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Which agency pays most for Medical / Surgical in Des Moines, IA?

24 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 476 live Medical / Surgical assignments in Des Moines. The top agency pays $818 a week more than the lowest.

$2,634/wk

Top: Nomad Health

$2,108/wk

Des Moines median

24

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • Nomad Health posts the highest typical pay for Medical / Surgical in Des Moines: $2,634 a week, $526 above the Des Moines median.
  • Next: Modern Healthcare Solutions at $2,512 and Prolink at $2,450.
  • Night shifts here pay a typical $208 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 Des Moines. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
1. Nomad Health
$2,634
$2,368 – $3,063
36
2. Modern Healthcare Solutions
$2,512
$2,498 – $2,512
5
3. Prolink
$2,450
$2,375 – $2,525
10
4. Host Healthcare
$2,364
$2,286 – $2,407
4
5. Genie Healthcare
$2,233
$2,161 – $2,455
14
6. FlexCare Medical Staffing
$2,216
$2,144 – $2,703
32
7. Voca Healthcare
$2,206
$2,096 – $2,256
14
8. Premier Medical Staffing Services
$2,190
$2,106 – $2,382
18
9. Anders Group
$2,190
$2,048 – $2,320
14
10. Cynet Health
$2,152
$2,152 – $2,152
6
11. Care Team Solutions
$2,136
$2,108 – $2,183
7
12. Ventura MedStaff
$2,116
$2,071 – $2,233
14
13. OneStaff Medical
$2,095
$2,028 – $2,168
17
14. Prime Time Healthcare
$2,073
$1,959 – $2,107
22
15. Synergy Medical Staffing
$2,071
$2,008 – $2,098
7
16. Stone Harbor Staffing
$2,022
$2,022 – $2,134
16
17. Stability Healthcare
$2,015
$1,954 – $2,076
2
18. TotalMed
$2,008
$1,933 – $2,333
17
19. TRS Healthcare
$1,998
$1,998 – $2,297
27
20. Aya Healthcare
$1,974
$1,903 – $2,003
18
21. AMN Healthcare
$1,959
$1,895 – $1,962
46
22. CrossMed Healthcare
$1,942
$1,931 – $1,953
2
23. GQR Healthcare
$1,873
$1,703 – $1,929
21
24. Fusion Medical Staffing
$1,816
$1,740 – $1,904
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 Medical / Surgical nurses in Des Moines (too few posted pay figures to rank): MedPro Healthcare Staffing (1), Coast Medical Service (1), Medical Solutions (54), Triage Staffing (12), Fastaff (10), Cell Staff (10), Trustaff (3), Trinity Health (2), Concentric Healthcare Staffing (1), job.com (1), Soliant Health (1).

See all 476 Medical / Surgical jobs in Des Moines, highest pay first →Medical / Surgical pay in other Iowa cities

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