The average weekly travel nurse pay in August in the U.S. was $3,045, down 7.4 percent from $3,270 during the same month in 2021, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
The report, which was shared with Becker's, is based on proprietary data of job postings on Vivian Health in August.
When taking a broad month-over-month view of 2022, average travel nurse pay is declining and coming back to last year's levels, according to Vivian Health. The national healthcare hiring marketplace cited two reasonings behind this trend: a shift away from travel roles and toward permanent nursing roles, and less federal funding toward hospitals and health systems for large travel contracts.
As of Sept. 13, there have been 765,075 active travel nurse jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last 90 days.
1. Delaware
Weekly pay 2022: $3,323
Weekly pay 2021: $2,719
YOY change: 22.21 percent
2. Hawaii
Weekly pay 2022: $3,121
Weekly pay 2021: $2,596
YOY change: 20.22 percent
3. Alaska
Weekly pay 2022: $3,426
Weekly pay 2021: $3,042
YOY change: 12.62 percent
4. Nebraska
Weekly pay 2022: $2,962
Weekly pay 2021: $2,666
YOY change: 11.10 percent
5. Wyoming
Weekly pay 2022: $3,218
Weekly pay 2021: $2,914
YOY change: 10.43 percent
6. Ohio
Weekly pay 2022: $2,997
Weekly pay 2021: $2,747
YOY change: 9.10 percent
7. West Virginia
Weekly pay 2022: $3,056
Weekly pay 2021: $2,806
YOY change: 8.91 percent
8. New Jersey
Weekly pay 2022: $3,537
Weekly pay 2021: $3,258
YOY change: 8.56 percent
9. Connecticut
Weekly pay 2022: $3,021
Weekly pay 2021: $2,784
YOY change: 8.51 percent
10. Nevada
Weekly pay 2022: $3,221
Weekly pay 2021: $2,988
YOY change: 7.80 percent
Here are the 10 states with the largest average decreases to travel nurse pay in August, according to the report:
Note: The list includes a tie.
1. Florida
Weekly pay 2022: $2,498
Weekly pay 2021: $3,520
YOY change: 29.03 percent
2. Arizona
Weekly pay 2022: $3,028
Weekly pay 2021: $4,178
YOY change: 27.53 percent
3. Georgia
Weekly pay 2022: $2,747
Weekly pay 2021: $3,478
YOY change: 21.02 percent
4. Oklahoma
Weekly pay 2022: $2,622
Weekly pay 2021: $3,245
YOY change: 19.20 percent
5. Missouri
Weekly pay 2022: $2,794
Weekly pay 2021: $3,337
YOY change: 16.27 percent
6. New Mexico
Weekly pay 2022: $3,044
Weekly pay 2021: $3,589
YOY change: 15.19 percent
7. Arkansas
Weekly pay 2022: $2,711
Weekly pay 2021: $3,183
YOY change: 14.83 percent
8. Rhode Island
Weekly pay 2022: $3,063
Weekly pay 2021: $3,564
YOY change: 14.06 percent
9. Tennessee
Weekly pay 2022: $2,637
Weekly pay 2021: $3,048
YOY change: 13.48 percent
9. Texas
Weekly pay 2022: $2,637
Weekly pay 2021: $3,048
YOY change: 13.48 percent