The median advertised pay for a travel NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) contract in Hawaii is $3,044 per week, with the middle half between $3,044 and $3,044. Measured across 2 active travel NICU contracts in Hawaii at 1 facilities, as of 2026-10-31.
Advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends; for almost all postings the top of an advertised range. Not take-home. With only 2 open contracts in Hawaii, treat that median as an indication rather than a rate: the contracts below are the useful part of this page.
That is 18 percent over the $2,573 national median for travel NICU contracts.
Hawaii is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you need a Hawaii license to work here even if you hold a multistate license. The compact state list explains which states issue one, and the compact checker tells you whether yours covers you here.
| Weekly rate | Open contracts |
|---|---|
| $3,000 to $3,050 | 2 |
| $3,050 to $3,100 | 0 |
| $3,100 to $3,150 | 0 |
| $3,150 to $3,200 | 0 |
| $3,200 to $3,250 | 0 |
| $3,250 to $3,300 | 0 |
All 2 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
Hawaii has the 2th highest price level of the 51 states and territories the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures: 10 percent over the national average overall. The premium is concentrated in housing, at 25 percent over, while goods sit 12 percent over and services 3 percent over. That matters more than the headline number, because housing is the part a tax-free stipend is meant to cover and the rest comes out of taxed wages.
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