PCU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,191 a week across 18,465 live PCU RN listings with posted pay, as of November 1, 2026 — −2.4% against the all-specialty national median of $2,246.
- $2,191median per week−2.4% vs national
- $1,980–$2,43025th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,247mean per week−2.4% vs national
- $59.64median hourly equivalentfrom 17,488 listings with posted hours
- 18,465listings 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 — 18,465 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 300 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 | 18,465 | $1,980 | $2,191 | $2,430 | $2,247 | $59.64 (n=17,488) | −2.4% |
| National | 194,073 | $1,998 | $2,246 | $2,546 | $2,303 | $60.39 (n=183,212) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 264 | $2,600 | $2,482–$2,772 | $72.10 | +15.8% | 264 jobs |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 795 | $2,534 | $2,367–$3,247 | $67.64 | +12.8% | 795 jobs |
| 3 | South Dakota | 161 | $2,520 | $2,173–$2,802 | $60.15 | +12.2% | 161 jobs |
| 4 | Vermont | 139 | $2,520 | $2,394–$2,776 | $68.97 | +12.2% | 139 jobs |
| 5 | New York | 263 | $2,448 | $2,280–$2,860 | $65.99 | +9.0% | 263 jobs |
| 6 | California | 458 | $2,402 | $2,177–$2,700 | $66.10 | +6.9% | 458 jobs |
| 7 | Iowa | 309 | $2,400 | $2,245–$2,872 | $64.42 | +6.9% | 309 jobs |
| 8 | Oregon | 108 | $2,374 | $2,145–$2,511 | $62.78 | +5.7% | 108 jobs |
| 9 | Maine | 115 | $2,364 | $2,222–$2,524 | $64.03 | +5.3% | 115 jobs |
| 10 | Washington | 793 | $2,355 | $2,185–$2,524 | $63.83 | +4.9% | 793 jobs |
| 11 | Illinois | 477 | $2,346 | $2,192–$2,604 | $64.16 | +4.5% | 477 jobs |
| 12 | Arizona | 688 | $2,333 | $2,167–$2,424 | $64.61 | +3.9% | 688 jobs |
| 13 | West Virginia | 641 | $2,311 | $2,002–$2,501 | $62.36 | +2.9% | 641 jobs |
| 14 | Nebraska | 337 | $2,307 | $2,221–$2,415 | $63.42 | +2.7% | 337 jobs |
| 15 | Kansas | 281 | $2,294 | $2,070–$2,736 | $58.30 | +2.1% | 281 jobs |
| 16 | New Mexico | 84 | $2,280 | $1,876–$2,544 | $52.92 | +1.5% | 84 jobs |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 392 | $2,268 | $2,155–$2,412 | $62.82 | +1.0% | 392 jobs |
| 18 | Kentucky | 653 | $2,261 | $2,091–$2,436 | $62.32 | +0.7% | 653 jobs |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 457 | $2,258 | $2,125–$2,412 | $62.47 | +0.5% | 457 jobs |
| 20 | Minnesota | 54 | $2,250 | $2,065–$2,371 | $61.86 | +0.2% | 54 jobs |
| 21 | New Jersey | 92 | $2,241 | $2,103–$2,347 | $62.10 | −0.2% | 92 jobs |
| 22 | Michigan | 485 | $2,218 | $2,073–$2,471 | $60.85 | −1.2% | 485 jobs |
| 23 | Missouri | 725 | $2,217 | $2,096–$2,507 | $60.44 | −1.3% | 725 jobs |
| 24 | Connecticut | 162 | $2,209 | $2,108–$2,299 | $61.00 | −1.6% | 162 jobs |
| 25 | North Dakota | 71 | $2,203 | $2,090–$2,368 | $60.06 | −1.9% | 71 jobs |
| 26 | Ohio | 1,292 | $2,192 | $2,051–$2,486 | $59.69 | −2.4% | 1,292 jobs |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 201 | $2,187 | $2,016–$2,406 | $59.83 | −2.6% | 201 jobs |
| 28 | Indiana | 503 | $2,169 | $2,050–$2,318 | $58.63 | −3.4% | 503 jobs |
| 29 | Hawaii | 102 | $2,142 | $1,996–$2,221 | $59.36 | −4.6% | 102 jobs |
| 30 | Delaware | 32 | $2,127 | $2,006–$2,205 | $58.94 | −5.3% | 32 jobs |
| 31 | Virginia | 866 | $2,098 | $2,016–$2,299 | $60.22 | −6.6% | 866 jobs |
| 32 | Montana | 60 | $2,090 | $1,980–$2,204 | $57.42 | −6.9% | 60 jobs |
| 33 | Colorado | 644 | $2,076 | $1,864–$2,304 | $57.33 | −7.6% | 644 jobs |
| 34 | Florida | 637 | $2,057 | $1,885–$2,240 | $56.28 | −8.4% | 637 jobs |
| 35 | North Carolina | 1,313 | $2,018 | $1,915–$2,129 | $55.39 | −10.2% | 1,313 jobs |
| 36 | Alabama | 124 | $2,000 | $1,893–$2,256 | $54.69 | −11.0% | 124 jobs |
| 37 | Washington, DC | 36 | $1,965 | $1,892–$2,180 | $53.86 | −12.5% | 36 jobs |
| 38 | Georgia | 891 | $1,955 | $1,798–$2,161 | $53.31 | −13.0% | 891 jobs |
| 39 | Tennessee | 762 | $1,937 | $1,778–$2,166 | $53.14 | −13.8% | 762 jobs |
| 40 | Louisiana | 104 | $1,936 | $1,739–$2,189 | $51.50 | −13.8% | 104 jobs |
| 41 | Maryland | 370 | $1,915 | $1,815–$2,088 | $53.14 | −14.7% | 370 jobs |
| 42 | South Carolina | 330 | $1,868 | $1,743–$1,986 | $51.53 | −16.8% | 330 jobs |
| 43 | Texas | 1,070 | $1,819 | $1,698–$2,018 | $50.15 | −19.0% | 1,070 jobs |
| 44 | Mississippi | 45 | $1,798 | $1,728–$1,915 | $49.24 | −19.9% | 45 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Idaho (28), Wyoming (22), Arkansas (19), Rhode Island (4), Utah (2), Alaska (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 17,344 | $2,210 | $1,992–$2,448 | $2,265 | $59.86 (n=16,708) | −1.6% |
| Contract | 944 | $2,016 | $1,836–$2,124 | $1,972 | $54.00 (n=768) | −10.2% |
| Per diem / PRN | 89 | $2,061 | $2,061–$2,061 | $2,047 | — | −8.2% |
| Full-time | 88 | $1,728 | $1,728–$1,836 | $1,850 | $51.00 (n=12) | −23.1% |
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | 10,955 | $2,202 | $1,987–$2,434 | $2,254 | $60.08 (n=10,897) | −2.0% |
| Days | 5,569 | $2,148 | $1,937–$2,387 | $2,197 | $58.61 (n=5,409) | −4.4% |
| Not stated | 1,653 | $2,222 | $2,016–$2,548 | $2,336 | $58.67 (n=898) | −1.1% |
| Rotating | 237 | $2,442 | $2,224–$2,683 | $2,453 | $66.36 (n=237) | +8.7% |
| Evenings | 51 | $2,196 | $2,055–$2,413 | $2,209 | $59.64 (n=47) | −2.2% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). PCU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 2, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/pcu. Data as of November 1, 2026.
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