Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments

Updated July 14, 2024

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 > $3,000 per week

• Parkersburg, WV: $4.3K in OR
• New Orleans, LA: $3.8K in OR
• Philadelphia, PA: $3.6K in OR
• Northampton, MA: $3.4K in OR
• Eureka, CA: $3.4K in OR
• Marshfield, WI: $3.3K in Peds/NICU/POR
• Oxnard, CA: $3.3K in OR
• Greenville, NC: $3.3K in OR
• Chico, CA: $3.3K in OR
• Wilmington, DE: $3.2K in Peds/NICU/POR
• Salida, CO: $3.2K in LD
• Green Bay, WI: $3.2K in Med/Surg
• Rochester, NY: $3.1K in Telemetry
• Scottsbluff, NE: $3.1K in L&D
• Malone, NY: $3.1K in Med/Surg
• Pittsburgh, PA: $3.1K in OR
• Dayton, OH: $3K in Peds/NICU/POR
• Woodland Hills, CA: $3K in Oncology

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Highest-Demand Cities

• Albany, NY: at least 149 assignments up to $2.4K/week
• Oklahoma City, OK: at least 86 assignments up to $2.5K/week
• Rochester, NY: at least 84 assignments up to $3.1K/week
• Yuma, AZ: at least 36 assignments up to $2.3K/week
• Louisville, KY: at least 36 assignments up to $2.3K/week
• Baltimore, MD: at least 35 assignments up to $2.8K/week
• Tucson, AZ: at least 31 assignments up to $2.4K/week
• Chicago, IL: at least 30 assignments up to $2.7K/week
• Springfield, IL: at least 30 assignments up to $2.9K/week
• Springfield, MA: at least 29 assignments up to $2.6K/week
• Cleveland, OH: at least 27 assignments up to $2.7K/week
• Boston, MA: at least 26 assignments up to $2.4K/week
• Omaha, NE: at least 26 assignments up to $2.3K/week
• Rapid City, SD: at least 26 assignments up to $2.9K/week
• Medford, OR: at least 26 assignments up to $2.8K/week
• Peoria, IL: at least 25 assignments up to $2.3K/week
• New York, NY: at least 22 assignments up to $2.8K/week
• Stanford, CA: at least 22 assignments up to $3K/week
• Marquette, MI: at least 21 assignments up to $2.2K/week
• Utica, NY: at least 21 assignments up to $2.2K/week
• Saint Louis, MO: at least 20 assignments up to $2.2K/week
• Shreveport, LA: at least 20 assignments up to $2K/week

Emergency Room

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

• AK: $2.4K/week
• AZ: $2.4K/week
• CA: $2.7K/week
• CO: $2.3K/week
• CT: $2.2K/week
• DC: $2K/week
• IA: $2K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• KS: $2.1K/week
• KY: $2.3K/week
• MA: $2.6K/week
• MD: $2K/week
• ME: $2K/week
• MI: $2.1K/week
• MN: $2.2K/week
• MO: $2.6K/week
• MT: $1.9K/week
• NC: $1.9K/week
• NE: $2K/week
• NH: $2.4K/week
• NJ: $2.4K/week
• NM: $2K/week
• NV: $2.1K/week
• NY: $2.8K/week
• OK: $2K/week
• OR: $2.2K/week
• PA: $2.4K/week
• SD: $2.3K/week
• TN: $1.9K/week
• TX: $2.5K/week
• UT: $1.9K/week
• VA: $2.1K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.2K/week
• WI: $2.5K/week

Labor & Delivery

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

• AK: $2.9K/week
• AZ: $2.5K/week
• CA: $2.8K/week
• CO: $3.2K/week
• CT: $2.1K/week
• DC: $2K/week
• HI: $2.5K/week
• IA: $2.3K/week
• ID: $2.2K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• KS: $2.1K/week
• LA: $1.9K/week
• MA: $2.8K/week
• MD: $2K/week
• ME: $2.1K/week
• MI: $2.5K/week
• MN: $2.5K/week
• MO: $2K/week
• MT: $2.1K/week
• NC: $2K/week
• ND: $2K/week
• NE: $3.1K/week
• NH: $2.1K/week
• NJ: $2.4K/week
• NM: $2.9K/week
• NV: $2.4K/week
• NY: $2.6K/week
• OR: $2.7K/week
• PA: $2.1K/week
• SD: $2.8K/week
• TN: $2K/week
• TX: $2.2K/week
• VA: $2.1K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.3K/week
• WI: $2.2K/week

Operating Room

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

• AZ: $2.8K/week
• CA: $3.4K/week
• CO: $2.9K/week
• CT: $2.6K/week
• FL: $2.5K/week
• GA: $2.8K/week
• IL: $2.9K/week
• IN: $2.3K/week
• KS: $2.3K/week
• KY: $2.2K/week
• LA: $3.8K/week
• MA: $3.4K/week
• MD: $2.4K/week
• MI: $2.4K/week
• MN: $2.4K/week
• MO: $2.3K/week
• MS: $2.5K/week
• MT: $2.3K/week
• NC: $3.3K/week
• ND: $2.4K/week
• NE: $2.6K/week
• NJ: $2.8K/week
• NM: $2.3K/week
• NY: $2.5K/week
• OH: $2.8K/week
• OK: $2.1K/week
• OR: $2.8K/week
• PA: $3.6K/week
• SC: $2.7K/week
• SD: $2.6K/week
• TN: $2.6K/week
• TX: $2.3K/week
• VA: $2.9K/week
• VT: $2.8K/week
• WA: $2.3K/week
• WI: $3K/week
• WV: $4.3K/week

