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Which agency pays most for ICU / Critical Care in San Diego, CA?

11 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 135 live ICU / Critical Care assignments in San Diego. The top agency pays $871 a week more than the lowest.

$3,075/wk

Top: FlexCare Medical Staffing

$2,680/wk

San Diego median

11

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • FlexCare Medical Staffing posts the highest typical pay for ICU / Critical Care in San Diego: $3,075 a week, $395 above the San Diego median.
  • Next: AMN Healthcare at $2,746 and Stone Harbor Staffing at $2,732.
  • Night shifts here pay a typical $91 a week more than day shifts.
  • 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 ICU / Critical Care assignments listing pay in San Diego. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
$3,075
$2,799 – $3,106
18
$2,746
$2,735 – $2,777
10
$2,732
$2,573 – $2,739
10
$2,729
$2,479 – $2,839
7
$2,667
$2,644 – $2,674
9
$2,547
$2,308 – $2,786
6
$2,462
$2,006 – $2,966
9
$2,430
$2,220 – $2,639
2
$2,386
$2,316 – $2,689
23
$2,254
$2,226 – $2,275
3
$2,204
$2,185 – $2,223
11

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 ICU / Critical Care nurses in San Diego (too few posted pay figures to rank): Voca Healthcare (1), Cynet Health (1), Slate Healthcare (1), Nomad Health (1), Care Team Solutions (1), GQR Healthcare (1), Cell Staff (4), KPG Healthcare (4), Triage Staffing (4), Trustaff (4), Rady Children's (3), Sunbelt Staffing (1), Kaiser Permanente (1).

Rankings use the gross weekly pay each agency posts on its live ICU / Critical Care assignments in San Diego(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.