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Medical / Surgical Travel Nurse Pay in Iowa

Based on 218 live Medical / Surgical assignments in Iowa. That's $28/wk above the national Medical / Surgical median of $1,975.

$2,003

Median /wk

$1,920–$2,217

Typical range /wk

$3,433

Top posted /wk

Medical / Surgical pay by city in Iowa

Cities with at least 3 assignments listing pay, highest median first.

City
Median
Typical range
Fairfield
$2,291
$2,222 – $2,376
Iowa City
$2,250
$2,250 – $2,369
Fort Dodge
$2,181
$2,130 – $2,232
West Burlington
$2,163
$2,109 – $2,217
Fort Madison
$2,138
$2,138 – $2,193
Muscatine
$2,130
$2,130 – $2,627
Sioux City
$2,100
$1,975 – $2,232
Bettendorf
$2,029
$1,909 – $2,198
Council Bluffs
$2,021
$2,021 – $2,096
West Des Moines
$2,003
$1,940 – $2,138
Des Moines
$1,962
$1,897 – $1,981
Waterloo
$1,959
$1,840 – $2,232
Clive
$1,919
$1,918 – $1,920
Newton
$1,884
$1,884 – $1,959
Mason City
$1,884
$1,884 – $2,016

Figures use the weekly pay posted on each assignment. "Typical range" is the middle half of assignments (25th to 75th percentile). Agency pay is an estimate; confirm before you accept.