The average weekly travel nurse pay in July in the U.S. was $2,997, up 12 percent from $2,681 during the same time 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 July.
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 several contributing factors for this trend, such as a shift away from travel roles and toward permanent nursing roles as well as less federal money toward hospitals for large travel contracts.
Overall, there have been 692,462 active travel nurse jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last 90 days.
Here are the 10 states with the largest average increases to travel nurse pay in July, according to the report:
1. Alaska
Weekly pay 2022: $3,334
Weekly pay 2021: $2,356
YOY change: 41.51 percent
2. Minnesota
Weekly pay 2022: $3,458
Weekly pay 2021: $2,624
YOY change: 31.78 percent
3. Hawaii
Weekly pay 2022: $3,012
Weekly pay 2021: $2,313
YOY change: 30.22 percent
4. South Dakota
Weekly pay 2022: $3,241
Weekly pay 2021: $2,504
YOY change: 29.43 percent
5. California
Weekly pay 2022: $3,759
Weekly pay 2021: $3,007
YOY change: 25.01 percent
6. Nevada
Weekly pay 2022: $3,088
Weekly pay 2021: $2,478
YOY change: 24.62 percent
7. Oregon
Weekly pay 2022: $3,439
Weekly pay 2021: $2,779
YOY change: 23.75 percent
8. Wyoming
Weekly pay 2022: $3,393
Weekly pay 2021: $2,752
YOY change: 23.29 percent
9. West Virginia
Weekly pay 2022: $3,060
Weekly pay 2021: $2,513
YOY change: 21.77 percent
10. Ohio
Weekly pay 2022: $3,015
Weekly pay 2021: $2,480
YOY change: 21.57 percent
Here are the five states with average decreases to travel nurse pay in July, according to the report:
1. Florida
Weekly pay 2022: $2,441
Weekly pay 2021: $2,723
YOY change: 10.36 percent
2. Missouri
Weekly pay 2022: $2,664
Weekly pay 2021: $2,745
YOY change: 2.95 percent
3. Alabama
Weekly pay 2022: $2,390
Weekly pay 2021: $2,431
YOY change: 1.69 percent
4. South Carolina
Weekly pay 2022: $2,677
Weekly pay 2021: $2,707
YOY change: 1.11 percent
5. Texas
Weekly pay 2022: $2,663
Weekly pay 2021: $2,672
YOY change: 0.34 percent