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.

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.

Advertised weekly pay by work type, nationally
National advertised weekly pay overall and by employment type: 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile, mean and hourly equivalent
GroupListings25th pct / wkMedian / wk75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national median
National182,268$2,005$2,257$2,558$2,313$60.58 (n=171,355)—
Travel169,830$2,028$2,275$2,581$2,337$60.92 (n=161,589)+0.8%
Contract9,983$1,764$1,980$2,232$2,005$54.00 (n=9,418)−12.3%
Full-time1,550$1,548$1,728$2,088$1,884$52.00 (n=333)−23.4%
Not stated703$1,861$1,959$2,070$1,954—−13.2%
Per diem / PRN165$1,728$1,964$2,181$1,976—−13.0%
Part-time37$1,728$1,836$2,067$1,880$96.00 (n=15)−18.7%

By shift

National advertised weekly pay by shift, 182,268 listings
ShiftListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Nights89,478$2,208$1,973–$2,490$2,266$60.17 (n=88,556)−2.2%
Days68,819$2,285$2,016–$2,590$2,329$60.78 (n=66,885)+1.2%
Not stated16,669$2,360$2,066–$2,726$2,432$60.31 (n=8,810)+4.6%
Rotating4,544$2,480$2,239–$2,800$2,545$66.67 (n=4,405)+9.9%
Evenings2,758$2,304$2,041–$2,628$2,360$61.19 (n=2,699)+2.1%

States, ranked by median

Median advertised weekly pay by state (top 12)
Every state with a published pay page (200 or more RN listings posting pay), ranked by median weekly advertised pay
#StateListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs nationalJobs
1Alaska971$2,848$2,461–$3,132$73.68+26.2%1,015 jobs
2Massachusetts7,126$2,602$2,385–$2,856$70.36+15.3%7,257 jobs
3California13,169$2,576$2,314–$2,952$69.00+14.1%13,623 jobs
4South Dakota1,298$2,512$2,263–$2,805$64.81+11.3%1,322 jobs
5Vermont1,202$2,491$2,270–$2,789$66.78+10.4%1,218 jobs
6Connecticut2,602$2,481$2,268–$2,851$65.12+9.9%2,600 jobs
7Nevada344$2,481$2,253–$2,696$66.78+9.9%351 jobs
8North Dakota1,319$2,479$2,184–$2,847$65.42+9.8%1,342 jobs
9New York5,957$2,470$2,260–$2,797$65.69+9.4%6,188 jobs
10Oregon3,014$2,419$2,172–$2,672$64.00+7.2%3,106 jobs
11Montana1,439$2,419$2,185–$2,707$64.17+7.2%1,443 jobs
12Wisconsin5,812$2,417$2,217–$2,748$65.14+7.1%6,040 jobs
13Washington5,858$2,414$2,222–$2,683$65.53+7.0%6,042 jobs
14New Jersey1,988$2,391$2,231–$2,647$65.68+5.9%2,140 jobs
15Minnesota1,770$2,391$2,177–$2,662$64.14+5.9%1,820 jobs
16New Hampshire2,647$2,366$2,173–$2,722$64.58+4.8%2,746 jobs
17Nebraska1,838$2,347$2,194–$2,636$63.86+4.0%1,843 jobs
18Illinois7,065$2,341$2,160–$2,607$64.06+3.7%7,492 jobs
19Hawaii694$2,338$2,073–$2,700$61.39+3.6%712 jobs
20Idaho870$2,324$2,066–$2,661$62.39+3.0%879 jobs
21Iowa3,776$2,311$2,134–$2,575$62.91+2.4%3,850 jobs
22Wyoming449$2,308$2,142–$2,777$63.00+2.3%458 jobs
23Maine2,299$2,305$2,176–$2,550$64.13+2.1%2,346 jobs
24Delaware224$2,298$2,108–$2,438$62.83+1.8%230 jobs
25West Virginia2,748$2,284$2,058–$2,530$60.89+1.2%2,801 jobs
26Michigan3,599$2,275$2,110–$2,560$62.31+0.8%3,761 jobs
27Pennsylvania2,893$2,273$2,094–$2,533$62.25+0.7%3,361 jobs
28New Mexico2,103$2,261$2,036–$2,564$59.18+0.2%2,131 jobs
29Arizona5,006$2,244$2,066–$2,473$61.50−0.6%5,107 jobs
30Colorado5,768$2,225$2,000–$2,490$61.08−1.4%5,779 jobs
31Indiana4,056$2,224$2,027–$2,466$60.19−1.5%4,133 jobs
32Kentucky3,551$2,215$1,998–$2,476$60.31−1.9%3,688 jobs
33Kansas3,553$2,203$2,014–$2,512$58.81−2.4%3,773 jobs
34Washington, DC389$2,201$2,025–$2,426$58.61−2.5%396 jobs
35Virginia6,627$2,170$1,987–$2,412$58.94−3.9%6,789 jobs
36Ohio6,923$2,167$2,016–$2,415$59.50−4.0%6,998 jobs
37Maryland2,595$2,164$1,961–$2,430$58.36−4.1%2,690 jobs
38Missouri6,162$2,155$1,938–$2,468$57.17−4.5%7,120 jobs
39Oklahoma2,760$2,140$1,852–$2,394$56.75−5.2%2,931 jobs
40Florida4,615$2,083$1,873–$2,350$55.92−7.7%4,716 jobs
41Louisiana1,855$2,072$1,906–$2,292$56.19−8.2%2,173 jobs
42North Carolina8,819$2,031$1,879–$2,234$55.42−10.0%9,516 jobs
43Alabama1,403$2,000$1,835–$2,253$53.69−11.4%1,418 jobs
44Georgia6,935$1,983$1,800–$2,219$53.61−12.1%7,410 jobs
45Arkansas724$1,980$1,780–$2,200$53.64−12.3%803 jobs
46South Carolina2,958$1,960$1,809–$2,245$52.64−13.2%3,139 jobs
47Texas15,529$1,941$1,726–$2,237$52.67−14.0%15,854 jobs
48Tennessee6,035$1,915$1,746–$2,160$52.28−15.2%6,792 jobs
49Mississippi474$1,904$1,776–$2,071$52.50−15.6%488 jobs
50Utah256$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

