ICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,174 a week across 14,705 live ICU RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — −0.9% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,174median per week−0.9% vs national
- $1,950–$2,40025th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,204mean per week−2.0% vs national
- $59.50median hourly equivalentfrom 14,127 listings with posted hours
- 14,705listings 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 ICU that posted a rate — 14,705 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 178 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.
| Group | Listings | 25th pct / wk | Median / wk | 75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU | 14,705 | $1,950 | $2,174 | $2,400 | $2,204 | $59.50 (n=14,127) | −0.9% |
| National | 155,180 | $1,965 | $2,194 | $2,485 | $2,248 | $59.33 (n=147,568) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | 132 | $2,827 | $2,588–$3,015 | $61.31 | +28.9% | 132 jobs |
| 2 | Alaska | 42 | $2,658 | $2,553–$2,782 | $73.58 | +21.1% | 42 jobs |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 821 | $2,579 | $2,424–$2,772 | $70.58 | +17.5% | 821 jobs |
| 4 | Minnesota | 140 | $2,458 | $2,280–$2,649 | $65.93 | +12.0% | 140 jobs |
| 5 | California | 891 | $2,446 | $2,232–$2,754 | $66.86 | +11.5% | 891 jobs |
| 6 | Hawaii | 116 | $2,390 | $2,002–$2,727 | $64.10 | +8.9% | 116 jobs |
| 7 | New York | 533 | $2,383 | $2,242–$2,631 | $64.58 | +8.6% | 533 jobs |
| 8 | Nevada | 62 | $2,374 | $2,213–$2,431 | $65.26 | +8.2% | 62 jobs |
| 9 | Oregon | 173 | $2,362 | $2,232–$2,470 | $64.96 | +7.7% | 173 jobs |
| 10 | New Jersey | 81 | $2,307 | $2,208–$2,408 | $64.08 | +5.2% | 81 jobs |
| 11 | Connecticut | 173 | $2,304 | $2,162–$2,439 | $63.94 | +5.0% | 173 jobs |
| 12 | Illinois | 667 | $2,291 | $2,156–$2,442 | $63.25 | +4.4% | 667 jobs |
| 13 | Nebraska | 194 | $2,272 | $2,186–$2,340 | $63.00 | +3.6% | 194 jobs |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 455 | $2,270 | $2,167–$2,383 | $62.75 | +3.5% | 455 jobs |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 223 | $2,270 | $2,142–$2,434 | $62.88 | +3.5% | 223 jobs |
| 16 | Kansas | 404 | $2,268 | $1,934–$2,590 | $58.03 | +3.4% | 404 jobs |
| 17 | Washington | 405 | $2,265 | $2,126–$2,412 | $62.51 | +3.2% | 405 jobs |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 182 | $2,261 | $2,139–$2,407 | $62.39 | +3.1% | 182 jobs |
| 19 | North Dakota | 67 | $2,253 | $2,160–$2,386 | $62.10 | +2.7% | 67 jobs |
| 20 | Michigan | 176 | $2,247 | $2,077–$2,450 | $62.26 | +2.4% | 176 jobs |
| 21 | West Virginia | 95 | $2,231 | $2,141–$2,308 | $61.89 | +1.7% | 95 jobs |
| 22 | Iowa | 481 | $2,223 | $2,136–$2,320 | $61.72 | +1.3% | 481 jobs |
| 23 | Wyoming | 92 | $2,191 | $2,104–$2,268 | $60.78 | −0.1% | 92 jobs |
| 24 | New Mexico | 174 | $2,176 | $1,881–$2,418 | $52.14 | −0.8% | 174 jobs |
| 25 | Delaware | 47 | $2,172 | $2,066–$2,262 | $60.31 | −1.0% | 47 jobs |
