Travel nurse pay, by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in December was $2,293.97, up 0.13% from November and down 3.84% from December 2023, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Here is the average weekly travel nurse pay for each state, as of December 2024, along with the percentage difference between December and November.

Note: States are listed in descending order based on their average weekly travel nurse pay in November.

California

December: $2,852.48
Month-over-month increase: 2.37%

Alaska

December: $2,669.29
Month-over-month decrease: 1.17%

Delaware

December: $2,595.55
Month-over-month increase: 0.22%

Nevada

December: $2,592.25
Month-over-month increase: 2.11%

Massachusetts

December: $2,569.92
Month-over-month increase: 0.86%

Minnesota

December: $2,560.84
Month-over-month increase: 0.56%

New York

December: $2,555.00
Month-over-month increase: 0.19%

New Jersey

December: $2,532.51
Month-over-month increase: 0.46%

Oregon

December: $2,500.74
Month-over-month increase: 1.22%

Maine

December: $2,458.98
Month-over-month increase: 1.38%

Vermont

December: $2,442.69
Month-over-month increase: 1.25%

Rhode Island

December: $2,433.67
Month-over-month decrease: 0.19%

Wisconsin

December: $2,429.93
Month-over-month decrease: 0.23%

Montana

December: $2,399.20
Month-over-month increase: 3.40%

New Hampshire

December: $2,396.49
Month-over-month increase: 0.78%

Illinois

December: $2,367.83
Month-over-month decrease: 0.69%

South Dakota

December: $2,364.21
Month-over-month decrease: 0.31%

Washington

December: $2,363.57
Month-over-month decrease: 0.34%

Connecticut

December: $2,353.23
Month-over-month decrease: 1.05%

Pennsylvania

December: $2,342.73
Month-over-month decrease: 0.24%

Wyoming

December: $2,327.11
Month-over-month decrease: 0.53%

Hawaii 

December: $2,312.97
Month-over-month decrease: 0.29%

North Dakota

December: $2,308.63
Month-over-month decrease: 1.92%

Idaho

December: $2,300.99
Month-over-month increase: 0.39%

Missouri

December: $2,251.68
Month-over-month decrease: 0.39%

West Virginia

December: $2,243.74
Month-over-month decrease: 1.48%

Arizona

December: $2,239.97
Month-over-month increase: 0.83%

Ohio

December: $2,239.58
Month-over-month increase: 0.44%

Colorado

December: $2,234.76
Month-over-month increase: 0.77%

Virginia

December: $2,234.66
Month-over-month increase: 1.57%

Kentucky

December: $2,230.34
Month-over-month increase: 0.11%

New Mexico

December: $2,225.81
Month-over-month increase: 1.26%

Maryland

December: $2,225.01
Month-over-month increase: 1.24%

Utah

December: $2,224.63
Month-over-month increase: 1.43%

Nebraska

December: $2,224.28
Month-over-month increase: 0.15%

Iowa

December: $2,217.15
Month-over-month increase: 0.01%

Indiana

December: $2,207.95
Month-over-month decrease: 0.87%

Oklahoma

December: $2,205.09
Month-over-month decrease: 0.11%

Kansas

December: $2,177.22
Month-over-month increase: 0.25%

Michigan

December: $2,145.23
Month-over-month decrease: 0.53%

South Carolina

December: $2,113.67
Month-over-month increase: 0.35%

Florida

December: $2,103.29
Month-over-month decrease: 0.93%

North Carolina

December: $2,100.37
Month-over-month increase: 0.58%

Louisiana

December: $2,047.14
Month-over-month decrease: 0.26%

Georgia

December: $2,046.14
Month-over-month increase: 0.15%

Arkansas

December: $2,019.46
Month-over-month decrease: 3.62%

Tennessee

December: $1,993.08
Month-over-month decrease: 1.62%

Texas

December: $1,981.91
Month-over-month decrease: 0.21%

Alabama

December: $1,921.70
Month-over-month decrease: 1.70%

Mississippi

December: $1,813.72
Month-over-month decrease: 0.98%

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