PICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,509 a week across 2,313 live PICU RN listings with posted pay, as of October 31, 2026 — +11.7% against the all-specialty national median of $2,246.
- $2,509median per week+11.7% vs national
- $2,200–$2,80225th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,536mean per week+10.3% vs national
- $67.68median hourly equivalentfrom 2,234 listings with posted hours
- 2,313listings 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 PICU that posted a rate — 2,313 of them as of October 31, 2026. 92% 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 6 listings for PICU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICU | 2,313 | $2,200 | $2,509 | $2,802 | $2,536 | $67.68 (n=2,234) | +11.7% |
| National | 169,157 | $1,997 | $2,246 | $2,543 | $2,300 | $60.28 (n=159,315) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 138 | $3,240 | $2,378–$3,489 | $83.81 | +44.3% | 138 jobs |
| 2 | Maryland | 43 | $3,222 | $2,596–$3,484 | $72.14 | +43.5% | 43 jobs |
| 3 | Alaska | 36 | $2,910 | $2,808–$3,013 | $80.22 | +29.6% | 36 jobs |
| 4 | Georgia | 63 | $2,788 | $2,542–$2,966 | $75.78 | +24.1% | 63 jobs |
| 5 | Arizona | 132 | $2,750 | $2,622–$2,908 | $76.10 | +22.4% | 132 jobs |
| 6 | North Carolina | 148 | $2,748 | $2,520–$2,904 | $76.00 | +22.4% | 148 jobs |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 45 | $2,741 | $2,647–$3,346 | $75.44 | +22.0% | 45 jobs |
| 8 | New Jersey | 46 | $2,722 | $2,619–$2,774 | $75.18 | +21.2% | 46 jobs |
| 9 | Connecticut | 42 | $2,638 | $2,512–$2,741 | $73.08 | +17.5% | 42 jobs |
| 10 | South Dakota | 47 | $2,636 | $2,480–$3,392 | $71.23 | +17.4% | 47 jobs |
| 11 | Ohio | 129 | $2,611 | $2,484–$2,815 | $71.88 | +16.3% | 129 jobs |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 38 | $2,588 | $2,444–$2,662 | $71.78 | +15.2% | 38 jobs |
| 13 | Colorado | 159 | $2,581 | $2,080–$2,870 | $69.39 | +14.9% | 159 jobs |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 49 | $2,531 | $2,376–$2,667 | $69.69 | +12.7% | 49 jobs |
| 15 | Virginia | 209 | $2,503 | $2,274–$3,076 | $65.39 | +11.4% | 209 jobs |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 46 | $2,496 | $2,378–$3,055 | $68.10 | +11.1% | 46 jobs |
| 17 | Illinois | 94 | $2,437 | $2,278–$2,577 | $66.56 | +8.5% | 94 jobs |
| 18 | New York | 35 | $2,388 | $2,306–$3,001 | $65.08 | +6.3% | 35 jobs |
| 19 | Washington | 68 | $2,332 | $2,234–$2,471 | $64.61 | +3.8% | 68 jobs |
| 20 | New Mexico | 43 | $2,286 | $2,195–$2,356 | $63.49 | +1.8% | 43 jobs |
| 21 | Montana | 56 | $2,285 | $2,101–$2,408 | $60.07 | +1.7% | 56 jobs |
| 22 | Missouri | 123 | $2,166 | $1,878–$2,383 | $59.19 | −3.6% | 123 jobs |
| 23 | South Carolina | 59 | $1,937 | $1,842–$2,052 | $53.71 | −13.8% | 59 jobs |
| 24 | Kansas | 70 | $1,924 | $1,845–$2,185 | $53.44 | −14.3% | 70 jobs |
| 25 | Louisiana | 35 | $1,864 | $1,804–$1,998 | $51.67 | −17.0% | 35 jobs |
| 26 | Texas | 183 | $1,848 | $1,710–$2,060 | $51.21 | −17.7% | 183 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Iowa (29), Nevada (29), Maine (23), Oregon (19), Tennessee (16), Nebraska (14), New Hampshire (14), Florida (10), Michigan (9), Washington, DC (5), Minnesota (3), Arkansas (2), Indiana (2), Idaho (1), Rhode Island (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 2,120 | $2,531 | $2,224–$2,825 | $2,561 | $68.14 (n=2,043) | +12.7% |
| Contract | 191 | $2,304 | $2,016–$2,520 | $2,263 | $62.00 (n=191) | +2.6% |
| Full-time | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | 1,412 | $2,509 | $2,230–$2,776 | $2,544 | $68.03 (n=1,410) | +11.7% |
| Days | 637 | $2,418 | $2,066–$2,772 | $2,445 | $66.46 (n=634) | +7.7% |
| Not stated | 133 | $2,679 | $2,225–$3,092 | $2,747 | $62.41 (n=60) | +19.3% |
| Rotating | 130 | $2,562 | $2,364–$2,958 | $2,693 | $69.81 (n=130) | +14.1% |
| Evenings | 1 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). PICU RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 1, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/picu. Data as of October 31, 2026.
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