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Travel Nurse Pay in Kentucky

Based on 1,125 live assignments in Kentucky listing weekly pay.

$1,978

Median /wk

$1,802–$2,190

Typical range /wk

$4,056

Top posted /wk

Pay by specialty in Kentucky

Specialties with at least 5 assignments listing pay. Tap one for its cities.

Specialty
Median
Typical range
Radiology / Imaging
$2,453
$2,036 – $2,957
Oncology
$2,298
$2,176 – $2,323
Labor & Delivery
$2,120
$1,652 – $2,156
ICU / Critical Care
$2,097
$1,882 – $2,246
Medical / Surgical
$1,945
$1,864 – $2,067
Rehabilitation
$1,944
$1,719 – $2,291
Emergency / Trauma
$1,917
$1,749 – $2,051
Operating Room
$1,877
$1,683 – $2,096
Behavioral Health
$1,616
$1,616 – $1,832
Home Health
$1,599
$790 – $2,140
Respiratory
$1,516
$1,516 – $1,913

Highest-paying cities in Kentucky

All specialties. Cities with at least 3 assignments listing pay.

City
Median
Typical range
Owensboro
$2,730
$2,037 – $2,858
Prestonsburg
$2,458
$2,170 – $2,671
Pikeville
$2,438
$2,434 – $2,529
Murray
$2,385
$2,356 – $2,385
Morehead
$2,343
$2,034 – $2,661
Hazard
$2,172
$1,898 – $2,172
Paintsville
$2,170
$2,170 – $2,170
Corbin
$2,123
$2,071 – $2,359
Cynthiana
$2,116
$1,954 – $2,668
Elizabethtown
$2,096
$1,917 – $2,254
Lexington
$2,067
$1,864 – $2,180
Edgewood
$2,066
$2,066 – $2,314
Maysville
$2,061
$1,822 – $2,634
Richmond
$2,058
$1,891 – $2,073
Georgetown
$2,043
$1,869 – $2,140
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Figures use the weekly pay posted on each assignment. "Typical range" is the middle half of assignments (25th to 75th percentile). Agency pay is an estimate; confirm before you accept.