Travel ICU RN pay in California
Travel ICU RNs in California take home a median of $2,690 per week on Bypass right now, across 52 open contracts. The top contract pays $3,407. That is about $300/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$2,690
Top / wk
$3,407
vs. national median
+$296
Open contracts
52
Highest-paying open ICU RN contracts in California
- West Hollywood12 hour days/48 hours per week · 13 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$3,407/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,398/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,385/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,365/wk
- Pomona12 hour days/48 hours per week · 13 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$3,121/wk
- West Hollywood12 hour days/48 hours per week · 13 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$3,121/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,885/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,879/wk
- Lakeport12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,876/wk
- San Francisco12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,872/wk
- San Francisco12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,862/wk
- San Francisco12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,858/wk
Questions about travel ICU RN pay in California
How much do travel ICU RNs make in California?
Open travel ICU RN contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $2,690 per week in take-home, across 52 contracts. The middle half pay $2,576 to $2,849, and the top contract pays $3,407. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel ICU RNs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $296 per week above the national median of $2,394 for travel ICU RN contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel ICU RN contracts open?
The most open contracts are in San Francisco (9), Pomona (6), Los Angeles (4), Long Beach (3).
Figures are weekly take-home on contracts open on Bypass as of October 2026, refreshed hourly. Stipends are non-taxable for travelers who maintain a tax home. Confirm specifics in your contract.