RN contract pay by state and specialty — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,257 a week across 182,268 live RN listings with posted pay, as of November 7, 2026. Advertised contract rates from employer and agency feeds, recomputed every six hours — a real-time complement to BLS wage data, not a replacement for it.
- $2,257median per week±0% vs national
- $2,005–$2,55825th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,313mean per week±0% vs national
- $60.58median hourly equivalentfrom 171,355 listings with posted hours
- 182,268listings with posted paylive listings, updated every 6 hours
What these figures are
Advertised contract rates, not earned wages. Every number on this page comes from a live RN listing on this site that posted a rate — 182,268 of them as of November 7, 2026. 93% are travel contracts, so the figures describe what agencies and employers are offering for contract work this week, usually including housing and meal stipends — not staff salaries and not what any nurse took home. A further 7,247 listings on this site post no rate and are excluded. Weekly figures use the top of each advertised range; hourly equivalents divide by the posted hours where a listing gives them. These figures are complementary to BLS wage data, which reports earned staff wages annually — they are not a substitute for it. Full methodology.
| Group | Listings | 25th pct / wk | Median / wk | 75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 182,268 | $2,005 | $2,257 | $2,558 | $2,313 | $60.58 (n=171,355) | — |
| Travel | 169,830 | $2,028 | $2,275 | $2,581 | $2,337 | $60.92 (n=161,589) | +0.8% |
| Contract | 9,983 | $1,764 | $1,980 | $2,232 | $2,005 | $54.00 (n=9,418) | −12.3% |
| Full-time | 1,550 | $1,548 | $1,728 | $2,088 | $1,884 | $52.00 (n=333) | −23.4% |
| Not stated | 703 | $1,861 | $1,959 | $2,070 | $1,954 | — | −13.2% |
| Per diem / PRN | 165 | $1,728 | $1,964 | $2,181 | $1,976 | — | −13.0% |
| Part-time | 37 | $1,728 | $1,836 | $2,067 | $1,880 | $96.00 (n=15) | −18.7% |
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | 89,478 | $2,208 | $1,973–$2,490 | $2,266 | $60.17 (n=88,556) | −2.2% |
| Days | 68,819 | $2,285 | $2,016–$2,590 | $2,329 | $60.78 (n=66,885) | +1.2% |
| Not stated | 16,669 | $2,360 | $2,066–$2,726 | $2,432 | $60.31 (n=8,810) | +4.6% |
| Rotating | 4,544 | $2,480 | $2,239–$2,800 | $2,545 | $66.67 (n=4,405) | +9.9% |
| Evenings | 2,758 | $2,304 | $2,041–$2,628 | $2,360 | $61.19 (n=2,699) | +2.1% |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | 971 | $2,848 | $2,461–$3,132 | $73.68 | +26.2% | 1,015 jobs |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 7,126 | $2,602 | $2,385–$2,856 | $70.36 | +15.3% | 7,257 jobs |
| 3 | California | 13,169 | $2,576 | $2,314–$2,952 | $69.00 | +14.1% | 13,623 jobs |
| 4 | South Dakota | 1,298 | $2,512 | $2,263–$2,805 | $64.81 | +11.3% | 1,322 jobs |
| 5 | Vermont | 1,202 | $2,491 | $2,270–$2,789 | $66.78 | +10.4% | 1,218 jobs |
| 6 | Connecticut | 2,602 | $2,481 | $2,268–$2,851 | $65.12 | +9.9% | 2,600 jobs |
| 7 | Nevada | 344 | $2,481 | $2,253–$2,696 | $66.78 | +9.9% | 351 jobs |
| 8 | North Dakota | 1,319 | $2,479 | $2,184–$2,847 | $65.42 | +9.8% | 1,342 jobs |
| 9 | New York | 5,957 | $2,470 | $2,260–$2,797 | $65.69 | +9.4% | 6,188 jobs |
| 10 | Oregon | 3,014 | $2,419 | $2,172–$2,672 | $64.00 | +7.2% | 3,106 jobs |
