Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments

Updated December 1, 2025

If you’re looking for a new travel nurse assignment—or just curious how much current travel nurse jobs are paying out—here are some of the highest-paid travel nursing jobs currently available across the country.

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Compare Rates for Travel Nursing Specialties by State

Cities Paying > $3,400 per week

Providence, RI: $4.5K in Peds/NICU/PICU/POR/etc.
Springfield, IL: $4.3K in Cath Lab
Rapid City, SD: $4.2K in Cath Lab
Santa Rosa, CA: $4K in LD
Wausau, WI: $4K in Clinic
Lebanon, NH: $4K in ICU
New York, NY: $4K in Peds/NICU/PICU/POR/etc.
Springfield, IL: $4K in Peds/NICU/PICU/POR/etc.
Pomona, CA: $3.9K in LD
Boston, MA: $3.8K in EP Lab
Lewiston, ME: $3.8K in L&D
Pomona, CA: $3.8K in L&D
Peterborough, NH: $3.8K in L&D
Hilo, HI: $3.8K in Cath Lab
Honolulu, HI: $3.7K in L&D
Springfield, MA: $3.7K in PCU
Pittsfield, MA: $3.7K in L&D
Long Beach, CA: $3.7K in Peds/NICU/PICU/POR/etc.
Bismarck, ND: $3.6K in L&D
Cleveland, OH: $3.6K in Oncology
Clovis, CA: $3.6K in L&D
Fresno, CA: $3.6K in L&D
New York, NY: $3.6K in L&D
Cleveland, OH: $3.6K in Cath Lab
Lynwood, CA: $3.5K in Cath Lab
O Fallon, IL: $3.5K in Cath Lab
Pomona, CA: $3.5K in L&D
Springfield, IL: $3.5K in Cath Lab
Hillsboro, OR: $3.5K in L&D
Falls Church, VA: $3.5K in OR
Santa Clara, CA: $3.4K in L&D
San Jose, CA: $3.4K in L&D
Springfield, MA: $3.4K in Telemetry
Springfield, MA: $3.4K in PCU
Sioux Falls, SD: $3.4K in Cath Lab
Burlingame, CA: $3.4K in OR
Burlingame, CA: $3.4K in Cath Lab

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Highest-Demand Cities

Rochester, NY: at least 126 assignments up to $3K/week
Peoria, IL: at least 71 assignments up to $2.7K/week
Springfield, IL: at least 57 assignments up to $4.3K/week
Phoenix, AZ: at least 55 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Wichita, KS: at least 54 assignments up to $2.6K/week
New York, NY: at least 49 assignments up to $4K/week
Saint Louis, MO: at least 47 assignments up to $3.1K/week
Evansville, IN: at least 38 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Boston, MA: at least 37 assignments up to $3.8K/week
Urbana, IL: at least 35 assignments up to $3K/week
Rapid City, SD: at least 33 assignments up to $4.2K/week
Oklahoma, OK: at least 32 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Newburgh, IN: at least 32 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Albany, NY: at least 30 assignments up to $2.7K/week
Oklahoma City, OK: at least 29 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Albuquerque, NM: at least 28 assignments up to $3K/week
Tacoma, WA: at least 28 assignments up to $3K/week
Mesa, AZ: at least 26 assignments up to $2.5K/week
Wausau, WI: at least 26 assignments up to $4K/week
Glendale, AZ: at least 24 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Omaha, NE: at least 24 assignments up to $2.5K/week
Des Moines, IA: at least 24 assignments up to $3.1K/week
Asheville, NC: at least 23 assignments up to $2.3K/week
Sioux City, IA: at least 22 assignments up to $3.1K/week
Cleveland, OH: at least 22 assignments up to $3.6K/week
Milwaukee, WI: at least 21 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Baltimore, MD: at least 21 assignments up to $2.6K/week
Lebanon, NH: at least 20 assignments up to $4K/week
Chandler, AZ: at least 20 assignments up to $2.3K/week

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Case Management

For those looking for positions in case management, consider the following options:

AZ: $2.5K/week
CA: $3.2K/week
MA: $3.1K/week
MI: $2K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
NJ: $2.3K/week
OH: $2.2K/week
OK: $2.3K/week
SD: $2.6K/week
TN: $2K/week
VA: $2.2K/week
WA: $2.6K/week
WI: $2.5K/week

Cath Lab

We found openings for cath labs in most states. Here are the current highest -paying states:

