Med-surg nurse pay at UW Health

UW Health posts $36.26–$60.45 an hour for med-surg nurses, a median of $50.38 across 5 open jobs that state their pay, $2.20 above the $48.18 other employers post. Read from UW Health's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Lowest to highest /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UW Health jobs · Med-surg nurse pay nationwide · About UW Health

What med-surg nurses are paid at UW Health

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

Median $50.38 an hour. Middle half $50.38 to $50.38. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 5 open jobs at UW Health. Lowest posted $36.26, highest $60.45.

Posted on open jobs at UW Health

$50.38/hr

Middle half of the employer's 5 distinct posted rates, median $50.38. 100% of the 5 open med-surg nurse jobs at UW Health state an hourly rate.

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Every range UW Health posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

$40.30–$60.45/hr4 jobs
$36.26–$59.97/hr1 job

UW Health med-surg nurse pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Wisconsin	$50.38	$40.30–$60.45	4
Illinois	$48.11	$36.26–$59.97	1

A state's name opens what every employer posts for med-surg nurses there, when enough do.

Against other employers

UW Health's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for med-surg nurses (each of their advertised ranges once).

UW Health

$50.38/hr median

Middle half $50.38, from 5 jobs stating pay.

133 other employers

$48.18/hr median

Middle half $44–$57.68, from 1,033 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open med-surg nurse jobs at UW Health

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

RN - Inpatient Med Surg
UW Health · Beaver Dam, WI · 1w ago
$40.30–$60.45/hr
RN - Inpatient – Medical Surgical and Short Stay
UW Health · Madison, WI · 5mo ago
$40.30–$60.45/hr

Med-surg nurse pay at UW Health: common questions

How much does UW Health pay med-surg nurses?

UW Health's open med-surg nurse jobs post $36.26–$60.45 an hour, a median of $50.38 over 5 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $104,800 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UW Health pay med-surg nurses more than other employers?

Its posted median ($50.38) is $2.20 above the median of 133 other employers' rates for med-surg nurses ($48.18, middle half $44–$57.68). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does UW Health pay med-surg nurses the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Wisconsin ($50.38, 4 jobs) and Illinois ($48.11, 1 job).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 5 of 5 open med-surg nurse jobs at UW Health (100%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published November 1, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Med-surg nurse pay at UW Health. Data as of November 1, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/med-surg-nurse/uw-health

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