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

8 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 53 live Medical / Surgical assignments in West Des Moines. The top agency pays $960 a week more than the lowest.

$2,784/wk

Top: Nomad Health

$2,141/wk

West Des Moines median

8

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • Nomad Health posts the highest typical pay for Medical / Surgical in West Des Moines: $2,784 a week, $643 above the West Des Moines median.
  • Next: Modern Healthcare Solutions at $2,498 and FlexCare Medical Staffing at $2,343.
  • 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 West 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
$2,784
$2,459 – $3,108
4
2. Modern Healthcare Solutions
$2,498
$2,491 – $2,505
2
3. FlexCare Medical Staffing
$2,343
$2,280 – $2,406
5
4. Prolink
$2,300
$2,212 – $2,450
3
5. Anders Group
$2,209
$2,149 – $2,269
2
6. TRS Healthcare
$2,153
$2,076 – $2,230
3
7. GQR Healthcare
$1,877
$1,821 – $1,948
5
8. Fusion Medical Staffing
$1,824
$1,797 – $1,850
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 Medical / Surgical nurses in West Des Moines (too few posted pay figures to rank): Stability Healthcare (1), Voca Healthcare (1), Genie Healthcare (1), Malone Healthcare (1), Synergy Medical Staffing (1), Ventura MedStaff (1), AMN Healthcare (1), Care Team Solutions (1), Stone Harbor Staffing (1), OneStaff Medical (1), TotalMed (1), Aya Healthcare (4), Medical Solutions (5), Trinity Health (2), Soliant Health (1), Cell Staff (1), Fastaff (1), Triage Staffing (1), Trustaff (1).

See all 53 Medical / Surgical jobs in West 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 West 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.