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Trailblazer Staffing Solutions pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $2,743 per week, followed by Triage Staffing ($2,720) and RadHealth+ ($2,668). Trailblazer Staffing Solutions also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,024. For comparison, the Ohio average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,369 per week — Trailblazer Staffing Solutions pays 16% more.

Only Columbus, Ohio reports pay data for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses, averaging $2,380 per week. Columbus, Ohio also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,909. For comparison, the Ohio average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,369 per week, roughly in line with Columbus, Ohio.

Kentucky pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $2,777 per week, followed by Maryland ($2,264) and Michigan ($2,239). Kentucky also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,370. For comparison, the Ohio average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,369 per week — Kentucky pays 17% more.

Dayton, Ohio pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $2,500 per week, followed by Columbus, Ohio ($2,380) and Cleveland, Ohio ($2,113). Dayton, Ohio also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,024. For comparison, the Ohio average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,369 per week — Dayton, Ohio pays 6% more.

Beachwood, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio pay Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, both averaging $34 per hour. Beachwood, Ohio also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $45. For comparison, the Ohio average for Registered Nurses is $45 per hour — Beachwood, Ohio and Cleveland, Ohio pay 23% less.

Kentucky pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $2,777 per week, followed by West Virginia ($2,545) and New York ($2,516). West Virginia has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,380. For comparison, the Ohio average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,369 per week — Kentucky pays 17% more.

Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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