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Nevada pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $2,433 per week, followed by Colorado ($2,258). Nevada also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,658. For comparison, the national average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,352 per week — Nevada pays 3% more.

Coeur D'alene, Idaho and Post Falls, Idaho pay Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, both averaging $37 per hour, ahead of Lewiston, Idaho ($36). Lewiston, Idaho has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $52. For comparison, the Idaho average for Registered Nurses is $49 per hour — Coeur D'alene, Idaho and Post Falls, Idaho pay 24% less.

South Dakota pays Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses the most, averaging $3,067 per week, followed by California ($2,819) and Oregon ($2,628). California has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,824. For comparison, the national average for Travel Medical Intensive Care Unit Nurses is $2,352 per week — South Dakota pays 30% 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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