The median advertised pay for a travel PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) contract in Alaska is $3,226 per week, with the middle half between $3,189 and $3,262. Measured across 2 active travel PICU contracts in Alaska 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 Alaska, treat that median as an indication rather than a rate: the contracts below are the useful part of this page.
That is 19 percent over the $2,703 national median for travel PICU contracts.
Alaska is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you need a Alaska 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 |
|---|---|
| $3,100 to $3,150 | 0 |
| $3,150 to $3,200 | 1 |
| $3,200 to $3,250 | 0 |
| $3,250 to $3,300 | 1 |
| $3,300 to $3,350 | 0 |
| $3,350 to $3,400 | 0 |
All 2 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
Alaska has the 14th highest price level of the 51 states and territories the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures: 2 percent over the national average overall. The premium is concentrated in housing, at 6 percent under, while goods sit 6 percent over and services 2 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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