CVICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates

Median $2,232 a week across 3,413 live CVICU RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — +1.7% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.

What these figures are

Advertised contract rates, not earned wages. Every number on this page comes from a live RN listing for CVICU that posted a rate — 3,413 of them as of September 16, 2026. 94% 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 11 listings for CVICU 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 for CVICU RNs against all specialties
CVICU vs national: 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile, mean and hourly equivalent of advertised weekly pay
GroupListings25th pct / wkMedian / wk75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national median
CVICU3,413$1,980$2,232$2,582$2,290$60.06 (n=3,290)+1.7%
National155,180$1,965$2,194$2,485$2,248$59.33 (n=147,568)

States, ranked by median

Median advertised weekly pay for CVICU RNs by state (top 12)
Every state with at least 30 CVICU listings posting pay, ranked by median weekly advertised pay
#StateListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs nationalJobs
1California108$2,890$2,708–$3,120$80.00+31.7%108 jobs
2Georgia33$2,804$2,340–$2,857$76.89+27.8%33 jobs
3Illinois246$2,722$2,490–$2,842$74.72+24.1%246 jobs
4New Jersey67$2,713$2,622–$2,770$75.33+23.7%67 jobs
5Idaho33$2,710$2,149–$2,789$57.21+23.5%33 jobs
6New York38$2,593$2,398–$2,772$72.22+18.2%38 jobs
7Massachusetts103$2,578$2,413–$2,746$71.44+17.5%103 jobs
8Maryland85$2,567$2,453–$2,664$71.31+17.0%85 jobs
9Colorado223$2,538$2,300–$2,694$70.42+15.7%223 jobs
10Montana61$2,520$2,413–$2,560$70.00+14.9%61 jobs
11New Mexico37$2,513$2,016–$2,716$56.00+14.5%37 jobs
12Wisconsin98$2,435$2,326–$2,520$67.43+11.0%98 jobs
13Oregon59$2,352$2,192–$2,741$62.00+7.2%59 jobs
14Arizona249$2,221$2,137–$2,340$61.50+1.2%249 jobs
15Ohio194$2,218$2,105–$2,381$60.47+1.1%194 jobs
16Missouri41$2,179$2,073–$2,336$61.32−0.7%41 jobs
17Kansas112$2,172$1,943–$2,616$54.54−1.0%112 jobs
18Washington81$2,150$2,039–$2,273$59.72−2.0%81 jobs
19North Carolina244$2,076$1,957–$2,188$57.28−5.4%244 jobs
20Florida56$2,063$1,902–$2,185$56.51−6.0%56 jobs
21Oklahoma116$2,056$1,959–$2,369$56.96−6.3%116 jobs
22Indiana189$2,054$1,926–$2,148$56.06−6.4%189 jobs
23South Carolina212$1,966$1,815–$2,354$52.40−10.4%212 jobs
24Alabama112$1,890$1,744–$2,052$51.87−13.9%112 jobs
25West Virginia44$1,862$1,726–$1,927$51.72−15.1%44 jobs
26Tennessee53$1,848$1,760–$2,050$51.33−15.8%53 jobs
27Texas318$1,802$1,638–$1,998$49.86−17.9%318 jobs

Too few listings to rank (under 30): Virginia (28), Minnesota (27), Kentucky (25), Pennsylvania (25), Michigan (21), Nebraska (19), Nevada (17), Louisiana (12), Hawaii (8), Delaware (6), New Hampshire (5), Washington, DC (4), Arkansas (2), Mississippi (1), Utah (1).

By work type

Advertised weekly pay for CVICU RNs by employment type, 3,413 listings
Work typeListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Travel3,207$2,251$2,005–$2,600$2,310$60.44 (n=3,093)+2.6%
Contract197$1,944$1,692–$2,268$1,976$54.00 (n=197)−11.4%
Full-time7too few listings to report (under 30)
Per diem / PRN1too few listings to report (under 30)
Not stated1too few listings to report (under 30)

By shift

Advertised weekly pay for CVICU RNs by shift, 3,413 listings
ShiftListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Nights2,137$2,232$1,974–$2,572$2,277$60.35 (n=2,132)+1.7%
Days776$2,180$1,944–$2,524$2,238$59.17 (n=771)−0.6%
Not stated385$2,268$2,016–$2,669$2,370$57.86 (n=274)+3.4%
Rotating108$2,618$2,341–$2,772$2,622$72.72 (n=107)+19.3%
Evenings7too few listings to report (under 30)
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RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). CVICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/cvicu. Data as of September 16, 2026.

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