Travel Cath Lab Nurse Pay

The median advertised pay for a travel Cath Lab (cardiac catheterization lab) contract is $2,886 per week. The middle half of contracts fall between $2,645 and $3,126. Measured across 151 active travel contracts at 125 facilities, as of 2026-10-31.

These are advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free housing and meal stipends; for almost all postings the figure is the top of an advertised range. They are not take-home, and the tax-free part depends on maintaining a tax home. How to read a pay package explains the split.

Travel Cath Lab pay by state

StateOpen contractsMedian weekly
California15$3,265
Missouri10$3,002
Texas10$2,681
New York8$2,683
Illinois7$3,061
Virginia7$3,340
Iowa7$3,063
Arizona6$2,798
New Jersey6$2,948
Oregon6$3,106
Florida5$2,636
Alabama5$2,350
Indiana5$2,880
Massachusetts5$3,360
Maryland4$2,897
West Virginia4$2,811
South Carolina3$2,646
Ohio3$2,520
Pennsylvania3$3,081
Colorado3$2,723
North Carolina3$2,555
Rhode Island3$3,230
Wyoming2$2,995
District of Columbia2$2,973
Michigan2$2,739

The 25 states with the most open Cath Lab contracts, of 38 with any. Pay varies by market, facility and shift, and a state with few contracts moves more than one with many, so treat a median drawn from a handful of postings as an indication rather than a rate.

The highest medians, among states carrying at least 5 open Cath Lab contracts, are Massachusetts at $3,360, Virginia at $3,340 and California at $3,265. The table above is ordered by how many contracts are open, not by pay.

Where every open Cath Lab contract falls

Weekly rateOpen contracts
Under $2,50015
$2,500 to $2,65024
$2,650 to $2,80022
$2,800 to $2,95021
$2,950 to $3,10029
$3,100 to $3,25013
$3,250 to $3,40012
$3,400 and up15

All 151 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.

Open Cath Lab contracts

See every open Cath Lab assignment, including those from partner agencies.

What Cath Lab travel roles ask for

Drawn from the postings that state a requirement, which is not all of them, so each figure carries the number it was measured from. Your recruiter confirms the specifics for a given contract before submission.

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Common questions

How much does a travel Cath Lab nurse make?
The median advertised pay for a travel Cath Lab contract is $2,886 a week, with the middle half of contracts between $2,645 and $3,126. Measured across 151 active travel contracts at 125 facilities, as of 2026-10-31. These are advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends; for almost all postings the figure is the top of an advertised range. Not take-home.
Where does this Cath Lab pay figure come from?
From the travel contracts currently posted on CircleRN, not from an industry survey or an estimate. No federal source publishes pay by nursing specialty: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports registered nurses as a single occupation, so there is no official median for an ICU or a labor and delivery nurse. We publish the median rather than the average because one crisis-rate assignment moves an average enough to misrepresent the market.
Which states pay travel Cath Lab nurses the most?
Massachusetts at $3,360, Virginia at $3,340 and California at $3,265, by median advertised weekly pay. Only states carrying at least 5 open Cath Lab contracts are ranked, because a median drawn from a handful of postings moves on one contract closing. These are advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends and for almost all postings the top of an advertised range, not take-home, and a higher median does not survive a higher cost of living on its own.