| 11 | Montana | 1,439 | $2,419 | $2,185–$2,707 | $64.17 | +7.2% | 1,443 jobs |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 5,812 | $2,417 | $2,217–$2,748 | $65.14 | +7.1% | 6,040 jobs |
| 13 | Washington | 5,858 | $2,414 | $2,222–$2,683 | $65.53 | +7.0% | 6,042 jobs |
| 14 | New Jersey | 1,988 | $2,391 | $2,231–$2,647 | $65.68 | +5.9% | 2,140 jobs |
| 15 | Minnesota | 1,770 | $2,391 | $2,177–$2,662 | $64.14 | +5.9% | 1,820 jobs |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 2,647 | $2,366 | $2,173–$2,722 | $64.58 | +4.8% | 2,746 jobs |
| 17 | Nebraska | 1,838 | $2,347 | $2,194–$2,636 | $63.86 | +4.0% | 1,843 jobs |
| 18 | Illinois | 7,065 | $2,341 | $2,160–$2,607 | $64.06 | +3.7% | 7,492 jobs |
| 19 | Hawaii | 694 | $2,338 | $2,073–$2,700 | $61.39 | +3.6% | 712 jobs |
| 20 | Idaho | 870 | $2,324 | $2,066–$2,661 | $62.39 | +3.0% | 879 jobs |
| 21 | Iowa | 3,776 | $2,311 | $2,134–$2,575 | $62.91 | +2.4% | 3,850 jobs |
| 22 | Wyoming | 449 | $2,308 | $2,142–$2,777 | $63.00 | +2.3% | 458 jobs |
| 23 | Maine | 2,299 | $2,305 | $2,176–$2,550 | $64.13 | +2.1% | 2,346 jobs |
| 24 | Delaware | 224 | $2,298 | $2,108–$2,438 | $62.83 | +1.8% | 230 jobs |
| 25 | West Virginia | 2,748 | $2,284 | $2,058–$2,530 | $60.89 | +1.2% | 2,801 jobs |
| 26 | Michigan | 3,599 | $2,275 | $2,110–$2,560 | $62.31 | +0.8% | 3,761 jobs |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 2,893 | $2,273 | $2,094–$2,533 | $62.25 | +0.7% | 3,361 jobs |
| 28 | New Mexico | 2,103 | $2,261 | $2,036–$2,564 | $59.18 | +0.2% | 2,131 jobs |
| 29 | Arizona | 5,006 | $2,244 | $2,066–$2,473 | $61.50 | −0.6% | 5,107 jobs |
| 30 | Colorado | 5,768 | $2,225 | $2,000–$2,490 | $61.08 | −1.4% | 5,779 jobs |
| 31 | Indiana | 4,056 | $2,224 | $2,027–$2,466 | $60.19 | −1.5% | 4,133 jobs |
| 32 | Kentucky | 3,551 | $2,215 | $1,998–$2,476 | $60.31 | −1.9% | 3,688 jobs |
| 33 | Kansas | 3,553 | $2,203 | $2,014–$2,512 | $58.81 | −2.4% | 3,773 jobs |
| 34 | Washington, DC | 389 | $2,201 | $2,025–$2,426 | $58.61 | −2.5% | 396 jobs |
| 35 | Virginia | 6,627 | $2,170 | $1,987–$2,412 | $58.94 | −3.9% | 6,789 jobs |
| 36 | Ohio | 6,923 | $2,167 | $2,016–$2,415 | $59.50 | −4.0% | 6,998 jobs |
| 37 | Maryland | 2,595 | $2,164 | $1,961–$2,430 | $58.36 | −4.1% | 2,690 jobs |
| 38 | Missouri | 6,162 | $2,155 | $1,938–$2,468 | $57.17 | −4.5% | 7,120 jobs |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 2,760 | $2,140 | $1,852–$2,394 | $56.75 | −5.2% | 2,931 jobs |
| 40 | Florida | 4,615 | $2,083 | $1,873–$2,350 | $55.92 | −7.7% | 4,716 jobs |
| 41 | Louisiana | 1,855 | $2,072 | $1,906–$2,292 | $56.19 | −8.2% | 2,173 jobs |
| 42 | North Carolina | 8,819 | $2,031 | $1,879–$2,234 | $55.42 | −10.0% | 9,516 jobs |
| 43 | Alabama | 1,403 | $2,000 | $1,835–$2,253 | $53.69 | −11.4% | 1,418 jobs |
| 44 | Georgia | 6,935 | $1,983 | $1,800–$2,219 | $53.61 | −12.1% | 7,410 jobs |
| 45 | Arkansas | 724 | $1,980 | $1,780–$2,200 | $53.64 | −12.3% | 803 jobs |
| 46 | South Carolina | 2,958 | $1,960 | $1,809–$2,245 | $52.64 | −13.2% | 3,139 jobs |
| 47 | Texas | 15,529 | $1,941 | $1,726–$2,237 | $52.67 | −14.0% | 15,854 jobs |
| 48 | Tennessee | 6,035 | $1,915 | $1,746–$2,160 | $52.28 | −15.2% | 6,792 jobs |
| 49 | Mississippi | 474 | $1,904 | $1,776–$2,071 | $52.50 | −15.6% | 488 jobs |
| 50 | Utah | 256 | $1,829 | $1,691–$2,380 | $50.25 | −19.0% | 268 jobs |
Not published yet (fewer than 200 listings with posted pay, so no figures here or on a page of their own): Rhode Island (194).
