Travel MedSurg RN pay in Iowa
Travel MedSurg RNs in Iowa take home a median of $2,394 per week on Bypass right now, across 31 open contracts. The top contract pays $3,185. That is about $321/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$2,394
Top / wk
$3,185
vs. national median
+$188
Open contracts
31
Highest-paying open MedSurg RN contracts in Iowa
- Des Moines12 hour rotation - 48 hours ( 12 hour rotating shift, 4 shifts/48hours per week ) · 13 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$3,185/wk
- Atlantic12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$3,087/wk
- Des Moines12 hour nights/48 hours a week · 4 weeks · 48 hrs/wk$2,763/wk
- Fairfield12 hour rotating - 36 hours · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,533/wk
- Cresco12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,484/wk
- Des Moines12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,419/wk
- Des Moines12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,419/wk
- Des Moines12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,419/wk
- Des Moines12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,419/wk
- West Des Moines12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,419/wk
- Sioux City12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,394/wk
- Sioux City12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,394/wk
Questions about travel MedSurg RN pay in Iowa
How much do travel MedSurg RNs make in Iowa?
Open travel MedSurg RN contracts in Iowa on Bypass pay a median of $2,394 per week in take-home, across 31 contracts. The middle half pay $2,341 to $2,419, and the top contract pays $3,185. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does Iowa pay travel MedSurg RNs more than other states?
Right now the Iowa median is $188 per week above the national median of $2,206 for travel MedSurg RN contracts on Bypass.
Where in Iowa are travel MedSurg RN contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Des Moines (13), Sioux City (5), Mason City (4), West Des Moines (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.