PCU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,147 a week across 14,347 live PCU RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — −2.1% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,147median per week−2.1% vs national
- $1,944–$2,35325th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,182mean per week−2.9% vs national
- $58.75median hourly equivalentfrom 13,776 listings with posted hours
- 14,347listings 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 PCU that posted a rate — 14,347 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 173 listings for PCU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCU | 14,347 | $1,944 | $2,147 | $2,353 | $2,182 | $58.75 (n=13,776) | −2.1% |
| 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 | Massachusetts | 177 | $2,520 | $2,345–$2,664 | $69.42 | +14.9% | 177 jobs |
| 2 | Nevada | 33 | $2,480 | $2,388–$2,518 | $68.36 | +13.0% | 33 jobs |
| 3 | Maine | 45 | $2,470 | $2,316–$2,858 | $63.26 | +12.6% | 45 jobs |
| 4 | California | 147 | $2,450 | $2,242–$2,814 | $66.47 | +11.7% | 147 jobs |
| 5 | South Dakota | 160 | $2,428 | $2,128–$2,742 | $60.07 | +10.7% | 160 jobs |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 456 | $2,362 | $2,242–$2,520 | $64.83 | +7.7% | 456 jobs |
| 7 | New York | 339 | $2,325 | $2,190–$2,564 | $63.00 | +6.0% | 339 jobs |
| 8 | Illinois | 518 | $2,320 | $2,164–$2,524 | $64.03 | +5.7% | 518 jobs |
| 9 | Minnesota | 33 | $2,312 | $2,196–$2,442 | $64.36 | +5.4% | 33 jobs |
| 10 | Nebraska | 467 | $2,302 | $2,222–$2,410 | $63.31 | +4.9% | 467 jobs |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 359 | $2,292 | $2,175–$2,518 | $63.14 | +4.5% | 359 jobs |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 160 | $2,272 | $2,158–$2,537 | $61.19 | +3.6% | 160 jobs |
| 13 | Arizona | 810 | $2,256 | $2,083–$2,375 | $62.47 | +2.8% | 810 jobs |
| 14 | Iowa | 222 | $2,255 | $2,160–$2,365 | $61.97 | +2.8% | 222 jobs |
| 15 | West Virginia | 372 | $2,245 | $2,135–$2,325 | $62.32 | +2.3% | 372 jobs |
| 16 | Michigan | 432 | $2,226 | $2,080–$2,512 | $61.61 | +1.5% | 432 jobs |
| 17 | Washington | 325 | $2,226 | $2,046–$2,419 | $60.78 | +1.5% | 325 jobs |
| 18 | New Mexico | 101 | $2,226 | $1,908–$2,433 | $54.36 | +1.5% | 101 jobs |
| 19 | New Jersey | 83 | $2,196 | $2,058–$2,357 | $59.77 | +0.1% | 83 jobs |
| 20 | Missouri | 704 | $2,169 | $2,015–$2,357 | $59.31 | −1.1% | 704 jobs |
| 21 | North Dakota | 55 | $2,164 | $2,095–$2,368 | $58.94 | −1.4% | 55 jobs |
| 22 | Ohio | 1,109 | $2,150 | $2,016–$2,304 | $59.50 | −2.0% | 1,109 jobs |
| 23 | Kansas | 460 | $2,142 | $1,977–$2,288 | $57.92 | −2.4% | 460 jobs |
| 24 | Hawaii | 108 | $2,142 | $2,024–$2,285 | $59.50 | −2.4% | 108 jobs |
| 25 | Virginia | 784 | $2,138 | $2,006–$2,309 | $58.06 | −2.6% | 784 jobs |
| 26 | Washington, DC | 49 | $2,134 | $1,939–$2,295 | $59.00 | −2.7% | 49 jobs |
| 27 | Kentucky | 511 | $2,128 | $1,920–$2,315 | $59.00 | −3.0% | 511 jobs |
| 28 | Alabama | 161 | $2,122 | $1,943–$2,247 | $58.14 | −3.3% | 161 jobs |
| 29 | Alaska | 48 | $2,120 | $1,978–$2,194 | $58.81 | −3.4% | 48 jobs |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 136 | $2,102 | $1,997–$2,251 | $58.08 | −4.2% | 136 jobs |
| 31 | Indiana | 551 | $2,095 | $1,940–$2,194 | $57.61 | −4.5% | 551 jobs |
| 32 | Colorado | 503 | $2,052 | $1,858–$2,310 | $55.63 | −6.5% | 503 jobs |
| 33 | Montana | 62 | $2,014 | $1,942–$2,130 | $55.56 | −8.2% | 62 jobs |
| 34 | North Carolina | 913 | $1,972 | $1,825–$2,129 | $53.97 | −10.1% | 913 jobs |
| 35 | Oregon | 30 | $1,966 | $1,774–$2,034 | $54.44 | −10.4% | 30 jobs |
| 36 | Maryland | 98 | $1,947 | $1,837–$2,068 | $53.96 | −11.3% | 98 jobs |
| 37 | Georgia | 932 | $1,932 | $1,759–$2,196 | $52.19 | −11.9% | 932 jobs |
| 38 | Florida | 128 | $1,928 | $1,672–$2,070 | $52.38 | −12.1% | 128 jobs |
| 39 | Tennessee | 567 | $1,896 | $1,759–$2,032 | $52.53 | −13.6% | 567 jobs |
| 40 | South Carolina | 230 | $1,881 | $1,760–$2,027 | $51.83 | −14.3% | 230 jobs |
| 41 | Louisiana | 61 | $1,825 | $1,739–$2,100 | $50.13 | −16.8% | 61 jobs |
| 42 | Mississippi | 47 | $1,777 | $1,695–$1,863 | $49.17 | −19.0% | 47 jobs |
| 43 | Idaho | 70 | $1,772 | $1,662–$2,027 | $49.00 | −19.2% | 70 jobs |
| 44 | Texas | 693 | $1,767 | $1,589–$2,040 | $47.56 | −19.5% | 693 jobs |
| 45 | Arkansas | 31 | $1,704 | $1,534–$1,822 | $46.39 | −22.3% | 31 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Connecticut (26), Rhode Island (15), Vermont (14), Delaware (9), Utah (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 13,576 | $2,163 | $1,966–$2,366 | $2,200 | $59.00 (n=13,064) | −1.4% |
| Contract | 701 | $1,908 | $1,692–$2,052 | $1,877 | $52.00 (n=700) | −13.0% |
| Full-time | 67 | $1,728 | $1,728–$1,836 | $1,869 | $51.00 (n=12) | −21.2% |
| Per diem / PRN | 3 | 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 | 9,003 | $2,140 | $1,937–$2,340 | $2,171 | $58.72 (n=8,976) | −2.5% |
| Days | 3,622 | $2,137 | $1,922–$2,344 | $2,158 | $58.44 (n=3,580) | −2.6% |
| Not stated | 1,476 | $2,206 | $2,016–$2,470 | $2,287 | $58.49 (n=974) | +0.5% |
| Rotating | 217 | $2,287 | $2,175–$2,419 | $2,318 | $63.19 (n=217) | +4.2% |
| Evenings | 29 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). PCU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/pcu. Data as of September 16, 2026.
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