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ICU

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

• AL: $2K/week
• AR: $2K/week
• AZ: $2.3K/week
• CA: $3K/week
• CO: $3K/week
• CT: $2.2K/week
• GA: $2.1K/week
• IA: $2.2K/week
• ID: $2K/week
• IL: $2.5K/week
• IN: $2.1K/week
• KY: $2.3K/week
• MA: $2.5K/week
• MD: $2.8K/week
• ME: $2.1K/week
• MI: $2.2K/week
• MN: $2.1K/week
• MO: $2.6K/week
• MT: $1.9K/week
• NC: $2.2K/week
• ND: $2.1K/week
• NE: $2.3K/week
• NH: $2.3K/week
• NJ: $2.4K/week
• NM: $2K/week
• NY: $2.4K/week
• OH: $2.2K/week
• OK: $2.5K/week
• OR: $2.3K/week
• PA: $2.1K/week
• SD: $2.8K/week
• TN: $2K/week
• TX: $1.9K/week
• UT: $2K/week
• VA: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.3K/week
• WI: $2.6K/week
• WV: $2.3K/week

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:

• AR: $2.8K/week
• AZ: $2.4K/week
• CA: $2.9K/week
• CO: $2.5K/week
• CT: $2.3K/week
• DC: $2.1K/week
• DE: $3.2K/week
• IA: $2.1K/week
• ID: $2.1K/week
• IL: $2.7K/week
• IN: $2.5K/week
• KS: $2.1K/week
• KY: $2.3K/week
• LA: $2.1K/week
• MA: $2.6K/week
• MD: $2K/week
• MI: $2.2K/week
• MO: $2.1K/week
• NC: $2.5K/week
• ND: $2.3K/week
• NE: $2.8K/week
• NH: $2.5K/week
• NJ: $2.5K/week
• NM: $2.2K/week
• NV: $1.9K/week
• NY: $2.8K/week
• OH: $3K/week
• OK: $2.5K/week
• OR: $2.2K/week
• PA: $2.2K/week
• SC: $1.9K/week
• SD: $2.9K/week
• TN: $2.2K/week
• TX: $2.6K/week
• UT: $2K/week
• VA: $2.9K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.2K/week
• WI: $3.3K/week
• WV: $2.2K/week
• WY: $2.2K/week

Medical-Surgical

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

• AL: $2.7K/week
• AR: $1.9K/week
• AZ: $2.1K/week
• CA: $2.9K/week
• CO: $2.1K/week
• CT: $2.3K/week
• DC: $1.9K/week
• IA: $2.2K/week
• ID: $2.1K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• IN: $2.4K/week
• KS: $2.5K/week
• KY: $2.2K/week
• MA: $2.4K/week
• ME: $2.8K/week
• MI: $2.1K/week
• MN: $2.1K/week
• MO: $2.5K/week
• MT: $2K/week
• NC: $2.4K/week
• ND: $2.3K/week
• NE: $2.8K/week
• NH: $2.5K/week
• NJ: $2.2K/week
• NY: $3.1K/week
• OH: $2.2K/week
• OK: $2K/week
• OR: $2.3K/week
• SC: $2K/week
• SD: $2.1K/week
• TN: $1.9K/week
• VA: $2.2K/week
• VT: $2.2K/week
• WA: $2.3K/week
• WI: $3.2K/week
• WV: $2.2K/week
• WY: $2K/week

Telemetry

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

• AR: $2.2K/week
• AZ: $2.3K/week
• CA: $2.6K/week
• CO: $2.1K/week
• CT: $2.9K/week
• GA: $1.9K/week
• IA: $2.2K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• IN: $2.2K/week
• KS: $2.1K/week
• KY: $2.5K/week
• LA: $2K/week
• MA: $2.4K/week
• MD: $2K/week
• ME: $2.8K/week
• MI: $2.2K/week
• MO: $2.2K/week
• NC: $2.1K/week
• ND: $2.1K/week
• NE: $2.1K/week
• NH: $2.1K/week
• NJ: $2.3K/week
• NV: $2.2K/week
• NY: $3.1K/week
• OH: $2.2K/week
• OK: $2K/week
• OR: $2.8K/week
• PA: $2.2K/week
• RI: $2.2K/week
• SC: $2K/week
• SD: $2.6K/week
• UT: $1.9K/week
• VA: $2.1K/week
• VT: $2.1K/week
• WA: $2.3K/week
• WI: $2.4K/week
• WV: $2.4K/week

Oncology

There are many oncology travel nursing assignments available:

• AR: $2.3K/week
• AZ: $2.4K/week
• CA: $3K/week
• CO: $2K/week
• DC: $2.1K/week
• GA: $2K/week
• IL: $2.3K/week
• MD: $2K/week
• ME: $2.3K/week
• MO: $2K/week
• MT: $2.9K/week
• NC: $1.9K/week
• ND: $2.1K/week
• NE: $3K/week
• NY: $2.5K/week
• OH: $2.4K/week
• OK: $2.2K/week
• OR: $2.8K/week
• PA: $2.1K/week
• TX: $2.1K/week
• VA: $2.3K/week
• WA: $2.6K/week
• WI: $2.4K/week

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