Median advertised weekly pay by specialty (top 12)
Every specialty with a published pay page (200 or more RN listings posting pay), ranked by median weekly advertised pay
#SpecialtyListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs nationalJobs
1CVOR2,831$2,708$2,403–$3,028$69.68+20.0%2,948 jobs
2Cath Lab5,479$2,706$2,424–$3,026$68.90+19.9%5,731 jobs
3Interventional Radiology1,716$2,658$2,412–$2,952$68.00+17.8%1,774 jobs
4Infusion547$2,600$2,346–$2,874$65.80+15.2%566 jobs
5L&D12,916$2,522$2,163–$2,887$68.19+11.7%13,406 jobs
6PICU2,475$2,521$2,218–$2,821$67.99+11.7%2,560 jobs
7OB/GYN334$2,490$2,153–$2,851$67.50+10.3%357 jobs
8Wound Care227$2,416$2,128–$2,748$61.68+7.0%255 jobs
9OR12,809$2,415$2,173–$2,694$62.68+7.0%13,168 jobs
10Case Management1,805$2,411$2,150–$2,769$62.18+6.8%1,893 jobs
11NICU3,597$2,358$2,082–$2,631$63.88+4.5%3,728 jobs
12Home Health1,823$2,338$2,088–$2,580$59.50+3.6%2,169 jobs
13CVICU3,770$2,304$2,023–$2,664$61.50+2.1%3,887 jobs
14Oncology3,290$2,285$2,040–$2,559$59.90+1.2%3,473 jobs
15ICU19,795$2,264$2,024–$2,524$61.19+0.3%20,363 jobs
16Endoscopy1,155$2,260$1,976–$2,488$57.17+0.1%1,201 jobs
17Hospice507$2,252$2,062–$2,492$58.50−0.2%686 jobs
18Coronary Care768$2,244$2,052–$2,500$62.67−0.6%791 jobs
19PACU3,193$2,216$1,944–$2,490$58.72−1.8%3,231 jobs
20PCU16,975$2,210$1,987–$2,444$60.00−2.1%17,407 jobs
21ER29,600$2,203$1,980–$2,440$60.11−2.4%30,259 jobs
22Pediatrics1,118$2,194$1,940–$2,486$60.94−2.8%1,173 jobs
23Telemetry6,777$2,166$1,944–$2,413$58.89−4.0%6,958 jobs
24Post Partum1,549$2,142$1,786–$2,614$58.22−5.1%1,581 jobs
25Med-Surg35,163$2,137$1,908–$2,383$57.78−5.3%35,977 jobs
26Dialysis794$2,107$1,987–$2,350$56.89−6.6%864 jobs
27Psych1,352$2,088$1,861–$2,347$55.76−7.5%1,414 jobs
28LTC1,423$2,059$1,811–$2,266$54.93−8.8%1,427 jobs
29Orthopedics721$2,052$1,814–$2,350$53.69−9.1%825 jobs
30Rehab1,364$2,016$1,806–$2,246$55.50−10.7%1,398 jobs
31Long Term Acute1,367$2,010$1,872–$2,142$55.86−10.9%1,391 jobs
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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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