR, Kathleen I Daniel serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within CA State Prison - Corcoran. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $262,545. They are represented by R17.

Marie Rose Punla

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$262,327

Sub-department: Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora
Base pay: $117,405
Overtime: $119,178
Other pay: $25,745
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $262,327
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kings

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5872139275010
Salary Total: $12,260
Total Pay: $262,327

At CDCR, Marie Rose Punla serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $262,327. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Ifeanyi Ugwu

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$261,936

Sub-department: Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora
Base pay: $121,131
Overtime: $137,530
Other pay: $3,275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $261,936
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kings
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,008
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5872139275118
Salary Total: $10,678
Total Pay: $261,936

Ifeanyi Ugwu is a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $261,936. They are represented by R17.

Franco Chua

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$261,478

Sub-department: CA Institution for Men
Base pay: $141,430
Overtime: $117,321
Other pay: $2,727
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $261,478
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0802139275117
Salary Total: $11,784
Total Pay: $261,478

Franco Chua is a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $261,478. Union affiliation: R17.

Christy Ngo

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$259,229

Sub-department: High Desert State Prison
Base pay: $138,622
Overtime: $114,351
Other pay: $6,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $259,229
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Lassen
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9342139275003
Salary Total: $11,546
Total Pay: $259,229

Christy Ngo holds the role of Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within High Desert State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $259,229. They are represented by R17.

Florence Ekanem

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$259,133

Sub-department: Salinas Valley State Prison
Base pay: $152,822
Overtime: $103,521
Other pay: $2,790
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $259,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Monterey

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9362139275086
Salary Total: $12,728
Total Pay: $259,133

Florence Ekanem is a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $259,133. Union affiliation: R17.

Elmer Cuaresma

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$257,628

Sub-department: CA Medical Facility
Base pay: $94,294
Overtime: $10,816
Other pay: $152,518
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $257,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Solano
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0762139275089
Salary Total: $11,784
Total Pay: $257,628

Elmer Cuaresma is a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within CA Medical Facility. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $257,628. Union affiliation: R17.

Aline Chegang

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$257,531

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Solano
Base pay: $124,631
Overtime: $128,331
Other pay: $4,569
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $257,531
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Solano
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,009
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6742139275044
Salary Total: $10,679
Total Pay: $257,531

At CDCR, Aline Chegang serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within CA State Prison - Solano. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $257,531. Union affiliation: R17.

Paramjit Sidhu

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$256,709

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Corcoran
Base pay: $138,759
Overtime: $113,424
Other pay: $4,527
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $256,709
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kings
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0842139275068
Salary Total: $11,784
Total Pay: $256,709

Paramjit Sidhu holds the role of Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within CA State Prison - Corcoran. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $256,709. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Marichu Collantes

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$256,334

Sub-department: CA Men's Colony
Base pay: $136,784
Overtime: $116,102
Other pay: $3,447
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $256,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0562139275142
Salary Total: $11,796
Total Pay: $256,334

Marichu Collantes is a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within CA Men's Colony. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $256,334. Union affiliation: R17.

Helen Gultia

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$254,774

Sub-department: Correctional Training Facilit
Base pay: $154,134
Overtime: $97,855
Other pay: $2,785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $254,774
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1012139275025
Salary Total: $12,991
Total Pay: $254,774

At CDCR, Helen Gultia serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within Correctional Training Facilit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $254,774. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Jean Jecrois

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$254,579

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Corcoran
Base pay: $136,996
Overtime: $114,130
Other pay: $3,453
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $254,579
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kings
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0842139275038
Salary Total: $11,546
Total Pay: $254,579

At CDCR, Jean Jecrois serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within CA State Prison - Corcoran. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $254,579. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Charith De Silva

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$253,555

Sub-department: CA Institution for Men
Base pay: $138,622
Overtime: $110,153
Other pay: $4,780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $253,555
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0802139275021
Salary Total: $11,546
Total Pay: $253,555

Charith De Silva holds the role of Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within CA Institution for Men. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $253,555. They are represented by R17.

Elizabeth Chukwuneta

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$253,501

Sub-department: Salinas Valley State Prison
Base pay: $144,947
Overtime: $105,911
Other pay: $2,643
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $253,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9362139275085
Salary Total: $12,122
Total Pay: $253,501

Elizabeth Chukwuneta works as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility for CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Elizabeth earned $253,501 in 2025. Union affiliation: R17.

Chanya Sirithes

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$252,864

Sub-department: Mule Creek State Prison
Base pay: $121,134
Overtime: $125,361
Other pay: $6,369
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $252,864
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Amador

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,484
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0252139275038
Salary Total: $10,169
Total Pay: $252,864

Chanya Sirithes holds the role of Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at CDCR within Mule Creek State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $252,864. They are represented by R17.

Katherine Sumagang

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$251,163

Sub-department: Salinas Valley State Prison
Base pay: $151,176
Overtime: $97,837
Other pay: $2,149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,163
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9362139275056
Salary Total: $12,728
Total Pay: $251,163

Katherine Sumagang works as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility for CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Katherine earned $251,163 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Jitma Mangohig

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$250,567

Sub-department: North Kern State Prison
Base pay: $141,650
Overtime: $106,699
Other pay: $2,218
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $250,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kern
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1822139275002
Salary Total: $11,784
Total Pay: $250,567

Jitma Mangohig works as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility for CDCR within North Kern State Prison. Their status is full-time. Jitma earned $250,567 in 2025. They are represented by R17.

Claudine Minoza

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$250,451

Sub-department: High Desert State Prison
Base pay: $129,940
Overtime: $115,892
Other pay: $4,619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $250,451
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Lassen
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9342139275024
Salary Total: $10,447
Total Pay: $250,451

Claudine Minoza works as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility for CDCR within High Desert State Prison. Their status is full-time. Claudine earned $250,451 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Bertha Okoro

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

$248,724

Sub-department: CA Institution for Men
Base pay: $142,665
Overtime: $101,882
Other pay: $4,177
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $248,724
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0802139275062
Salary Total: $11,903
Total Pay: $248,724

At CDCR, Bertha Okoro serves as a Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $248,724. Their bargaining unit is R17.