Pay → Medical / Surgical → California → Palo Alto

Which agency pays most for Medical / Surgical in Palo Alto, CA?

6 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 161 live Medical / Surgical assignments in Palo Alto. The top agency pays $789 a week more than the lowest.

$2,947/wk

Top: FlexCare Medical Staffing

$2,490/wk

Palo Alto median

6

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • FlexCare Medical Staffing posts the highest typical pay for Medical / Surgical in Palo Alto: $2,947 a week, $457 above the Palo Alto median.
  • Next: Advantis Medical at $2,818 and TotalMed at $2,783.
  • Night shifts here pay a typical $156 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 Medical / Surgical assignments listing pay in Palo Alto. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
$2,947
$2,943 – $3,098
46
$2,818
$2,752 – $2,862
7
$2,783
$2,737 – $2,845
23
$2,438
$2,413 – $2,490
17
$2,258
$2,254 – $2,304
6
$2,158
$2,100 – $2,219
49

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 Medical / Surgical nurses in Palo Alto (too few posted pay figures to rank): Medical Solutions (13).

Rankings use the gross weekly pay each agency posts on its live Medical / Surgical assignments in Palo Alto(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.