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Bay City, Michigan pays Travel Surgical ICU Nurses the most, averaging $2,362 per week, followed by Kalamazoo, Michigan ($2,256). Bay City, Michigan also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,373. For comparison, the Michigan average for Travel Surgical ICU Nurses is $2,256 per week — Bay City, Michigan pays 5% more.

Only Bay City, Michigan reports pay data for Surgical ICU Nurses, averaging $100 per hour. For comparison, the Michigan average for Surgical ICU Nurses is $52 per hour — Bay City, Michigan pays 94% more.

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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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