Long Term Acute RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,006 a week across 1,152 live Long Term Acute RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — −8.6% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,006median per week−8.6% vs national
- $1,862–$2,13125th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,021mean per week−10.1% vs national
- $54.99median hourly equivalentfrom 1,094 listings with posted hours
- 1,152listings 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 Long Term Acute that posted a rate — 1,152 of them as of September 16, 2026. 87% 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 1 listings for Long Term Acute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Term Acute | 1,152 | $1,862 | $2,006 | $2,131 | $2,021 | $54.99 (n=1,094) | −8.6% |
| 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 Carolina | 66 | $2,452 | $1,892–$2,640 | $53.61 | +11.8% | 66 jobs |
| 2 | Iowa | 42 | $2,248 | $2,130–$2,293 | $62.46 | +2.5% | 42 jobs |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 50 | $2,140 | $2,027–$2,192 | $59.39 | −2.5% | 50 jobs |
| 4 | Colorado | 69 | $2,087 | $2,000–$2,179 | $57.78 | −4.9% | 69 jobs |
| 5 | Indiana | 83 | $2,071 | $1,942–$2,142 | $57.46 | −5.6% | 83 jobs |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 125 | $2,062 | $1,944–$2,117 | $56.58 | −6.0% | 125 jobs |
| 7 | New Jersey | 32 | $2,060 | $1,918–$2,098 | $56.94 | −6.1% | 32 jobs |
| 8 | North Carolina | 52 | $2,048 | $1,991–$2,142 | $56.31 | −6.7% | 52 jobs |
| 9 | Missouri | 94 | $2,045 | $1,943–$2,214 | $56.31 | −6.8% | 94 jobs |
| 10 | Michigan | 66 | $1,991 | $1,922–$2,088 | $55.31 | −9.3% | 66 jobs |
| 11 | Ohio | 164 | $1,840 | $1,728–$1,930 | $50.35 | −16.1% | 164 jobs |
| 12 | Florida | 31 | $1,726 | $1,644–$1,826 | $46.94 | −21.3% | 31 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Illinois (27), Georgia (24), Tennessee (21), California (20), West Virginia (20), Arizona (19), Nebraska (19), Kentucky (18), Alabama (17), Alaska (13), Texas (12), Mississippi (11), Virginia (10), Connecticut (8), Kansas (8), Louisiana (8), New York (4), Oklahoma (3), Massachusetts (2), Maryland (2), Montana (2), New Mexico (2), South Dakota (2), Washington (2), Arkansas (1), Delaware (1), Maine (1), Oregon (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 999 | $2,028 | $1,920–$2,144 | $2,059 | $55.72 (n=941) | −7.6% |
| Contract | 149 | $1,764 | $1,692–$1,836 | $1,779 | $49.00 (n=149) | −19.6% |
| Full-time | 4 | 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 | 611 | $1,980 | $1,830–$2,117 | $1,998 | $54.61 (n=610) | −9.8% |
| Days | 382 | $2,002 | $1,858–$2,101 | $2,009 | $55.21 (n=382) | −8.8% |
| Not stated | 147 | $2,117 | $2,012–$2,243 | $2,143 | $57.39 (n=90) | −3.5% |
| Evenings | 9 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Rotating | 3 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). Long Term Acute RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/long-term-acute-care. Data as of September 16, 2026.
Licence: CC BY 4.0. Reproduce the figures, tables and charts freely — in print or online — with attribution to RN Jobs Near Me and a link. Figures are advertised contract rates from live listings, not earned wages; the methodology explains what is and is not counted. The numbers on this page are also available as CSV, with the citation and licence on its first line.