The average weekly travel nurse pay in April in the U.S. was $2,529, down 12.76 percent from $2,899 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
Month over month, average weekly travel nurse pay decreased 2.3 percent, the report found.
As of May 1, there were 118,480 active registered nurse travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last seven days.
Here are 10 states with the largest decreases to average weekly travel nurse pay in March compared to April, according to the report shared with Becker's. (Note: The list does not include Washington, D.C.):
Wyoming
March: $3,058.42
April: $2,865.16
Month-over-month decrease: 6.32 percent
Maine
March: $2,584.08
April: $2,438.80
Month-over-month decrease: 5.62 percent
New Hampshire
March: $2,486.96
April: $2,365.91
Month-over-month decrease: 4.87 percent
Mississippi
March: $2,424.00
April: $2,307.99
Month-over-month decrease: 4.79 percent
Colorado
March: $2,521.70
April: $2,401.08
Month-over-month decrease: 4.78 percent
Illinois
March: $2,605.74
April: $2,485.65
Month-over-month decrease: 4.61 percent
West Virginia
March: $2,566.78
April: $2,450.43
Month-over-month decrease: 4.53 percent
Nebraska
March: $2,571.22
April: $2,465.56
Month-over-month decrease: 4.11 percent
South Dakota
March: $2,554.72
April: $2,451.49
Month-over-month decrease: 4.04 percent
Maryland
March: $2,548.28
April: $2,445.91
Month-over-month decrease: 4.02 percent