The average weekly travel nurse pay in January in the U.S. was $3,077, down 20.49 percent from $3,870 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
According to Vivian, these trends "reflect a continuation of travel nurse wage stabilization at lower, post-omicron rates. Nationally, the average weekly pay decreased month over month by just 3 percent — a big change from the dramatic swings in pay seen during COVID surges."
As of Feb. 1, there were 571,044 active RN travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last seven days.
Here are 10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay in January 2023 (compared to January 2022), according to the report shared with Becker's.
North Dakota
Weekly pay 2023: $3,227
Weekly pay 2022: $4,837
YOY decrease: 33.29 percent
Oklahoma
Weekly pay 2023: $2,530
Weekly pay 2022: $3,692
YOY decrease: 31.47 percent
Georgia
Weekly pay 2023: $2,640
Weekly pay 2022: $3,785
YOY decrease: 30.25 percent
Iowa
Weekly pay 2023: $2,982
Weekly pay 2022: $4,120
YOY decrease: 27.62 percent
Michigan
Weekly pay 2023: $2,794
Weekly pay 2022: $3,791
YOY decrease: 26.30 percent
Wisconsin
Weekly pay 2023: $3,097
Weekly pay 2022: $4,164
YOY decrease: 25.62 percent
Colorado
Weekly pay 2023: $2,925
Weekly pay 2022: $3,930
YOY decrease: 25.57 percent
Maryland
Weekly pay 2023: $3,086
Weekly pay 2022: $4,138
YOY decrease: 25.42 percent
Nebraska
Weekly pay 2023: $3,087
Weekly pay 2022: $4,131
YOY decrease: 25.27 percent
Florida
Weekly pay 2023: $2,429
Weekly pay 2022: $3,235
YOY decrease: 24.91 percent