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PMHNPjobs in CA. Find your fit.

We do not publish a hand-written average. Pay figures on this site are medians of the salary ranges live postings disclose, published with their sample size, so the current California figure lives at pmhnphiring.com/salary-guide/california.

Not at first. California has Restricted Practice Authority, so PMHNPs start under standardized procedures with a physician. AB 890 created a path to independence: after a 4,600-hour transition to practice, a 103 NP may work without standardized procedures in a group setting with a physician, and after three years in good standing as a 103 NP, an NP can become a 104 NP and practice independently.

PMHNP jobs are spread across LA County. HRSA lists mental health shortage areas in South LA (including Watts and Willowbrook), East LA (including Boyle Heights), and part of the San Fernando Valley, but it has proposed withdrawing each of those designations, so confirm a specific address with HRSA before counting on federal loan repayment there. Community health centers across the county hold their own federal shortage designations, which do not depend on the neighborhood. The Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino) has a lower cost of living than the Los Angeles metro (BEA, 2024).