Travel NICU RN pay in California
Travel NICU RNs in California take home a median of $2,667 per week on Bypass right now, across 13 open contracts. The top contract pays $2,898. That is about $284/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$2,667
Top / wk
$2,898
vs. national median
+$264
Open contracts
13
Highest-paying open NICU RN contracts in California
- Los Angeles12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,898/wk
- Los Angeles12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,879/wk
- Santa Cruz12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,871/wk
- Santa Maria12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,735/wk
- Santa Maria12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,735/wk
- Palm Springs12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,707/wk
- San Bernardino12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,667/wk
- San Bernardino12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,667/wk
- Apple Valley12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,546/wk
- Apple Valley12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,546/wk
- Apple Valley12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,546/wk
- West Hollywood12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,403/wk
Questions about travel NICU RN pay in California
How much do travel NICU RNs make in California?
Open travel NICU RN contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $2,667 per week in take-home, across 13 contracts. The middle half pay $2,546 to $2,735, and the top contract pays $2,898. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel NICU RNs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $264 per week above the national median of $2,403 for travel NICU RN contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel NICU RN contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Apple Valley (3), Santa Maria (2), Los Angeles (2), San Bernardino (2).
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.