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Which agency pays most for Medical / Surgical in Portland, ME?

15 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 184 live Medical / Surgical assignments in Portland. The top agency pays $869 a week more than the lowest.

$2,997/wk

Top: AMN Healthcare

$2,334/wk

Portland median

15

Agencies ranked

The short answer

  • AMN Healthcare posts the highest typical pay for Medical / Surgical in Portland: $2,997 a week, $663 above the Portland median.
  • Next: OneStaff Medical at $2,941 and Nomad Health at $2,749.
  • Night shifts here pay a typical $164 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 Portland. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency
Median
Typical range
Jobs
$2,997
$2,182 – $3,002
30
$2,941
$2,940 – $2,948
10
$2,749
$2,440 – $3,027
15
$2,472
$2,247 – $2,698
2
$2,412
$2,409 – $2,416
6
$2,356
$2,350 – $2,388
4
$2,348
$2,341 – $2,362
16
$2,329
$2,281 – $2,335
10
$2,313
$2,247 – $2,322
21
$2,279
$2,272 – $2,480
12
$2,212
$2,210 – $2,215
5
$2,171
$2,168 – $2,174
6
$2,158
$2,156 – $2,161
8
$2,144
$2,144 – $2,156
11
$2,128
$2,127 – $2,224
5

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 Portland (too few posted pay figures to rank): Lancesoft (1), MedPro Healthcare Staffing (1), Coast Medical Service (2), GQR Healthcare (1), National Staffing Solutions (1), Fastaff (6), Triage Staffing (5), Concentric Healthcare Staffing (2), Cynet Health (2), Job.com (1), Axis Medical Staffing (1).

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