Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments | Salary & Location

Updated November 15, 2023

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.

Cities Paying > $4,000 per week

• Bakersfield, CA: $5.7K in OR
• New Brunswick, NJ: $5.4K in ICU
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.5K in Pediatrics
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.5K in OR
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.5K in CVOR
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.5K in Oncology
• Wilmington, DE: $4.3K in Pediatrics
• Sitka, AK: $4.2K in MedSurg
• Oakland, CA: $4.2K in Labor & Delivery
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.1K in Pediatrics
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4.1K in ICU
• Stanford, CA: $4K in ICU
• Loma Linda, CA: $4K in Pediatrics
• New Brunswick, NJ: $4K in Oncology

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Highest-Demand Cities

• Saint Louis, MO: at least 155 assignments up to $2.9K/week
• Richmond, VA: at least 96 assignments up to $2.4K/week
• Louisville, KY: at least 93 assignments up to $2.2K/week
• Baltimore, MD: at least 73 assignments up to $2.5K/week
• Portland, OR: at least 70 assignments up to $3.5K/week
• Springfield, MO: at least 63 assignments up to $2.2K/week
• Everett, WA: at least 61 assignments up to $3.1K/week
• Rapid City, SD: at least 61 assignments up to $3.2K/week
• Albuquerque, NM: at least 54 assignments up to $2.8K/week
• Boston, MA: at least 53 assignments up to $3.5K/week
• Albany, NY: at least 51 assignments up to $3.4K/week
• Atlanta, GA: at least 50 assignments up to $3.8K/week

Emergency Room

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

• AK: $2.3K/week
• AL: $2.2K/week
• AR: $1.8K/week
• AZ: $1.9K/week
• CA: $2.9K/week
• CT: $3K/week
• DC: $2.1K/week
• GA: $2.2K/week
• IA: $1.8K/week
• ID: $1.8K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• IN: $1.8K/week
• KS: $1.8K/week
• KY: $2.2K/week
• MA: $3.7K/week
• MD: $2.4K/week
• ME: $2.6K/week
• MI: $2.2K/week
• MN: $3.2K/week
• MO: $2.4K/week
• MS: $1.9K/week
• MT: $2.7K/week
• NC: $1.9K/week
• ND: $2.3K/week
• NE: $2.3K/week
• NH: $2.3K/week
• NJ: $2.4K/week
• NM: $2.6K/week
• NY: $2.8K/week
• OK: $1.8K/week
• OR: $2.1K/week
• PA: $2.1K/week
• SD: $2.1K/week
• TN: $2.1K/week
• VA: $2.3K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.6K/week
• WI: $2.2K/week

Labor & Delivery

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

• AK: $3K/week
• AZ: $2.5K/week
• CA: $4.2K/week
• CO: $2.5K/week
• CT: $2.6K/week
• DC: $2.1K/week
• GA: $2.3K/week
• HI: $1.8K/week
• IA: $2.3K/week
• ID: $2K/week
• IN: $2.2K/week
• KS: $1.8K/week
• KY: $1.8K/week
• MA: $2.4K/week
• MD: $2.2K/week
• MI: $2.3K/week
• MN: $2.9K/week
• MO: $2K/week
• MT: $2.2K/week
• ND: $2.4K/week
• NE: $2.5K/week
• NJ: $2.5K/week
• NM: $2.8K/week
• NV: $2.4K/week
• OR: $3.1K/week
• PA: $2K/week
• RI: $2.8K/week
• TN: $2K/week
• TX: $2.2K/week
• VA: $2K/week
• VT: $2K/week
• WA: $2.7K/week
• WI: $2.4K/week
• WV: $2K/week
• WY: $2.5K/week

Operating Room

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

• AL: $2.5K/week
• AZ: $2.6K/week
• CA: $5.7K/week
• CO: $2.4K/week
• CT: $3.3K/week
• DC: $2.6K/week
• DE: $2.3K/week
• FL: $2.5K/week
• GA: $3.8K/week
• IA: $2K/week
• ID: $2.7K/week
• IL: $3.7K/week
• IN: $2.7K/week
• KS: $2K/week
• KY: $2.2K/week
• LA: $2K/week
• MA: $3.1K/week
• ME: $2.9K/week
• MI: $2.6K/week
• MN: $3.1K/week
• MO: $3.4K/week
• MT: $1.9K/week
• NC: $3.2K/week
• NE: $3.5K/week
• NH: $2.7K/week
• NJ: $4.5K/week
• NM: $2.5K/week
• NY: $3.5K/week
• OH: $2.2K/week
• OK: $2K/week
• OR: $2.6K/week
• PA: $3K/week
• RI: $2.1K/week
• SD: $2.5K/week
• TN: $2.6K/week
• TX: $2.2K/week
• VA: $2.1K/week
• VT: $2.3K/week
• WA: $2.6K/week
• WI: $3.4K/week