Specialties, ranked by median
| # | Specialty | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVOR | 2,831 | $2,708 | $2,403–$3,028 | $69.68 | +20.0% | 2,948 jobs |
| 2 | Cath Lab | 5,479 | $2,706 | $2,424–$3,026 | $68.90 | +19.9% | 5,731 jobs |
| 3 | Interventional Radiology | 1,716 | $2,658 | $2,412–$2,952 | $68.00 | +17.8% | 1,774 jobs |
| 4 | Infusion | 547 | $2,600 | $2,346–$2,874 | $65.80 | +15.2% | 566 jobs |
| 5 | L&D | 12,916 | $2,522 | $2,163–$2,887 | $68.19 | +11.7% | 13,406 jobs |
| 6 | PICU | 2,475 | $2,521 | $2,218–$2,821 | $67.99 | +11.7% | 2,560 jobs |
| 7 | OB/GYN | 334 | $2,490 | $2,153–$2,851 | $67.50 | +10.3% | 357 jobs |
| 8 | Wound Care | 227 | $2,416 | $2,128–$2,748 | $61.68 | +7.0% | 255 jobs |
| 9 | OR | 12,809 | $2,415 | $2,173–$2,694 | $62.68 | +7.0% | 13,168 jobs |
| 10 | Case Management | 1,805 | $2,411 | $2,150–$2,769 | $62.18 | +6.8% | 1,893 jobs |
| 11 | NICU | 3,597 | $2,358 | $2,082–$2,631 | $63.88 | +4.5% | 3,728 jobs |
| 12 | Home Health | 1,823 | $2,338 | $2,088–$2,580 | $59.50 | +3.6% | 2,169 jobs |
| 13 | CVICU | 3,770 | $2,304 | $2,023–$2,664 | $61.50 | +2.1% | 3,887 jobs |
| 14 | Oncology | 3,290 | $2,285 | $2,040–$2,559 | $59.90 | +1.2% | 3,473 jobs |
| 15 | ICU | 19,795 | $2,264 | $2,024–$2,524 | $61.19 | +0.3% | 20,363 jobs |
| 16 | Endoscopy | 1,155 | $2,260 | $1,976–$2,488 | $57.17 | +0.1% | 1,201 jobs |
| 17 | Hospice | 507 | $2,252 | $2,062–$2,492 | $58.50 | −0.2% | 686 jobs |
| 18 | Coronary Care | 768 | $2,244 | $2,052–$2,500 | $62.67 | −0.6% | 791 jobs |
| 19 | PACU | 3,193 | $2,216 | $1,944–$2,490 | $58.72 | −1.8% | 3,231 jobs |
| 20 | PCU | 16,975 | $2,210 | $1,987–$2,444 | $60.00 | −2.1% | 17,407 jobs |
| 21 | ER | 29,600 | $2,203 | $1,980–$2,440 | $60.11 | −2.4% | 30,259 jobs |
| 22 | Pediatrics | 1,118 | $2,194 | $1,940–$2,486 | $60.94 | −2.8% | 1,173 jobs |
| 23 | Telemetry | 6,777 | $2,166 | $1,944–$2,413 | $58.89 | −4.0% | 6,958 jobs |
| 24 | Post Partum | 1,549 | $2,142 | $1,786–$2,614 | $58.22 | −5.1% | 1,581 jobs |
| 25 | Med-Surg | 35,163 | $2,137 | $1,908–$2,383 | $57.78 | −5.3% | 35,977 jobs |
| 26 | Dialysis | 794 | $2,107 | $1,987–$2,350 | $56.89 | −6.6% | 864 jobs |
| 27 | Psych | 1,352 | $2,088 | $1,861–$2,347 | $55.76 | −7.5% | 1,414 jobs |
| 28 | LTC | 1,423 | $2,059 | $1,811–$2,266 | $54.93 | −8.8% | 1,427 jobs |
| 29 | Orthopedics | 721 | $2,052 | $1,814–$2,350 | $53.69 | −9.1% | 825 jobs |
| 30 | Rehab | 1,364 | $2,016 | $1,806–$2,246 | $55.50 | −10.7% | 1,398 jobs |
| 31 | Long Term Acute | 1,367 | $2,010 | $1,872–$2,142 | $55.86 | −10.9% | 1,391 jobs |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). RN contract pay by state and specialty — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 7, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary. Data as of November 7, 2026.
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