ER RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,204 a week across 31,072 live ER RN listings with posted pay, as of November 6, 2026 — −2.4% against the all-specialty national median of $2,259.
- $2,204median per week−2.4% vs national
- $1,987–$2,43725th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,241mean per week−3.2% vs national
- $60.14median hourly equivalentfrom 29,948 listings with posted hours
- 31,072listings 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 for ER that posted a rate — 31,072 of them as of November 6, 2026. 95% 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 567 listings for ER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER | 31,072 | $1,987 | $2,204 | $2,437 | $2,241 | $60.14 (n=29,948) | −2.4% |
| National | 188,646 | $2,005 | $2,259 | $2,559 | $2,314 | $60.64 (n=177,717) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 75 | $2,785 | $2,578–$3,335 | $72.25 | +23.3% | 75 jobs |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 1,460 | $2,564 | $2,365–$2,787 | $70.03 | +13.5% | 1,460 jobs |
| 3 | Connecticut | 417 | $2,499 | $2,330–$2,743 | $67.35 | +10.6% | 417 jobs |
| 4 | Alaska | 91 | $2,499 | $2,344–$2,642 | $68.75 | +10.6% | 91 jobs |
| 5 | California | 2,355 | $2,484 | $2,296–$2,696 | $67.97 | +10.0% | 2,355 jobs |
| 6 | New York | 1,264 | $2,484 | $2,305–$2,808 | $66.67 | +10.0% | 1,264 jobs |
| 7 | Delaware | 40 | $2,426 | $2,325–$2,531 | $66.68 | +7.4% | 40 jobs |
| 8 | Minnesota | 340 | $2,399 | $2,218–$2,652 | $64.69 | +6.2% | 340 jobs |
| 9 | Nebraska | 175 | $2,390 | $2,275–$2,460 | $65.75 | +5.8% | 175 jobs |
| 10 | Vermont | 224 | $2,370 | $2,212–$2,558 | $65.76 | +4.9% | 224 jobs |
| 11 | Nevada | 68 | $2,354 | $2,223–$2,529 | $64.99 | +4.2% | 68 jobs |
| 12 | Oregon | 451 | $2,339 | $2,181–$2,494 | $64.07 | +3.5% | 451 jobs |
| 13 | New Jersey | 318 | $2,329 | $2,232–$2,402 | $64.75 | +3.1% | 318 jobs |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 966 | $2,320 | $2,182–$2,520 | $63.69 | +2.7% | 966 jobs |
| 15 | Washington | 1,260 | $2,305 | $2,160–$2,482 | $63.00 | +2.0% | 1,260 jobs |
| 16 | South Dakota | 207 | $2,305 | $2,171–$2,486 | $63.47 | +2.0% | 207 jobs |
| 17 | Maine | 475 | $2,304 | $2,142–$2,394 | $63.69 | +2.0% | 475 jobs |
| 18 | Hawaii | 107 | $2,291 | $2,012–$2,602 | $62.40 | +1.4% | 107 jobs |
| 19 | Wyoming | 38 | $2,290 | $2,206–$2,402 | $63.50 | +1.4% | 38 jobs |
| 20 | Montana | 139 | $2,288 | $2,104–$2,406 | $62.92 | +1.3% | 139 jobs |
| 21 | Washington, DC | 57 | $2,285 | $2,110–$2,459 | $63.19 | +1.2% | 57 jobs |
| 22 | New Hampshire | 526 | $2,272 | $2,142–$2,491 | $62.81 | +0.6% | 526 jobs |
| 23 | Illinois | 891 | $2,271 | $2,105–$2,553 | $61.69 | +0.5% | 891 jobs |
| 24 | Iowa | 660 | $2,263 | $2,130–$2,403 | $62.46 | +0.2% | 660 jobs |
| 25 | Colorado | 834 | $2,220 | $2,080–$2,371 | $61.44 | −1.7% | 834 jobs |
| 26 | North Dakota | 130 | $2,216 | $2,088–$2,375 | $60.92 | −1.9% | 130 jobs |
| 27 | Michigan | 819 | $2,203 | $2,095–$2,298 | $60.83 | −2.5% | 819 jobs |
