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Med-Surg RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates

Median $2,113 a week across 31,464 live Med-Surg RN listings with posted pay, as of November 1, 2026 — −5.9% 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 Med-Surg that posted a rate — 31,464 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 499 listings for Med-Surg 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 Med-Surg RNs against all specialties
Med-Surg 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
Med-Surg31,464$1,892$2,113$2,358$2,154$57.22 (n=30,050)−5.9%
National162,728$1,994$2,246$2,547$2,301$60.25 (n=152,796)—

States, ranked by median

Median advertised weekly pay for Med-Surg RNs by state (top 12)
Every state with at least 30 Med-Surg listings posting pay, ranked by median weekly advertised pay
#StateListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs nationalJobs
1Massachusetts1,262$2,503$2,303–$2,722$68.43+11.4%1,262 jobs
2South Dakota217$2,437$2,250–$2,556$67.24+8.5%217 jobs
3Alaska93$2,345$2,200–$2,604$64.94+4.4%93 jobs
4Wisconsin1,071$2,333$2,149–$2,480$63.69+3.9%1,071 jobs
5Vermont263$2,306$2,167–$2,516$63.58+2.7%263 jobs
6New Hampshire183$2,306$2,210–$2,462$63.61+2.7%183 jobs
7Maine400$2,304$2,116–$2,374$63.39+2.6%400 jobs
8Iowa1,206$2,300$2,125–$2,480$62.83+2.4%1,206 jobs
9Washington674$2,284$2,149–$2,431$62.81+1.7%674 jobs
10Illinois1,596$2,283$2,113–$2,452$62.55+1.6%1,596 jobs
11Michigan786$2,270$2,086–$2,484$62.32+1.1%786 jobs
12Connecticut317$2,256$2,124–$2,519$60.61+0.4%317 jobs
13New York754$2,250$2,102–$2,455$60.94+0.2%754 jobs
14Nebraska445$2,250$2,118–$2,407$61.25+0.2%445 jobs
15North Dakota334$2,242$2,117–$2,538$61.00−0.2%334 jobs
16California1,183$2,240$2,062–$2,469$61.06−0.3%1,183 jobs
17Minnesota305$2,239$2,088–$2,449$60.06−0.3%305 jobs
18Hawaii72$2,239$2,115–$2,430$61.11−0.3%72 jobs
19New Jersey125$2,229$2,121–$2,276$61.31−0.8%125 jobs
20Montana108$2,177$2,051–$2,295$60.28−3.1%108 jobs
21West Virginia778$2,164$1,947–$2,385$58.33−3.7%778 jobs
22Pennsylvania455$2,160$2,031–$2,292$59.17−3.8%455 jobs
23Ohio1,725$2,142$2,006–$2,300$59.25−4.6%1,725 jobs
24Arizona609$2,142$1,987–$2,329$59.03−4.6%609 jobs
25Nevada66$2,125$1,875–$2,358$59.01−5.4%66 jobs
26Idaho121$2,122$1,879–$2,285$54.53−5.5%121 jobs
27Indiana813$2,112$1,959–$2,347$58.19−6.0%813 jobs
28Wyoming143$2,106$2,018–$2,204$58.44−6.2%143 jobs
29Missouri1,632$2,103$1,891–$2,400$55.57−6.4%1,632 jobs
30Kansas736$2,094$1,894–$2,312$56.54−6.8%736 jobs
31Kentucky694$2,091$1,914–$2,239$57.25−6.9%694 jobs
32Maryland446$2,079$1,910–$2,229$56.28−7.4%446 jobs
33Oregon628$2,058$1,925–$2,230$55.83−8.4%628 jobs
34Louisiana434$2,050$1,908–$2,220$56.67−8.7%434 jobs
35Virginia759$2,023$1,872–$2,206$55.11−9.9%759 jobs
36Colorado804$2,022$1,822–$2,268$55.93−10.0%804 jobs
37Washington, DC35$2,020$1,796–$2,058$55.56−10.1%35 jobs
38New Mexico353$2,016$1,764–$2,259$49.75−10.2%353 jobs
39North Carolina1,612$1,959$1,816–$2,085$53.58−12.8%1,612 jobs
40South Carolina818$1,915$1,771–$2,142$51.69−14.7%818 jobs
41Alabama462$1,872$1,733–$2,124$50.71−16.7%462 jobs
42Georgia1,385$1,868$1,714–$2,016$51.19−16.8%1,385 jobs
43Tennessee1,667$1,860$1,716–$2,030$51.44−17.2%1,667 jobs
44Florida171$1,840$1,683–$2,030$50.19−18.1%171 jobs
45Oklahoma485$1,824$1,671–$1,987$49.94−18.8%485 jobs
46Arkansas175$1,818$1,656–$2,046$49.56−19.1%175 jobs
47Mississippi155$1,815$1,703–$1,969$49.65−19.2%155 jobs
48Utah46$1,768$1,660–$1,858$49.08−21.3%46 jobs
49Texas1,852$1,720$1,586–$1,890$47.44−23.4%1,852 jobs

Too few listings to rank (under 30): Delaware (7), Rhode Island (4).

By work type

Advertised weekly pay for Med-Surg RNs by employment type, 31,464 listings
Work typeListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Travel29,618$2,131$1,910–$2,377$2,173$57.56 (n=28,311)−5.1%
Contract1,693$1,872$1,656–$2,052$1,860$51.30 (n=1,689)−16.7%
Full-time142$1,728$1,620–$2,061$1,837$50.00 (n=49)−23.1%
Per diem / PRN7too few listings to report (under 30)
Part-time3too few listings to report (under 30)
Not stated1too few listings to report (under 30)

By shift

Advertised weekly pay for Med-Surg RNs by shift, 31,464 listings
ShiftListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Nights19,112$2,100$1,890–$2,334$2,139$57.28 (n=18,939)−6.5%
Days9,481$2,094$1,872–$2,330$2,122$56.85 (n=9,345)−6.8%
Not stated2,046$2,261$1,974–$2,645$2,348$54.85 (n=948)+0.7%
Rotating717$2,352$2,153–$2,563$2,383$64.50 (n=717)+4.7%
Evenings108$2,444$2,148–$2,768$2,470$64.28 (n=101)+8.8%
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RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). Med-Surg RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 1, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/med-surg. Data as of November 1, 2026.

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