The average weekly travel nurse pay in August in the U.S. was $2,430.33, down 9.56 percent from $2,687.13 in 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 0.71 percent, from $2,447.83 in July to $2,430.33 in August.
As of Sept. 1, there were 131,491 active registered nurse travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last seven days.
Here are 10 states with the largest dips to average weekly travel nurse pay in August compared with July, according to the report. (Note: The list does not include Washington, D.C.):
Connecticut
July: $2,518.17
August: $2,411.00
Month-over-month decrease: 4.25 percent
Oregon
July: $2,566.71
August: $2,471.93
Month-over-month decrease: 3.69 percent
Colorado
July: $2,434.07
August: $2,351.21
Month-over-month decrease: 3.40 percent
Massachusetts
July: $2,670.34
August: $2,582.98
Month-over-month decrease: 3.27 percent
Minnesota
July: $2,640.37
August: $2,577.17
Month-over-month decrease: 2.39 percent
Michigan
July: $2,331.67
August: $2,279.58
Month-over-month decrease: 2.23 percent
New Hampshire
July: $2,391.32
August: $2,338.39
Month-over-month decrease: 2.21 percent
Wyoming
July: $2,627.98
August: $2,573.46
Month-over-month decrease: 2.10 percent
California
July: $3,011.49
August: $2,946.57
Month-over-month decrease: 2.16 percent
Washington
July: $2,520.91
August: $2,474.19
Month-over-month decrease: 1.85 percent