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Which agency pays most for Emergency / Trauma in Des Moines, IA?

10 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 120 live Emergency / Trauma assignments in Des Moines. The top agency pays $256 a week more than the lowest.

$2,316/wk

Top: Prolink

$2,148/wk

Des Moines median

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Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • Prolink posts the highest typical pay for Emergency / Trauma in Des Moines: $2,316 a week, $168 above the Des Moines median.
  • Next: Cynet Health at $2,242 and Premier Medical Staffing Services at $2,194.
  • Ask agencies to match: quoting a higher offer for the same specialty and city is often the fastest raise.

Agencies ranked by typical weekly pay

Agencies with at least 2 Emergency / Trauma assignments listing pay in Des Moines. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
1. Prolink
$2,316
$2,275 – $2,358
2
2. Cynet Health
$2,242
$2,224 – $2,260
2
3. Premier Medical Staffing Services
$2,194
$2,139 – $2,250
3
4. Anders Group
$2,176
$2,158 – $2,194
2
5. OneStaff Medical
$2,159
$2,144 – $2,174
2
6. Stone Harbor Staffing
$2,148
$2,148 – $2,148
3
7. TotalMed
$2,139
$2,138 – $2,140
2
8. FlexCare Medical Staffing
$2,128
$2,060 – $2,171
4
9. Aya Healthcare
$2,112
$2,098 – $2,126
6
10. AMN Healthcare
$2,060
$1,902 – $2,060
12

Weekly pay is the total weekly package an agency posts (taxable wage plus any tax-free housing and meal stipends), before taxes. When an agency lists the same job more than once, its pay counts once in the median and range; the Jobs column counts every listing.

Also hiring Emergency / Trauma nurses in Des Moines (too few posted pay figures to rank): Voca Healthcare (2), Genie Healthcare (2), Modern Healthcare Solutions (1), Synergy Medical Staffing (2), Nomad Health (10), Ventura MedStaff (2), GQR Healthcare (1), Care Team Solutions (1), TRS Healthcare (4), Fusion Medical Staffing (2), Gifted Healthcare (1), Medical Solutions (39), KPG Healthcare (8), Cell Staff (2), Trinity Health (2), Fastaff (2), Triage Staffing (1).

See all 120 Emergency / Trauma jobs in Des Moines, highest pay first →Emergency / Trauma pay in other Iowa cities

Rankings use the gross weekly pay each agency posts on its live Emergency / Trauma assignments in Des Moines(before taxes), updated daily. Job boards that repost other agencies' jobs aren't ranked. Pay for a specific contract depends on the hospital, shift and dates; confirm with the agency before you accept.