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ICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates

Median $2,257 a week across 20,525 live ICU RN listings with posted pay, as of November 1, 2026 — +0.5% against the all-specialty national median of $2,246.

What these figures are

Advertised contract rates, not earned wages. Every number on this page comes from a live RN listing for ICU that posted a rate — 20,525 of them as of November 1, 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 318 listings for ICU 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 ICU RNs against all specialties
ICU 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
ICU20,525$2,021$2,257$2,508$2,296$61.19 (n=19,725)+0.5%
National194,073$1,998$2,246$2,546$2,303$60.39 (n=183,212)—

States, ranked by median

Median advertised weekly pay for ICU RNs by state (top 12)
Every state with at least 30 ICU listings posting pay, ranked by median weekly advertised pay
#StateListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs nationalJobs
1Vermont126$2,904$2,482–$3,020$77.81+29.3%126 jobs
2South Dakota195$2,727$2,424–$3,015$64.50+21.4%195 jobs
3Massachusetts1,027$2,581$2,420–$2,784$70.86+14.9%1,027 jobs
4Hawaii99$2,581$2,338–$2,786$71.53+14.9%99 jobs
5California2,252$2,553$2,356–$2,834$69.61+13.7%2,252 jobs
6Alaska97$2,513$2,375–$2,764$69.43+11.9%97 jobs
7New York699$2,459$2,294–$2,678$66.92+9.5%699 jobs
8Minnesota267$2,409$2,238–$2,624$65.25+7.3%267 jobs
9North Dakota84$2,406$2,268–$2,585$66.83+7.1%84 jobs
10Washington841$2,400$2,267–$2,563$66.19+6.9%841 jobs
11Idaho123$2,394$2,290–$2,997$64.61+6.6%123 jobs
12Wisconsin681$2,390$2,237–$2,769$63.97+6.4%681 jobs
13Oregon392$2,359$2,197–$2,521$64.78+5.0%392 jobs
14Connecticut466$2,358$2,196–$2,577$63.92+5.0%466 jobs
15Illinois789$2,349$2,203–$2,515$64.50+4.6%789 jobs
16West Virginia207$2,338$2,188–$2,498$64.06+4.1%207 jobs
17Maine212$2,334$2,256–$2,490$63.74+3.9%212 jobs
18Nebraska420$2,296$2,193–$2,387$63.18+2.2%420 jobs
19New Jersey215$2,292$2,082–$2,403$63.58+2.0%215 jobs
20Delaware42$2,290$2,162–$2,382$63.32+2.0%42 jobs
21Montana46$2,287$2,055–$2,432$62.36+1.8%46 jobs
22Iowa320$2,286$2,161–$2,413$63.06+1.8%320 jobs
23New Hampshire276$2,282$2,142–$2,440$62.83+1.6%276 jobs
24Pennsylvania328$2,272$2,146–$2,413$63.00+1.2%328 jobs
25Maryland278$2,266$2,061–$2,680$60.64+0.9%278 jobs
26Wyoming104$2,237$2,143–$2,350$61.75−0.4%104 jobs
27Michigan272$2,230$2,088–$2,347$61.96−0.7%272 jobs
28Arizona757$2,186$2,066–$2,298$60.67−2.7%757 jobs
29Missouri451$2,167$1,947–$2,404$57.75−3.5%451 jobs
30New Mexico240$2,160$1,988–$2,330$56.25−3.8%240 jobs
31Kentucky541$2,146$1,928–$2,404$59.19−4.5%541 jobs
32Washington, DC87$2,143$1,969–$2,318$59.53−4.6%87 jobs
33Ohio724$2,142$2,014–$2,306$58.50−4.6%724 jobs
34Virginia685$2,142$2,006–$2,310$58.11−4.6%685 jobs
35Indiana364$2,137$2,040–$2,251$58.85−4.9%364 jobs
36Colorado519$2,136$1,969–$2,280$59.19−4.9%519 jobs
37Kansas267$2,087$1,890–$2,292$57.69−7.1%267 jobs
38Oklahoma295$2,031$1,784–$2,292$53.58−9.6%295 jobs
39South Carolina168$2,022$1,856–$2,197$53.95−10.0%168 jobs
40Florida403$2,004$1,809–$2,196$54.75−10.8%403 jobs
41North Carolina708$1,980$1,875–$2,085$54.92−11.8%708 jobs
42Louisiana219$1,975$1,825–$2,167$54.19−12.1%219 jobs
43Georgia643$1,952$1,814–$2,142$53.68−13.1%643 jobs
44Arkansas132$1,909$1,764–$2,066$52.78−15.0%132 jobs
45Utah52$1,877$1,800–$1,951$51.71−16.4%52 jobs
46Alabama314$1,876$1,740–$2,023$51.54−16.5%314 jobs
47Texas1,581$1,864$1,708–$2,125$51.00−17.0%1,581 jobs
48Mississippi91$1,798$1,704–$1,904$49.55−19.9%91 jobs
49Tennessee385$1,791$1,688–$2,005$49.71−20.3%385 jobs

Too few listings to rank (under 30): Nevada (27), Rhode Island (14).

By work type

Advertised weekly pay for ICU RNs by employment type, 20,525 listings
Work typeListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Travel19,389$2,268$2,040–$2,520$2,311$61.50 (n=18,666)+1.0%
Contract1,037$2,052$1,836–$2,268$2,051$56.00 (n=1,036)−8.6%
Full-time83$1,728$1,584–$2,088$1,853$47.00 (n=23)−23.1%
Per diem / PRN15too few listings to report (under 30)
Not stated1too few listings to report (under 30)

By shift

Advertised weekly pay for ICU RNs by shift, 20,525 listings
ShiftListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Nights12,902$2,243$2,007–$2,489$2,278$61.02 (n=12,847)−0.1%
Days5,255$2,241$2,017–$2,481$2,277$61.19 (n=5,207)−0.2%
Not stated1,665$2,338$2,073–$2,682$2,407$59.81 (n=981)+4.1%
Rotating644$2,508$2,275–$2,736$2,534$68.33 (n=638)+11.7%
Evenings59$2,100$1,927–$2,348$2,170$59.03 (n=52)−6.5%
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RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). ICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 2, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/icu. Data as of November 1, 2026.

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