Annual salary
$111,502
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VA nurse pay scale, Long Beach, CA (station 600)
The Department of Veterans Affairs pays nurses on Title 38 locality pay schedules that each medical center sets for its own labor market. These are this station's schedules as the VA publishes them, grade by step, with a calculator.
- VA station 600 sets nurse locality pay for Long Beach, CA, Huntington Beach, CA, Gardena, CA, Laguna Hills, CA, Placentia, CA, Santa Ana, CA.
- Registered nurses (RN) on this station's base schedules earn $111,502 at Nurse I, step 1 up to $190,737 at the top of the highest grade, per the VA's nurse locality pay file (effective ).
- Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN: nurse practitioners and other APRNs) earn $151,520 to $253,100.
- The station also publishes 14 specialty and supervisory schedules (operating room, critical care, managers and others), summarised in the table below.
- Data current as of 3 Sept 2026 in the VA's national nurse locality pay spreadsheet. Locality pay is already built into these rates.
Registered nurse locality pay schedule NF37, Aliso Viejo, CA, Anaheim, CA, Buena Park, CA, Cypress, CA and 13 more
Official sourceDocumentU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Chief Human Capital OfficerEffective
| Step \ Grade | Nurse I | Nurse II | Nurse III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $111,502 | $131,573 | $143,415 |
| 2 | $114,847 | $135,520 | $147,717 |
| 3 | $118,192 | $139,467 | $152,019 |
| 4 | $121,537 | $143,414 | $156,321 |
| 5 | $124,882 | $147,361 | $160,623 |
| 6 | $128,227 | $151,308 | $164,925 |
| 7 | $131,572 | $155,255 | $169,227 |
| 8 | $134,917 | $159,202 | $173,529 |
| 9 | $138,262 | $163,149 | $177,831 |
| 10 | $141,607 | $167,096 | $182,133 |
| 11 | $144,952 | $171,043 | $186,435 |
| 12 | $148,297 | $174,990 | $190,737 |
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Per month (12)
$9,291.83
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $114,847 | +$3,345 |
| 3 | $118,192 | +$6,690 |
| 4 | $121,537 | +$10,035 |
| 5 | $124,882 | +$13,380 |
| 6 | $128,227 | +$16,725 |
Worked example as rendered: Nurse I, step 1 = $111,502 a year, $9,291.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Title 38 nurse locality pay schedule NF37 for VA station 600, from the VA's national nurse locality pay spreadsheet (current as of 3 Sept 2026).
Nurse I entry levels 1-3 share one rate table in the source; it is shown once.
These are basic pay rates. Locality pay is already built in; premium pay, recruitment and retention incentives are not.
Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) locality pay schedule NF38, Aliso Viejo, CA, Anaheim, CA, Artesia, CA, Gardena, CA and 9 more
Official sourceDocumentU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Chief Human Capital OfficerEffective
| Step \ Grade | Nurse I | Nurse II | Nurse III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $151,520 | $178,791 | $194,882 |
| 2 | $156,065 | $184,154 | $200,728 |
| 3 | $160,610 | $189,517 | $206,574 |
| 4 | $165,155 | $194,880 | $212,420 |
| 5 | $169,700 | $200,243 | $218,266 |
| 6 | $174,245 | $205,606 | $224,112 |
| 7 | $178,790 | $210,969 | $229,958 |
| 8 | $183,335 | $216,332 | $235,804 |
| 9 | $187,880 | $221,695 | $241,650 |
| 10 | $192,425 | $227,058 | $247,496 |
| 11 | $196,970 | $232,421 | $253,100 |
| 12 | $201,515 | $237,784 | $253,100 |
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Annual salary
$151,520
Per month (12)
$12,626.67
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $156,065 | +$4,545 |
| 3 | $160,610 | +$9,090 |
| 4 | $165,155 | +$13,635 |
| 5 | $169,700 | +$18,180 |
| 6 | $174,245 | +$22,725 |
Worked example as rendered: Nurse I, step 1 = $151,520 a year, $12,626.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Title 38 nurse locality pay schedule NF38 for VA station 600, from the VA's national nurse locality pay spreadsheet (current as of 3 Sept 2026).
Nurse I entry levels 1-3 share one rate table in the source; it is shown once.
These are basic pay rates. Locality pay is already built in; premium pay, recruitment and retention incentives are not.
Specialty and supervisory schedules
Step 1 of each grade and the highest cell on each schedule. Each is a separate locality pay schedule, set by the station alongside the base RN schedule.
| Schedule | Nurse I step 1 | Nurse II step 1 | Nurse III step 1 | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RN Staff - Cardiac Catheteriza N0EC · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN Staff - PACU N0EH · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN Informatics N0EI · Long Beach, CA | – | $135,460 | $147,651 | $196,370 |
| RN Staff - Interventional Radi N0EN · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN Staff - Operating Room N0EO · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN Staff- Emergency Dept/Urgen N0EP · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN, Infection Contro N0LT · Long Beach, CA | $113,143 | $133,508 | $157,535 | $209,521 |
| RN Staff-Critical Care NF39 · Long Beach, CA | $116,566 | $137,546 | $158,176 | $210,371 |
| RN,Mgr/Head Nurse NF40 · Gardena, CA, Laguna Hills, CA, Long Beach, CA +3 | – | $155,186 | $169,152 | $224,966 |
| RN/Nurse Executive NF42 · Huntington Beach, CA, Long Beach, CA, Malibu, CA | – | – | – | $228,000 |
| RN, Shift Supervisor NF43 · Long Beach, CA | – | $149,725 | $163,201 | $217,057 |
| RN STAFF - ASST MGR NP62 · Long Beach, CA | $121,396 | $143,245 | $160,496 | $213,450 |
| RN STAFF - SPINAL CORD INJURY NP99 · Huntington Beach, CA, Long Beach, CA | $114,291 | $134,862 | $146,999 | $195,498 |
| RN/Wound Care Spec NW33 · Long Beach, CA | $113,488 | $133,915 | $145,968 | $194,137 |
Questions people ask
How much does the VA pay registered nurses in Long Beach, CA?
On station 600's base RN schedule, from $111,502 (Nurse I, step 1) to $190,737 at the top of the highest grade, effective January 11, 2026. The grade and step are set at hiring from education and experience under the VA's nurse qualification standard.
How much does the VA pay nurse practitioners in Long Beach, CA?
$151,520 to $253,100 on the station's advanced practice RN schedules.
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