PACU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,192 a week across 2,860 live PACU RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — −0.1% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,192median per week−0.1% vs national
- $1,930–$2,42725th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,200mean per week−2.1% vs national
- $58.01median hourly equivalentfrom 2,706 listings with posted hours
- 2,860listings 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 PACU that posted a rate — 2,860 of them as of September 16, 2026. 95% 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 16 listings for PACU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACU | 2,860 | $1,930 | $2,192 | $2,427 | $2,200 | $58.01 (n=2,706) | −0.1% |
| 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 | New Hampshire | 107 | $2,599 | $2,397–$2,695 | $66.47 | +18.5% | 107 jobs |
| 2 | New York | 102 | $2,540 | $2,334–$2,719 | $65.84 | +15.8% | 102 jobs |
| 3 | Connecticut | 45 | $2,514 | $2,362–$2,618 | $64.13 | +14.6% | 45 jobs |
| 4 | California | 172 | $2,506 | $2,317–$2,720 | $64.75 | +14.2% | 172 jobs |
| 5 | Alaska | 53 | $2,475 | $2,254–$2,953 | $68.42 | +12.8% | 53 jobs |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 170 | $2,471 | $2,274–$2,727 | $66.28 | +12.6% | 170 jobs |
| 7 | Montana | 42 | $2,443 | $2,171–$2,572 | $60.85 | +11.3% | 42 jobs |
| 8 | Minnesota | 86 | $2,411 | $2,302–$2,554 | $62.03 | +9.9% | 86 jobs |
| 9 | Oregon | 37 | $2,394 | $2,134–$2,494 | $60.15 | +9.1% | 37 jobs |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 92 | $2,384 | $2,181–$2,582 | $59.50 | +8.7% | 92 jobs |
| 11 | Iowa | 56 | $2,306 | $2,198–$2,428 | $58.92 | +5.1% | 56 jobs |
| 12 | New Mexico | 71 | $2,303 | $2,123–$2,544 | $55.20 | +5.0% | 71 jobs |
| 13 | North Carolina | 68 | $2,248 | $2,103–$2,340 | $57.47 | +2.5% | 68 jobs |
| 14 | Kentucky | 81 | $2,211 | $2,042–$2,400 | $59.39 | +0.8% | 81 jobs |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 32 | $2,193 | $2,074–$2,402 | $60.11 | ±0% | 32 jobs |
| 16 | Missouri | 131 | $2,188 | $1,984–$2,301 | $56.63 | −0.3% | 131 jobs |
| 17 | West Virginia | 39 | $2,186 | $2,110–$2,250 | $60.67 | −0.4% | 39 jobs |
| 18 | Hawaii | 41 | $2,182 | $2,092–$2,421 | $58.11 | −0.5% | 41 jobs |
| 19 | Ohio | 103 | $2,177 | $2,025–$2,254 | $56.65 | −0.8% | 103 jobs |
| 20 | Arizona | 50 | $2,166 | $2,096–$2,308 | $59.69 | −1.3% | 50 jobs |
| 21 | Maine | 82 | $2,157 | $2,116–$2,317 | $59.50 | −1.7% | 82 jobs |
| 22 | Indiana | 33 | $2,155 | $1,978–$2,297 | $57.33 | −1.8% | 33 jobs |
| 23 | Kansas | 119 | $2,083 | $1,993–$2,158 | $57.83 | −5.1% | 119 jobs |
| 24 | Maryland | 43 | $2,078 | $2,034–$2,134 | $57.72 | −5.3% | 43 jobs |
| 25 | Tennessee | 32 | $1,978 | $1,879–$2,080 | $53.76 | −9.8% | 32 jobs |
| 26 | Colorado | 132 | $1,976 | $1,862–$2,152 | $54.47 | −9.9% | 132 jobs |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 68 | $1,908 | $1,733–$2,090 | $48.97 | −13.0% | 68 jobs |
| 28 | Michigan | 32 | $1,906 | $1,762–$2,090 | $52.85 | −13.1% | 32 jobs |
| 29 | Virginia | 122 | $1,893 | $1,774–$2,080 | $52.05 | −13.7% | 122 jobs |
| 30 | Illinois | 61 | $1,860 | $1,652–$2,352 | $49.86 | −15.2% | 61 jobs |
| 31 | Texas | 145 | $1,735 | $1,626–$2,124 | $47.15 | −20.9% | 145 jobs |
| 32 | Georgia | 241 | $1,721 | $1,626–$1,888 | $47.53 | −21.6% | 241 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Louisiana (26), Arkansas (22), Washington, DC (22), South Carolina (19), North Dakota (13), Alabama (12), Florida (11), Washington (11), Vermont (10), South Dakota (8), Delaware (5), Wyoming (5), Nebraska (2), Nevada (2), Idaho (1), Mississippi (1), New Jersey (1), Rhode Island (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 2,705 | $2,203 | $1,949–$2,439 | $2,214 | $58.28 (n=2,581) | +0.4% |
| Contract | 123 | $1,944 | $1,764–$2,160 | $1,978 | $52.00 (n=122) | −11.4% |
| Full-time | 28 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Per diem / PRN | 2 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Not stated | 2 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | 2,045 | $2,189 | $1,918–$2,405 | $2,176 | $57.69 (n=2,018) | −0.2% |
| Nights | 343 | $2,078 | $1,880–$2,280 | $2,109 | $57.64 (n=342) | −5.3% |
| Not stated | 274 | $2,348 | $2,092–$2,674 | $2,386 | $59.50 (n=152) | +7.0% |
| Evenings | 106 | $2,428 | $2,144–$2,714 | $2,414 | $62.14 (n=104) | +10.7% |
| Rotating | 92 | $2,200 | $2,122–$2,494 | $2,287 | $60.28 (n=90) | +0.3% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). PACU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/pacu. Data as of September 16, 2026.
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