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Pediatrics

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

• AK: $2.4K/week
• AL: $3.2K/week
• AR: $1.8K/week
• AZ: $2.5K/week
• CA: $4K/week
• CO: $2.4K/week
• CT: $2.9K/week
• DC: $2.2K/week
• GA: $2.1K/week
• HI: $1.8K/week
• IA: $2.2K/week
• ID: $1.9K/week
• IL: $2.8K/week
• IN: $2.1K/week
• KS: $2K/week
• KY: $2.3K/week
• LA: $2.3K/week
• MA: $2.6K/week
• MD: $2.5K/week
• ME: $2.3K/week
• MI: $2.1K/week
• MN: $2.3K/week
• MO: $2.7K/week
• MS: $1.8K/week
• MT: $2.3K/week
• NC: $2.2K/week
• ND: $3K/week
• NE: $2.4K/week
• NH: $2.4K/week
• NJ: $5.4K/week
• NM: $2.7K/week
• NY: $3.1K/week
• OH: $2.4K/week
• OK: $2.1K/week
• OR: $3.2K/week
• PA: $2.8K/week
• SC: $2.3K/week
• SD: $2.9K/week
• TX: $2.6K/week
• VA: $2.2K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.7K/week
• WI: $2.6K/week
• WV: $2.4K/week
• WY: $2.2K/week
• LD: $4.2K/week

Medical-Surgical

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

• AK: $4.2K/week
• AL: $2.2K/week
• AR: $2.6K/week
• AZ: $2.6K/week
• CA: $3.1K/week
• CO: $2.3K/week
• CT: $3K/week
• GA: $2.1K/week
• IA: $2.2K/week
• ID: $2.5K/week
• IL: $2.4K/week
• IN: $2.2K/week
• KS: $2.5K/week
• KY: $2.2K/week
• MA: $2.6K/week
• MD: $2.1K/week
• ME: $2.5K/week
• MI: $2.3K/week
• MN: $2.6K/week
• MO: $3K/week
• MS: $1.8K/week
• MT: $2.4K/week
• NC: $2.6K/week
• ND: $2.3K/week
• NE: $2.4K/week
• NH: $2.9K/week
• NJ: $2.5K/week
• NM: $2.5K/week
• NY: $3.1K/week
• OH: $2.9K/week
• OK: $2.1K/week
• OR: $2.7K/week
• PA: $2.8K/week
• RI: $2.4K/week
• SC: $2.3K/week
• SD: $2.2K/week
• TN: $2.5K/week
• TX: $2.3K/week
• UT: $2.4K/week
• VA: $2.3K/week
• VT: $2.3K/week
• WA: $3.1K/week
• WI: $3.2K/week
• WV: $2.8K/week
• WY: $2.3K/week

Telemetry

If telemetry is your area of expertise you can look in these states:

• AL: $2.3K/week
• AR: $1.9K/week
• AZ: $2.2K/week
• CA: $3K/week
• CO: $2.4K/week
• CT: $3.1K/week
• DC: $2K/week
• DE: $2.1K/week
• FL: $2.1K/week
• GA: $2.1K/week
• IA: $2.3K/week
• ID: $1.8K/week
• IL: $2.9K/week
• IN: $2.2K/week
• KS: $2.5K/week
• KY: $2.6K/week
• LA: $1.9K/week
• MA: $3.5K/week
• MD: $2.3K/week
• ME: $3.1K/week
• MI: $2K/week
• MO: $3K/week
• NC: $2.7K/week
• NE: $2.3K/week
• NH: $2.1K/week
• NJ: $2.5K/week
• NM: $2.1K/week
• NY: $2.6K/week
• OH: $3K/week
• OK: $2.7K/week
• OR: $2.6K/week
• PA: $2.5K/week
• RI: $2.1K/week
• SC: $2.8K/week
• SD: $2.2K/week
• TN: $2.2K/week
• TX: $2K/week
• VA: $2.2K/week
• VT: $2.1K/week
• WA: $2.9K/week
• WI: $2.6K/week
• WV: $2.7K/week

Oncology

• AK: $2.3K/week
• AZ: $2.9K/week
• CA: $3.4K/week
• CO: $2.4K/week
• CT: $2.1K/week
• DC: $2.3K/week
• GA: $2.5K/week
• IA: $2.5K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• IN: $2K/week
• KS: $1.9K/week
• KY: $2.1K/week
• LA: $2K/week
• MA: $2.7K/week
• MD: $2.3K/week
• ME: $2.5K/week
• MO: $2.6K/week
• MT: $2.6K/week
• NC: $2.1K/week
• NH: $2.6K/week
• NJ: $4.5K/week
• NM: $1.7K/week
• NY: $3.5K/week
• OH: $2.8K/week
• OK: $2K/week
• OR: $2.5K/week
• PA: $2.1K/week
• SC: $1.9K/week
• TN: $2.5K/week
• TX: $2.9K/week
• UT: $2.2K/week
• VA: $2.8K/week
• WA: $2.7K/week
• WI: $2.7K/week

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