Travel nurses' pay in each state: A month-over-month comparison

Average weekly travel nurse pay in January in the U.S. varied across states compared to the month prior, according to a report shared with Becker's from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.    

As of Feb. 1, there were 571,044 active RN travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last seven days.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of average weekly travel nurse pay (January compared to December), per the Vivian report:

Alabama

December: $2,595

January: $2,529

Alaska

December: $3,401

January: $3,276

Arizona

December: $3,140

January: $3,029

Arkansas

December: $2,929

January: $2,921

California

December: $4,013

January: $3,859

Colorado

December: $2,953

January: $2,925

Connecticut

December: $3,366

January: $3,367

Delaware

December: $3,019

January: $3,233

Florida

December: $2,486

January: $2,429

Georgia

December: $2,732

January: $2,640

Hawaii

December: $3,037

January: $2,848

Idaho

December: $2,951

January: $2,824

Illinois

December: $3,201

January: $3,147

Indiana

December: $3,105

January: $2,987

Iowa

December: $3,269

January: $2,982

Kansas

December: $2,714

January: $2,679

Kentucky

December: $2,950

January: $2,807

Louisiana

December: $2,660

January: $2,536

Maine

December: $3,350

January: $3,296

Maryland

December: $3,301

January: $3,086

Massachusetts

December: $3,522

January: $3,467

Michigan

December: $3,000

January: $2,794

Minnesota

December: $3,530

January: $3,378

Mississippi

December: $2,515

January: $2,604

Missouri

December: $3,075

January: $2,879

Montana

December: $2,700

January: $2,689

Nebraska

December: $3,224

January: $3,087

Nevada

December: $3,229

January: $3,117

New Hampshire

December: $3,243

January: $3,285

New Jersey

December: $3,646

January: $3,496

New Mexico

December: $3,109

January: $2,915

New York

December: $3,523

January: $3,459

North Carolina

December: $2,872

January: $2,695

North Dakota

December: $3,338

January: $3,227

Ohio

December: $3,057

January: $3,047

Oklahoma

December: $2,645

January: $2,530

Oregon

December: $3,504

January: $3,400

Pennsylvania

December: $3,359

January: $3,281

Rhode Island

December: $3,273

January: $3,115

South Carolina

December: $2,860

January: $2,798

South Dakota

December: $3,354

January: $3,104

Tennessee

December: $2,588

January: $2,550

Texas

December: $2,608

January: $2,567

Utah

December: $2,802

January: $2,856

Vermont

December: $3,223

January: $3,116

Virginia

December: $3,081

January: $2,994

Washington

December: $3,490

January: $3,362

District of Columbia

December: $3,568

January: $3,600

West Virginia

December: $3,109

January: $2,947

Wisconsin

December: $3,172

January: $3,097

Wyoming

December: $3,176

January: $3,197

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