AK: $3.1K/week
AR: $2.9K/week
AZ: $2.6K/week
CA: $3.5K/week
CO: $2.8K/week
DC: $2.8K/week
FL: $2.4K/week
GA: $2.7K/week
HI: $3.8K/week
IA: $3.1K/week
ID: $2.3K/week
IL: $4.3K/week
IN: $2.6K/week
KS: $2.7K/week
KY: $2.7K/week
LA: $2.8K/week
MA: $3.1K/week
MD: $2.9K/week
ME: $3K/week
MI: $2.5K/week
MO: $2.6K/week
MT: $2.9K/week
NC: $2.9K/week
ND: $3.3K/week
NJ: $3.1K/week
NM: $3K/week
NV: $3.1K/week
NY: $3K/week
OH: $3.6K/week
OK: $2.6K/week
OR: $2.7K/week
PA: $3.2K/week
RI: $3K/week
SC: $2.2K/week
SD: $4.2K/week
TN: $2K/week
TX: $2.7K/week
VA: $2.6K/week
WA: $3K/week
WI: $3K/week
WV: $3K/week
WY: $2.8K/week

Emergency Room

Here is a sampling of ER travel nurse jobs available across the country.

AK: $2.9K/week
AL: $2K/week
AZ: $2.3K/week
CA: $2.7K/week
CO: $2.1K/week
CT: $2.3K/week
DC: $2K/week
GA: $2.2K/week
HI: $2.3K/week
IA: $2.1K/week
ID: $2.1K/week
IL: $2.2K/week
IN: $2.8K/week
KS: $2.5K/week
KY: $2.3K/week
MA: $3K/week
MD: $2.1K/week
ME: $2.7K/week
MI: $2K/week
MN: $2.4K/week
MO: $2.3K/week
MT: $2K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
NE: $2.1K/week
NH: $2.2K/week
NJ: $2K/week
NM: $2.8K/week
NV: $2.1K/week
NY: $2.4K/week
OR: $2.9K/week
PA: $2K/week
RI: $3.2K/week
SC: $2.5K/week
SD: $2.4K/week
VA: $2.1K/week
VT: $2.3K/week
WA: $2.6K/week
WI: $2.3K/week

Home Health Care

Home health is a growing field throughout all of nursing, and if you have experience in home health, travel nursing opportunities may be available for you. Some of the home health opportunities we found are hospice-specific, so be sure to double-check that the assignment matches with your preferences before speaking with your recruiter.

AL: $2K/week
CA: $2.9K/week
IL: $2.4K/week
IN: $2.3K/week
KY: $2.1K/week
MA: $2.9K/week
MD: $2.2K/week
MI: $2.1K/week
MO: $2.1K/week
MT: $2K/week
NC: $2.3K/week
NV: $2.4K/week
OR: $3.3K/week
TN: $2.2K/week
VA: $2.4K/week
WA: $2.6K/week
WI: $2.5K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

ICU

Here are some of the highest-paying MICU/SICU, CVICU, and CICU travel nursing assignments we found across the country:

AK: $2.7K/week
AZ: $2.9K/week
CA: $3.2K/week
CO: $2.6K/week
CT: $2.9K/week
DC: $2.2K/week
GA: $2.1K/week
HI: $3.4K/week
IA: $2.3K/week
ID: $2.1K/week
IL: $3.1K/week
IN: $2.6K/week
KS: $2.6K/week
KY: $2.3K/week
MA: $3.2K/week
MD: $2.2K/week
ME: $2.2K/week
MI: $2.3K/week
MN: $2.2K/week
MO: $2.7K/week
MT: $2.2K/week
NC: $2.7K/week
ND: $2.4K/week
NE: $2.2K/week
NH: $4K/week
NJ: $2.1K/week
NM: $2.4K/week
NV: $2.3K/week
NY: $2.9K/week
OH: $2.1K/week
OK: $2.2K/week
OR: $2.6K/week
PA: $2.2K/week
RI: $3.1K/week
SC: $2K/week
SD: $2.2K/week
TN: $2.6K/week
VA: $2.9K/week
VT: $2.2K/week
WA: $2.3K/week
WI: $3.1K/week

Labor & Delivery

We found the following opportunities for L&D travel nurses:

AK: $2K/week
AL: $2K/week
AR: $2.4K/week
AZ: $2.9K/week
CA: $4K/week
CO: $2.9K/week
CT: $3.3K/week
DC: $3.2K/week
DE: $2.7K/week
FL: $2K/week
GA: $2.1K/week
HI: $3.7K/week
IA: $2.8K/week
ID: $2.6K/week
IL: $3.2K/week
KS: $2.3K/week
KY: $2.4K/week
LA: $2.3K/week
MA: $3.7K/week
MD: $3.1K/week
ME: $3.8K/week
MI: $2.1K/week
MN: $2.7K/week
MO: $2.4K/week
MS: $2K/week
MT: $2.4K/week
NC: $3K/week
ND: $3.6K/week
NE: $2.9K/week
NH: $3.8K/week
NJ: $2.8K/week
NM: $3K/week
NY: $3.6K/week
OH: $2.1K/week
OK: $2.7K/week
OR: $3.5K/week
PA: $2.2K/week
SD: $3.2K/week
TN: $2.2K/week
TX: $2.2K/week
UT: $2.4K/week
VA: $2.1K/week
VT: $2.9K/week
WA: $3.4K/week
WI: $2.6K/week
WV: $2.4K/week
WY: $2.8K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Long Term Care

Not all long-term care facilities are open to travel nursing, but travel nursing long-term care jobs do exist. Here are some current roles we found across the nation:

AK: $2.4K/week
CA: $2.3K/week
GA: $2.6K/week
IA: $2.1K/week
IL: $2.2K/week
IN: $2K/week
KS: $2.8K/week
KY: $2.5K/week
MA: $2K/week
MI: $2.7K/week
MN: $2K/week
MO: $2.2K/week
NE: $2.1K/week
NY: $2.3K/week
SD: $2.1K/week
VT: $2K/week
WI: $2.3K/week

Medical-Surgical

For medical-surgical nursing assignments, here are the highest-paying opportunities per state:

AK: $2.5K/week
AL: $2.7K/week
AZ: $2.2K/week
CA: $2.3K/week
CO: $2.1K/week
GA: $2K/week
IA: $2.9K/week
ID: $2K/week
IL: $3K/week
IN: $2.8K/week
KS: $2.7K/week
KY: $2.1K/week
MA: $3K/week
MD: $2K/week
ME: $2.5K/week
MO: $2.4K/week
MT: $2.2K/week
NC: $2.6K/week
ND: $3.2K/week
NE: $2.1K/week
NH: $2.2K/week
NM: $2K/week
NV: $2.1K/week
NY: $2.4K/week
OH: $2K/week
OR: $2.3K/week
PA: $2K/week
TN: $2.4K/week
TX: $2K/week
VA: $2K/week
VT: $2.2K/week
WI: $3.1K/week
WV: $2.2K/week
WY: $2.2K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Oncology

There are many oncology travel nursing assignments available:

CA: $3K/week
CT: $2K/week
IA: $2.2K/week
ID: $2.1K/week
IL: $3K/week
KS: $2.4K/week
MA: $2.2K/week
ME: $2.1K/week
MT: $2K/week
NH: $2.4K/week
NY: $3.1K/week
OH: $3.6K/week
OK: $2.5K/week
OR: $2.2K/week
PA: $2K/week
SD: $2.5K/week
TN: $2.4K/week
VA: $2.4K/week
WA: $2.3K/week
WI: $2.3K/week
WV: $2.2K/week
WY: $2.1K/week

Operating Room

There are numerous high-paying OR travel nursing assignments available.

AK: $2.5K/week
AL: $2.3K/week
AZ: $2.6K/week
CA: $3.4K/week
CO: $2.7K/week
CT: $3.1K/week
DC: $2.1K/week
DE: $2.7K/week
FL: $2.5K/week
GA: $2.7K/week
IA: $2.5K/week
ID: $2.6K/week
IL: $2.9K/week
IN: $2.9K/week
KS: $2.9K/week
KY: $2.3K/week
LA: $2.6K/week
MA: $3.2K/week
MD: $2.2K/week
ME: $2.3K/week
MI: $3.2K/week
MN: $2.7K/week
MO: $3.1K/week
MT: $2.3K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
ND: $3.1K/week
NH: $2.7K/week
NJ: $3.1K/week
NM: $2.9K/week
NV: $2.2K/week
NY: $2.8K/week
OH: $2.9K/week
OK: $2.3K/week
OR: $2.5K/week
PA: $2.7K/week
RI: $2.4K/week
SC: $2.6K/week
SD: $2.8K/week
TN: $2.2K/week
TX: $2.6K/week
VA: $3.5K/week
VT: $3K/week
WA: $2.4K/week
WI: $2.9K/week
WY: $2.5K/week

Find available travel nursing assignments near or far.

Pediatrics/PICU/NICU/POR

For those who prefer working with children, there are NICU, PICU, pediatric OR, and general pediatric nursing opportunities available in multiple states, such as: