The median advertised pay for a travel Cath Lab (cardiac catheterization lab) contract is $2,873 per week. The middle half of contracts fall between $2,661 and $3,099. Measured across 183 active travel contracts at 130 facilities, as of 2026-09-15.
These are advertised weekly totals, a taxable hourly base plus tax-free housing and meal stipends. They are not take-home, and the tax-free half depends on maintaining a tax home. How to read a pay package explains the split.
| State | Open contracts | Median weekly |
|---|---|---|
| California | 19 | $3,137 |
| Arizona | 13 | $2,374 |
| Georgia | 12 | $2,868 |
| Illinois | 10 | $3,160 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $3,224 |
| New York | 8 | $2,825 |
| Missouri | 7 | $3,059 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $2,800 |
| Texas | 7 | $2,757 |
| Florida | 6 | $2,592 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $3,422 |
| Iowa | 5 | $2,868 |
| Maryland | 5 | $2,798 |
| Montana | 5 | $2,941 |
| Alabama | 4 | $2,344 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $3,229 |
| Oregon | 4 | $3,017 |
| Virginia | 4 | $3,236 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $3,342 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $2,956 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $2,564 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $2,649 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $2,646 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $2,517 |
| Idaho | 3 | $2,697 |
The 25 states with the most open Cath Lab contracts, of 43 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 10 open Cath Lab contracts, are Illinois at $3,160, California at $3,137 and Georgia at $2,868. The table above is ordered by how many contracts are open, not by pay.
| Weekly rate | Open contracts |
|---|---|
| Under $2,400 | 16 |
| $2,400 to $2,550 | 16 |
| $2,550 to $2,700 | 20 |
| $2,700 to $2,850 | 33 |
| $2,850 to $3,000 | 35 |
| $3,000 to $3,150 | 25 |
| $3,150 to $3,300 | 20 |
| $3,300 and up | 18 |
All 183 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
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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.