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ICU nurse salary in Washington

Open ICU nurse jobs in Washington post a median of $68.75 an hour, the middle half $62.50–$70.75 (about $143,000 a year full time), $13.75 above the national posted median. From 48 jobs at 11 employers that state their pay.

$68.75
Median posted /hr
$63–$71
Middle half /hr
$143,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$59.71
BLS median in WA
May 2025

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What ICU nurses are paid in Washington

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 48 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $30, highest $94.06.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$62.50–$70.75/hr

Middle half of 30 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $68.75. 43% of the 111 open ICU nurse jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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ICU nurse pay by town in Washington

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Seattle$71.50$47.12–$91.3010 (4)
Tacoma$69.25$30–$93.918 (2)
Spokane$62.25$36.08–$85.706 (2)
Puyallup$67.75$40.80–$90.835 (1)
Olympia$70.75$47.69–$94.063 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

ICU nurse pay by employer in Washington

What each employer posts for ICU nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MultiCare Health System$69.50$40.80–$93.9116
Providence$69$36.08–$94.0610
CommonSpirit Health$68.50$30–$91.878
UW Medicine$86.25$86.17–$87.025
Seattle Children's$71.50$51.60–$91.302
Overlake Medical Center$69.25$49–$90.172
Mason Health$71.25$48.41–$94.021
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$68.75$67.50–$70.201
Pullman Regional Hospital$63.25$42.43–$83.951
Confluence Health$61.25$42.61–$80.071
WhidbeyHealth$58.50$41.80–$75.241

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for ICU nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift ICU nurse pay in Washington

Where one employer posts both night and other ICU nurse jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.25 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
MultiCare Health System, WA$62.25 (3)$69.50 (13)
Providence, WA$71 (1)$68.75 (9)
Overlake Medical Center, WA$70.50 (1)$68 (1)
Seattle Children's, WA$71.50 (1)$71.50 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open ICU nurse jobs in Washington

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Washington

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$43.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$49.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$59.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$64.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$77.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)69,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

ICU nurse salary in Washington: common questions

How much does an ICU nurse make in Washington?

Open ICU nurse jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $68.75, the middle half $62.50–$70.75 (48 jobs from 11 employers). Full time that is about $143,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $59.71/hr ($124,200 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do ICU nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Seattle ($71.50), Tacoma ($69.25), Spokane ($62.25) and Puyallup ($67.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Washington pay ICU nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UW Medicine ($86.25), MultiCare Health System ($69.50) and Providence ($69).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($68.75) is $13.75 above the national posted median of $55. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 4 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 48 of 111 open ICU nurse jobs in Washington (43%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

ICU nurse pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). ICU nurse salary in Washington. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/icu-nurse/washington

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