March 19, 2024

Travel Nursing Pay Package Rankings and Cost Of Living By State

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Travel nursing pay packages can provide plenty of confusion but for many, the only thing they want to know is how much money they can make in their state of choice.

Below, we’ve put together the current highest weekly travel nursing pay packages you can expect for each state, based on current StaffDNA job board data (1),  and ranked them in order of highest to lowest. We’ve also listed the current number of opportunities in each state (2), as well as their overall cost of living based on a 2018 regional price parity study from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (3). Click here to read our process for creating this list.

Make sure to bookmark this page, travelers, because we plan on updating this info often, so some of the pay rates and available jobs are subject to change.

Most of the data is not surprising—California, for instance, has always been known as one of the most expensive states to live in. It ranks No. 1 among pay packages as well. But there are a few surprises on the list.

See for yourself how much you can potentially make in each state as a travel nurse.

Editor’s Note: For the cost of living rating, states above 100 are considered to have above average living expenses, including rent. States below 100 have below average living expenses.

California

RN, Trisha A. in California

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $3,216

Highest Hourly: $80.40

Cost of Living Rating: 114.4

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Texas

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $3,162

Highest Hourly: $79.06

Cost of Living Rating: 96.9

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New York

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2814

Highest Hourly: $70.35

Cost of Living Rating: 115.6

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Florida

Gulf Breeze - Florida - United States

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2626.4

Highest Hourly: $65.66

Cost of Living Rating: 99.7

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Virginia

Richmond-Virginia

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2626.4

Highest Hourly: $65.66

Cost of Living Rating: 102.3

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New Jersey

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2492.4

Highest Hourly: $62.31

Cost of Living Rating: 113.2

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Alaska

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2465.60

Highest Hourly: $61.64

Cost of Living Rating: 105.4

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Iowa

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2465.6

Highest Hourly: $61.64

Cost of Living Rating: 90.2

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Nevada

nicole-harrington-nevada-unsplash

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2412

Highest Hourly: $60.30

Cost of Living Rating: 97.4

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Pennsylvania

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2412

Highest Hourly: $60.3

Cost of Living Rating: 98.4

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Montana

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2398.60

Highest Hourly: $59.97

Cost of Living Rating: 94.1

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Indiana

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2342.32

Highest Hourly: $58.56

Cost of Living Rating: 90.3

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Massachusetts

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2331.60

Highest Hourly: $58.29

Cost of Living Rating: 107.8

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Michigan

RN, Samantha P. in Michigan

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,315.52

Highest Hourly: $57.89

Cost of Living Rating: 93.3

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Maryland

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,278

Highest Hourly: $56.95

Cost of Living Rating: 109.5

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Washington

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,278

Highest Hourly: $56.95

Cost of Living Rating: 105.5

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Wisconsin

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,266.21

Highest Hourly: $56.66

Cost of Living Rating: 92.8

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Wyoming

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,264.60

Highest Hourly: $56.62

Cost of Living Rating: 96.7

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Minnesota

Downtown Minneapolis Minnesota at night time as seen from the famous stone arch bridge

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,251.20

Highest Hourly: $56.28

Cost of Living Rating: 97.5

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Louisiana

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,240.48

Highest Hourly: $56.01

Cost of Living Rating: 90.4

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Georgia

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,237.80

Highest Hourly: $55.94

Cost of Living Rating: 92.1

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West Virginia

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,224.40

Highest Hourly: $55.61

Cost of Living Rating: 87.6

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New Mexico

Albuquerque-New-Mexico

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,197.60

Highest Hourly: $54.94

Cost of Living Rating: 93.6

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Ohio

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,144

Highest Hourly: $53.60

Cost of Living Rating: 89.3

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Illinois

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,144

Highest Hourly: $53.60

Cost of Living Rating: 98.3

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Delaware

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,144

Highest Hourly: $53.60

Cost of Living Rating: 100.2

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Arkansas

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,090.40

Highest Hourly: $52.26

Cost of Living Rating: 86.2

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Tennessee

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,090.40

Highest Hourly: $52.26

Cost of Living Rating: 90.2

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Oregon

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,074.32

Highest Hourly: $57.62

Cost of Living Rating: 99.8

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Missouri

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,063.60

Highest Hourly: $51.59

Cost of Living Rating: 89.5

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Maine

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,050.20

Highest Hourly: $56.95

Cost of Living Rating: 98.4

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Kentucky

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,045.38

Highest Hourly: $51.13

Cost of Living Rating: 87.8

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Nebraska

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,016.43

Highest Hourly: $56.01

Cost of Living Rating: 90.5

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Colorado

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,010

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 103.0

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Vermont

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,010

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 101.6

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Oklahoma

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,010

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 89.0

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Arizona

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,010

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 95.9

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Hawaii

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $2,010

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 118.4

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Idaho

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,977.84

Highest Hourly: $54.94

Cost of Living Rating: 93.0

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South Carolina

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,929.60

Highest Hourly: $48.24

Cost of Living Rating: 90.3

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New Hampshire

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,929.60

Highest Hourly: $48.24

Cost of Living Rating: 105.9

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North Dakota

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,929.60

Highest Hourly: $48.24

Cost of Living Rating: 91.5

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Alabama

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,876

Highest Hourly: $46.9

Cost of Living Rating: 86.6

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District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,822.40

Highest Hourly: $45.56

Cost of Living Rating: 115.9

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South Dakota

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,822.40

Highest Hourly: $45.56

Cost of Living Rating: 88.3

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Kansas

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,809

Highest Hourly: $50.25

Cost of Living Rating: 90.5

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Rhode Island

Newport Bridge in Newport Rhode Island with the Goat Island Lighthouse in the foreground

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,795.60

Highest Hourly: $44.89

Cost of Living Rating: 99.6

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Connecticut

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,795.60

Highest Hourly: $44.89

Cost of Living Rating: 108.7

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North Carolina

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,742

Highest Hourly: $43.55

Cost of Living Rating: 90.9

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Mississippi

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,688.40

Highest Hourly: $42.21

Cost of Living Rating: 86.4

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Utah

Highest Travel RN Weekly Pay: $1,340

Highest Hourly: $33.50

Cost of Living Rating: 97.3

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How We Made This List

  1. Pay package data is sourced with permission from the StaffDNA job board and displays the highest listed pay regardless of RN specialty. This data is updated at the start of each month. Because of this, some specialties may see lower weekly pay packages in their state than what is listed. This list is not meant to be comprehensive for all variations across specialties, or contract terms.
  2. The number of available jobs per state is sourced with permission from the StaffDNA job board. This data is updated at least once per month, although additional updates may occur based on the rapidly changing travel nurse job market. While several staffing agencies post job opportunities on the StaffDNA job board, this list does not display all possible job opportunities from every facility or staffing agency.
  3. The Cost of Living rating is based on regional price parity index data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, which can be found here. The numbers displayed are a percentage of the overall national price level and aggregates data on all consumer goods and services including rents. Areas with high ratings (above 100.0) and low ratings (below 100.0) typically
    correspond to areas with high or low price levels for rents, according to the BEA.

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