The median advertised pay for a travel PCU (progressive care unit) contract in District of Columbia is $2,143 per week, with the middle half between $2,143 and $2,513. Measured across 7 active travel PCU contracts in District of Columbia at 2 facilities, as of 2026-10-30.
Advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends; for almost all postings the top of an advertised range. Not take-home.
That is 7 percent under the $2,302 national median for travel PCU contracts.
District of Columbia is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you need a District of Columbia 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 |
|---|---|
| $2,100 to $2,250 | 5 |
| $2,250 to $2,400 | 0 |
| $2,400 to $2,550 | 0 |
| $2,550 to $2,700 | 0 |
| $2,700 to $2,850 | 0 |
| $2,850 to $3,000 | 2 |
All 7 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
District of Columbia has the 3th 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 55 percent over, while goods sit 7 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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