| 26 | Arizona | 919 | $2,161 | $2,064–$2,268 | $60.00 | −1.5% | 919 jobs |
| 27 | Ohio | 783 | $2,142 | $2,004–$2,254 | $59.10 | −2.4% | 783 jobs |
| 28 | Montana | 83 | $2,142 | $1,958–$2,242 | $59.36 | −2.4% | 83 jobs |
| 29 | Maryland | 141 | $2,131 | $2,036–$2,333 | $58.11 | −2.9% | 141 jobs |
| 30 | Idaho | 220 | $2,123 | $2,005–$2,241 | $57.79 | −3.2% | 220 jobs |
| 31 | Virginia | 373 | $2,102 | $1,959–$2,268 | $57.43 | −4.2% | 373 jobs |
| 32 | Indiana | 437 | $2,073 | $1,959–$2,200 | $57.04 | −5.5% | 437 jobs |
| 33 | Colorado | 261 | $2,054 | $1,888–$2,268 | $56.74 | −6.4% | 261 jobs |
| 34 | Kentucky | 331 | $2,033 | $1,800–$2,173 | $56.33 | −7.3% | 331 jobs |
| 35 | Louisiana | 222 | $2,007 | $1,816–$2,200 | $55.22 | −8.5% | 222 jobs |
| 36 | Washington, DC | 62 | $1,987 | $1,943–$2,159 | $55.19 | −9.4% | 62 jobs |
| 37 | Missouri | 107 | $1,980 | $1,762–$2,174 | $56.22 | −9.8% | 107 jobs |
| 38 | North Carolina | 709 | $1,969 | $1,830–$2,103 | $54.47 | −10.3% | 709 jobs |
| 39 | Arkansas | 105 | $1,931 | $1,777–$2,074 | $52.56 | −12.0% | 105 jobs |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 278 | $1,925 | $1,714–$2,360 | $53.01 | −12.3% | 278 jobs |
| 41 | Georgia | 691 | $1,912 | $1,779–$2,140 | $52.56 | −12.9% | 691 jobs |
| 42 | South Carolina | 182 | $1,904 | $1,774–$2,179 | $52.25 | −13.2% | 182 jobs |
| 43 | Alabama | 295 | $1,866 | $1,739–$2,110 | $51.11 | −14.9% | 295 jobs |
| 44 | Texas | 1,101 | $1,814 | $1,610–$2,041 | $49.33 | −17.3% | 1,101 jobs |
| 45 | Tennessee | 319 | $1,787 | $1,671–$1,912 | $49.53 | −18.6% | 319 jobs |
| 46 | Florida | 165 | $1,721 | $1,621–$1,841 | $47.61 | −21.6% | 165 jobs |
| 47 | Mississippi | 59 | $1,714 | $1,588–$1,864 | $47.29 | −21.9% | 59 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Maine (18), Rhode Island (12), Vermont (5), Utah (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 13,877 | $2,185 | $1,966–$2,413 | $2,217 | $59.64 (n=13,373) | −0.4% |
| Contract | 743 | $1,980 | $1,764–$2,160 | $1,962 | $54.00 (n=740) | −9.8% |
| Full-time | 75 | $1,836 | $1,728–$2,268 | $2,064 | $54.00 (n=11) | −16.3% |
| Per diem / PRN | 6 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Part-time | 3 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Not stated | 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 | 9,185 | $2,151 | $1,926–$2,377 | $2,178 | $59.06 (n=9,127) | −2.0% |
| Days | 3,645 | $2,178 | $1,968–$2,374 | $2,199 | $59.81 (n=3,619) | −0.7% |
| Not stated | 1,423 | $2,240 | $2,007–$2,527 | $2,302 | $58.97 (n=932) | +2.1% |
| Rotating | 382 | $2,447 | $2,232–$2,647 | $2,471 | $67.60 (n=380) | +11.5% |
| Evenings | 70 | $2,270 | $2,051–$2,513 | $2,319 | $63.11 (n=69) | +3.5% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). ICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/icu. Data as of September 16, 2026.
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