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Which agency pays most for Medical / Surgical in Columbia, SC?

13 agencies ranked by typical weekly pay across 64 live Medical / Surgical assignments in Columbia. The top agency pays $654 a week more than the lowest.

$2,234/wk

Top: NURSEFirst LLC

$1,838/wk

Columbia median

Agencies ranked

The short answer

NURSEFirst LLC posts the highest typical pay for Medical / Surgical in Columbia: $2,234 a week, $396 above the Columbia median.
Next: Anders Group at $2,155 and Ventura MedStaff at $2,110.
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Agencies ranked by typical weekly pay

Agencies with at least 2 Medical / Surgical assignments listing pay in Columbia. Median is the typical offer; the bar shows the middle half of that agency's offers.

Agency

Median

Typical range

Jobs

1. NURSEFirst LLC

$2,234

$2,207 – $2,260

2. Anders Group

$2,155

$1,945 – $2,365

3. Ventura MedStaff

$2,110

$1,944 – $2,276

4. Voca Healthcare

$2,016

$1,962 – $2,036

5. Accurate Healthcare Staffing

$1,963

$1,915 – $2,002

6. Genie Healthcare

$1,917

$1,886 – $1,948

7. Care Team Solutions

$1,913

$1,842 – $1,981

8. Aya Healthcare

$1,789

$1,706 – $1,872

9. Prime Time Healthcare

$1,731

$1,697 – $1,754

10. Stone Harbor Staffing

$1,720

$1,702 – $1,739

11. FlexCare Medical Staffing

$1,707

$1,572 – $1,926

12. Fusion Medical Staffing

$1,604

$1,590 – $1,666

13. OneStaff Medical

$1,580

$1,554 – $1,606

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 Columbia (too few posted pay figures to rank): Host Healthcare (1), InSync Consulting Services (1), TRS Healthcare (3), Premier Medical Staffing Services (1), Stability Healthcare (1), GQR Healthcare (1), Nomad Health (3), Cynet Health (2), Prisma Health (1), Trustaff (1).

See all 64 Medical / Surgical jobs in Columbia, highest pay first →Medical / Surgical pay in other South Carolina cities

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