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Which agency pays most for ICU / Critical Care in Nashville, TN?

20 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 258 live ICU / Critical Care assignments in Nashville. The top agency pays $798 a week more than the lowest.

$2,282/wk

Top: Coast Medical Service

$1,730/wk

Nashville median

20

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • Coast Medical Service posts the highest typical pay for ICU / Critical Care in Nashville: $2,282 a week, $552 above the Nashville median.
  • Next: SkyBridge Healthcare at $1,975 and FlexCare Medical Staffing at $1,848.
  • Night shifts here pay a typical $189 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 Nashville. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
$2,282
$2,014 – $2,550
2
$1,975
$1,900 – $2,050
3
$1,848
$1,791 – $1,852
11
$1,842
$1,765 – $1,918
4
$1,823
$1,794 – $1,860
8
$1,811
$1,771 – $2,043
19
$1,811
$1,771 – $1,813
15
$1,795
$1,714 – $1,795
9
$1,766
$1,713 – $1,819
7
$1,754
$1,724 – $1,806
11
$1,753
$1,722 – $1,828
11
$1,742
$1,742 – $1,742
2
$1,729
$1,679 – $1,875
10
$1,694
$1,647 – $1,807
10
$1,681
$1,680 – $1,682
12
$1,634
$1,611 – $1,670
7
$1,600
$1,559 – $1,641
9
$1,595
$1,572 – $1,629
9
$1,594
$1,593 – $1,602
13
$1,484
$1,366 – $1,586
7

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 Nashville (too few posted pay figures to rank): Voca Healthcare (1), Synergy Medical Staffing (1), Premier Medical Staffing Services (1), NURSEFirst LLC (1), Lancesoft (1), Stability Healthcare (1), InSync Consulting Services (1), Gifted Healthcare (1), Medical Solutions (50), Triage Staffing (5), Ascension (5), Fastaff (3), Axis Medical Staffing (3), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2), Trustaff (1), Concentric Healthcare Staffing (1), Malone Healthcare (1).

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