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Which agency pays most for ICU / Critical Care in Chicago, IL?

8 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 59 live ICU / Critical Care assignments in Chicago. The top agency pays $568 a week more than the lowest.

$2,202/wk

Top: TotalMed

$1,846/wk

Chicago median

8

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • TotalMed posts the highest typical pay for ICU / Critical Care in Chicago: $2,202 a week, $356 above the Chicago median.
  • Next: Prolink at $2,114 and Aya Healthcare at $2,100.
  • 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 Chicago. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
1. TotalMed
$2,202
$1,884 – $2,521
2
2. Prolink
$2,114
$2,065 – $2,162
2
3. Aya Healthcare
$2,100
$1,894 – $2,384
13
4. AMN Healthcare
$1,989
$1,780 – $1,989
3
5. Fusion Medical Staffing
$1,806
$1,702 – $1,911
2
6. TRS Healthcare
$1,802
$1,722 – $1,881
4
7. FlexCare Medical Staffing
$1,801
$1,686 – $1,980
3
8. OneStaff Medical
$1,634
$1,556 – $1,713
2

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 Chicago (too few posted pay figures to rank): Anders Group (1), Genie Healthcare (1), Voca Healthcare (1), Malone Healthcare (1), Nomad Health (3), Stone Harbor Staffing (1), GQR Healthcare (1), All Medical Personnel (1), Medical Solutions (6), Sunbelt Staffing (2), Soliant Health (2), Cynet Health (1), Trustaff (1), UChicago Medicine (1), Axis Medical Staffing (1), Northwestern Medicine (1), Workforce Management Inc. (1), Med-Call Staffing (1), Triage Staffing (1).

See all 59 ICU / Critical Care jobs in Chicago, highest pay first →ICU / Critical Care pay in other Illinois cities

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