California / Department of State Hospitals / Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)

Job-title file

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)

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

181 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $47,309, below the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 181
Total payroll: $10.2M
Role median: $47,309
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$507$159,972+

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

How total compensation varies among the 181 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

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 82,850 people — is $79,750. Department of State Hospitals pays a median base salary of $64,471 for this role, 19% below that figure — about the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of State Hospitals sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$64,390

$74,840

$79,750

$93,720

$100,450

Department of State Hospitals median · $64,471

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 648,410 people — is $64,400. Department of State Hospitals’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 50th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$49,740

$59,000

$64,400

$76,030

$83,440

Department of State Hospitals median · $64,471

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 111 of 181 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 Department of State Hospitals is $47,309, 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

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) is held in 2 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $47,309 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Developmental Services

$14,739 · 24

Median total compensation for the Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Licensed Vocational Nurse beyond California

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $54,328 ranks #4 of 5. See Licensed Vocational Nurse across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$135,021 · 254

Los Angeles County

$111,151 · 380

Texas

$61,130 · 1,131

City of Los Angeles

$49,044 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Licensed Vocational Nurseroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kiahna Andrews

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$38,819

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $38,293
Overtime: $342
Other pay: $184
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,819
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,996
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020448274902
Salary Total: $35
Total Pay: $38,819

At Department of State Hospitals, Kiahna Andrews serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Patton State Hospital. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $38,819. Union affiliation: R20.

Nadege Kiudila Nzita

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,717

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $38,557
Overtime: $50
Other pay: $110
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,717
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4373448274003
Salary Total: $31
Total Pay: $38,717

Nadege Kiudila Nzita holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,717. They are represented by R20.

Cory Anderson

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,155

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $33,979
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,155
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,881
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4872248274902
Salary Total: $33
Total Pay: $38,155

Cory Anderson holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Metropolitan State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,155. They are represented by R20.

Yolanda Veliz

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,035

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $9,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,809
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,035
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,361
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4374328274920
Salary Total: $6,361
Total Pay: $38,035

Yolanda Veliz works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. Yolanda earned $38,035 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Jaden Lamar Williams

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$37,570

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $34,762
Overtime: $2,691
Other pay: $117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,570
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800148274003
Salary Total: $5,176
Total Pay: $37,570

Jaden Lamar Williams is a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $37,570. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Robert Desist

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$35,364

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $33,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,364
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,821
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020448274005
Salary Total: $5,821
Total Pay: $35,364

Robert Desist is a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $35,364. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Arsenio Uson

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$34,951

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $34,951
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,951
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,996
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800448274920
Salary Total: $6,065
Total Pay: $34,951

At Department of State Hospitals, Arsenio Uson serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $34,951. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Radhika Sharma

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$34,810

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $33,003
Overtime: $1,443
Other pay: $364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,810
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,281
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802248274902
Salary Total: $30
Total Pay: $34,810

Radhika Sharma works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. Radhika earned $34,810 in 2023. They are represented by R20.

Amber Sandoval

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$34,766

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: -$719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,485
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,361
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550448274001
Salary Total: $6,361
Total Pay: $34,766

At Department of State Hospitals, Amber Sandoval serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,766. Union affiliation: R20.

Nelson Bensan

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$34,447

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $34,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,447
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,361
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802248274902
Salary Total: $37
Total Pay: $34,447

Nelson Bensan holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,447. Union affiliation: R20.

Arthur Villamar

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$34,405

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $34,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,405
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,082
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802248274902
Salary Total: $28
Total Pay: $34,405

Arthur Villamar works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. Arthur earned $34,405 in 2025. Union affiliation: R20.

Margarita Moralejo-Pepito

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$33,597

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $33,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $561
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,597
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,029
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802248274902
Salary Total: $29
Total Pay: $33,597

Margarita Moralejo-Pepito holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $33,597. Union affiliation: R20.

Gloria Abu

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$33,011

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $1,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,688
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,996
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800548274920
Salary Total: $5,996
Total Pay: $33,011

At Department of State Hospitals, Gloria Abu serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $33,011. They are represented by R20.

Maureen Ifeyinwa Nwadiaru

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$32,752

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $29,859
Overtime: $2,842
Other pay: $51
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,752
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800548274013
Salary Total: $5,245
Total Pay: $32,752

At Department of State Hospitals, Maureen Ifeyinwa Nwadiaru serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,752. Union affiliation: R20.

Maria Nadine Oberiano

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$32,732

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $20,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,732
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802248274902
Salary Total: $30
Total Pay: $32,732

Maria Nadine Oberiano holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,732. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Linda Chiamaka Nwadiaru

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$32,452

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $29,582
Overtime: $2,870
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,452
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800448274002
Salary Total: $5,176
Total Pay: $32,452

Linda Chiamaka Nwadiaru works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Linda earned $32,452 in 2025. Union affiliation: R20.

Glen Melencio

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$32,345

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $27,527
Overtime: $2,849
Other pay: $1,969
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,790
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800148274006
Salary Total: $4,790
Total Pay: $32,345

Glen Melencio works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Glen earned $32,345 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Krystalle Jayne Melencio

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$31,653

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $31,288
Overtime: $359
Other pay: $6
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,653
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,603
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4373428274903
Salary Total: $31
Total Pay: $31,653

At Department of State Hospitals, Krystalle Jayne Melencio serves as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (Safety) within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,653. They are represented by R20.