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Med-Surg RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates

Median $2,074 a week across 26,371 live Med-Surg RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — −5.5% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.

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 — 26,371 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 260 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-Surg26,371$1,869$2,074$2,280$2,100$56.28 (n=25,331)−5.5%
National155,180$1,965$2,194$2,485$2,248$59.33 (n=147,568)—

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
1Alaska43$2,494$2,306–$2,721$70.19+13.7%43 jobs
2Massachusetts1,012$2,470$2,250–$2,722$67.86+12.6%1,012 jobs
3Rhode Island31$2,457$2,414–$2,542$67.86+12.0%31 jobs
4North Dakota338$2,390$2,186–$2,525$64.19+8.9%338 jobs
5Nevada48$2,352$2,255–$2,457$64.72+7.2%48 jobs
6South Dakota112$2,296$2,192–$2,422$61.94+4.6%112 jobs
7New Hampshire373$2,295$2,190–$2,470$62.92+4.6%373 jobs
8Vermont165$2,295$2,177–$2,509$63.03+4.6%165 jobs
9Wisconsin925$2,287$2,171–$2,394$63.00+4.2%925 jobs
10New York678$2,239$2,111–$2,482$60.83+2.1%678 jobs
11Illinois1,553$2,208$2,079–$2,327$61.11+0.6%1,553 jobs
12New Jersey90$2,204$2,055–$2,300$60.00+0.5%90 jobs
13Nebraska275$2,189$2,106–$2,326$60.58−0.2%275 jobs
14Ohio1,595$2,160$2,034–$2,318$59.77−1.5%1,595 jobs
15Connecticut149$2,160$2,006–$2,300$59.54−1.5%149 jobs
16West Virginia465$2,153$1,984–$2,332$57.68−1.9%465 jobs
17Kansas517$2,146$1,977–$2,419$57.36−2.2%517 jobs
18Maine319$2,146$1,982–$2,282$60.61−2.2%319 jobs
19Iowa1,353$2,142$2,021–$2,241$59.17−2.4%1,353 jobs
20Hawaii137$2,130$1,993–$2,304$59.00−2.9%137 jobs
21Montana104$2,115$1,960–$2,209$58.11−3.6%104 jobs
22Maryland230$2,111$1,907–$2,255$54.96−3.8%230 jobs
23Washington466$2,106$1,956–$2,254$57.89−4.0%466 jobs
24California320$2,106$1,930–$2,358$57.36−4.0%320 jobs
25Michigan893$2,101$1,963–$2,227$58.11−4.2%893 jobs
26Indiana780$2,098$2,004–$2,210$58.06−4.4%780 jobs
27Minnesota47$2,096$1,974–$2,194$56.44−4.5%47 jobs
28Oregon240$2,093$1,958–$2,245$57.69−4.6%240 jobs
29Arizona637$2,090$1,966–$2,257$57.61−4.7%637 jobs
30Wyoming130$2,080$2,001–$2,179$57.58−5.2%130 jobs
31Kentucky561$2,077$1,918–$2,160$56.61−5.3%561 jobs
32Louisiana198$2,058$1,914–$2,180$57.11−6.2%198 jobs
33New Mexico416$2,056$1,819–$2,218$53.36−6.3%416 jobs
34Colorado433$2,038$1,814–$2,278$55.72−7.1%433 jobs
35Pennsylvania416$2,037$1,902–$2,160$56.37−7.2%416 jobs
36Virginia619$2,006$1,873–$2,184$55.11−8.6%619 jobs
37Idaho249$1,995$1,764–$2,255$52.94−9.1%249 jobs
38Missouri1,131$1,984$1,800–$2,236$53.03−9.6%1,131 jobs
39Washington, DC43$1,980$1,796–$2,046$54.26−9.8%43 jobs
40South Carolina605$1,910$1,771–$2,275$51.04−12.9%605 jobs
41Oklahoma568$1,903$1,750–$2,080$52.50−13.3%568 jobs
42North Carolina1,218$1,895$1,775–$2,037$51.89−13.6%1,218 jobs
43Georgia1,534$1,888$1,735–$2,038$51.25−13.9%1,534 jobs
44Alabama783$1,886$1,750–$2,066$51.31−14.0%783 jobs
45Tennessee1,719$1,840$1,725–$1,988$51.11−16.1%1,719 jobs
46Florida207$1,828$1,692–$1,980$50.74−16.7%207 jobs
47Arkansas219$1,766$1,658–$1,904$49.00−19.5%219 jobs
48Utah69$1,764$1,653–$1,840$48.36−19.6%69 jobs
49Mississippi121$1,739$1,638–$1,840$48.28−20.7%121 jobs
50Texas1,234$1,714$1,545–$1,887$47.19−21.9%1,234 jobs

By work type

Advertised weekly pay for Med-Surg RNs by employment type, 26,371 listings
Work typeListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Travel24,874$2,089$1,886–$2,292$2,117$56.61 (n=23,949)−4.8%
Contract1,356$1,836$1,647–$2,016$1,819$51.00 (n=1,344)−16.3%
Full-time118$1,728$1,701–$1,800$1,805$50.00 (n=34)−21.2%
Per diem / PRN14too few listings to report (under 30)
Part-time6too few listings to report (under 30)
Not stated3too few listings to report (under 30)

By shift

Advertised weekly pay for Med-Surg RNs by shift, 26,371 listings
ShiftListingsMedian / wk25th–75th pct / wkMean / wkMedian hourly equiv.vs national
Nights15,497$2,055$1,853–$2,244$2,075$56.00 (n=15,419)−6.3%
Days7,493$2,066$1,865–$2,281$2,091$56.42 (n=7,370)−5.8%
Not stated2,653$2,146$1,923–$2,402$2,210$56.00 (n=1,818)−2.2%
Rotating608$2,309$2,134–$2,527$2,354$63.60 (n=607)+5.2%
Evenings120$2,234$1,988–$2,482$2,257$58.19 (n=117)+1.8%
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RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). Med-Surg RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/med-surg. Data as of September 16, 2026.

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