Travel Nurse Pay

Real weekly pay from 51,605 live assignments, by specialty and state. Updated daily.

$2,056

Median /wk

$1,781

Lower 25% /wk

$2,363

Upper 25% /wk

Pay by specialty

Tap a specialty to see its pay in every state.

Specialty
Median
Typical range
Radiology / Imaging
$2,470
$2,168 – $2,783
Pediatrics
$2,248
$1,978 – $2,529
Oncology
$2,232
$1,962 – $2,431
ICU / Critical Care
$2,143
$1,933 – $2,424
Labor & Delivery
$2,140
$1,756 – $2,548
Rehabilitation
$2,106
$1,827 – $2,380
Emergency / Trauma
$2,037
$1,842 – $2,227
Medical / Surgical
$2,034
$1,826 – $2,246
Operating Room
$1,911
$1,608 – $2,207
Respiratory
$1,854
$1,645 – $2,008
Behavioral Health
$1,788
$1,556 – $2,002
Long Term Care
$1,547
$1,138 – $1,928
Home Health
$1,417
$790 – $2,188

Pay by state

All specialties. States with at least 5 assignments listing pay.

State
Median
Typical range
Alaska
$2,562
$2,178 – $2,979
Rhode Island
$2,534
$2,262 – $2,774
Vermont
$2,466
$2,071 – $2,780
California
$2,340
$2,054 – $2,691
Massachusetts
$2,329
$2,071 – $2,508
Delaware
$2,312
$1,781 – $2,441
South Dakota
$2,260
$1,889 – $2,735
New Jersey
$2,245
$1,866 – $2,528
New York
$2,208
$1,920 – $2,500
Connecticut
$2,204
$2,001 – $2,645
New Hampshire
$2,175
$1,963 – $2,478
Wisconsin
$2,174
$1,976 – $2,414
Nevada
$2,174
$1,877 – $2,528
Hawaii
$2,144
$1,804 – $2,430
Maine
$2,134
$1,990 – $2,324
North Dakota
$2,134
$1,896 – $2,399
Nebraska
$2,124
$2,018 – $2,436
Arizona
$2,114
$1,928 – $2,353
Washington
$2,113
$1,913 – $2,408
Minnesota
$2,107
$1,787 – $2,586
West Virginia
$2,105
$1,894 – $2,438
Oklahoma
$2,104
$1,895 – $2,333
Colorado
$2,092
$1,822 – $2,337
District of Columbia
$2,077
$1,844 – $2,299
Pennsylvania
$2,069
$1,772 – $2,336
Idaho
$2,066
$1,843 – $2,338
New Mexico
$2,056
$1,799 – $2,261
Maryland
$2,051
$1,896 – $2,295
Montana
$2,050
$1,685 – $2,418
Michigan
$2,039
$1,890 – $2,267
Illinois
$2,038
$1,753 – $2,316
Iowa
$2,029
$1,884 – $2,248
Oregon
$2,024
$1,732 – $2,439
Missouri
$2,005
$1,794 – $2,255
Ohio
$2,001
$1,841 – $2,233
Virginia
$2,000
$1,814 – $2,332
Louisiana
$1,997
$1,783 – $2,325
Wyoming
$1,988
$1,718 – $2,125
Kentucky
$1,978
$1,802 – $2,190
Indiana
$1,974
$1,857 – $2,279
Georgia
$1,949
$1,727 – $2,200
Kansas
$1,929
$1,711 – $2,296
North Carolina
$1,818
$1,689 – $2,036
Florida
$1,806
$1,625 – $2,087
Tennessee
$1,793
$1,604 – $2,065
South Carolina
$1,783
$1,656 – $2,157
Alabama
$1,772
$1,621 – $2,103
Arkansas
$1,770
$1,531 – $2,087
Texas
$1,726
$1,520 – $2,065
Utah
$1,656
$1,520 – $2,340
Mississippi
$1,616
$1,487 – $1,742

Figures use the weekly pay posted on each assignment. "Typical range" is the middle half of assignments (25th to 75th percentile). Pay listed by agencies is an estimate and can change; confirm with the agency before you accept. Browse all jobs.