| 28 | Maryland | 469 | $2,203 | $2,066–$2,337 | $61.00 | −2.5% | 469 jobs |
| 29 | New Mexico | 466 | $2,182 | $2,025–$2,356 | $59.00 | −3.4% | 466 jobs |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 270 | $2,174 | $2,006–$2,361 | $60.00 | −3.8% | 270 jobs |
| 31 | Virginia | 1,154 | $2,131 | $1,971–$2,274 | $57.91 | −5.7% | 1,154 jobs |
| 32 | Arizona | 893 | $2,131 | $1,987–$2,266 | $58.92 | −5.7% | 893 jobs |
| 33 | Missouri | 809 | $2,131 | $1,944–$2,545 | $55.71 | −5.7% | 809 jobs |
| 34 | Indiana | 305 | $2,123 | $1,976–$2,288 | $57.75 | −6.0% | 305 jobs |
| 35 | Kansas | 933 | $2,095 | $1,919–$2,311 | $56.47 | −7.3% | 933 jobs |
| 36 | Kentucky | 424 | $2,079 | $1,920–$2,262 | $57.36 | −8.0% | 424 jobs |
| 37 | Arkansas | 115 | $2,077 | $1,860–$2,239 | $57.56 | −8.1% | 115 jobs |
| 38 | Idaho | 155 | $2,071 | $1,969–$2,268 | $57.28 | −8.3% | 155 jobs |
| 39 | North Carolina | 1,848 | $2,046 | $1,868–$2,200 | $56.03 | −9.4% | 1,848 jobs |
| 40 | Texas | 3,741 | $2,045 | $1,791–$2,268 | $56.24 | −9.5% | 3,741 jobs |
| 41 | Ohio | 723 | $2,044 | $1,904–$2,176 | $56.50 | −9.5% | 723 jobs |
| 42 | West Virginia | 248 | $2,032 | $1,840–$2,252 | $54.94 | −10.0% | 248 jobs |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 267 | $2,023 | $1,814–$2,217 | $56.00 | −10.4% | 267 jobs |
| 44 | Louisiana | 219 | $2,006 | $1,906–$2,167 | $55.64 | −11.2% | 219 jobs |
| 45 | Georgia | 980 | $1,961 | $1,803–$2,164 | $53.69 | −13.2% | 980 jobs |
| 46 | Florida | 783 | $1,960 | $1,757–$2,256 | $52.14 | −13.2% | 783 jobs |
| 47 | Alabama | 207 | $1,900 | $1,746–$2,112 | $51.35 | −15.9% | 207 jobs |
| 48 | South Carolina | 477 | $1,876 | $1,733–$2,113 | $51.68 | −17.0% | 477 jobs |
| 49 | Tennessee | 1,060 | $1,866 | $1,716–$2,019 | $51.31 | −17.4% | 1,060 jobs |
| 50 | Utah | 117 | $1,712 | $1,634–$1,789 | $47.56 | −24.2% | 117 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Mississippi (21).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 29,391 | $2,218 | $2,006–$2,452 | $2,258 | $60.36 (n=28,452) | −1.8% |
| Contract | 1,506 | $1,980 | $1,728–$2,160 | $1,955 | $54.00 (n=1,452) | −12.4% |
| Full-time | 146 | $1,728 | $1,548–$2,088 | $1,861 | $54.00 (n=43) | −23.5% |
| Per diem / PRN | 22 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Not stated | 6 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Part-time | 1 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | 18,669 | $2,195 | $1,980–$2,415 | $2,224 | $60.00 (n=18,506) | −2.8% |
| Days | 7,759 | $2,185 | $1,959–$2,412 | $2,216 | $60.00 (n=7,642) | −3.3% |
| Not stated | 2,278 | $2,293 | $2,076–$2,601 | $2,382 | $60.11 (n=1,449) | +1.5% |
| Evenings | 1,512 | $2,206 | $1,983–$2,484 | $2,266 | $59.69 (n=1,502) | −2.3% |
| Rotating | 854 | $2,342 | $2,194–$2,579 | $2,414 | $64.36 (n=849) | +3.7% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). ER RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 7, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/er. Data as of November 6, 2026.
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