The average weekly travel nurse pay in November in the U.S. was $3,204, down 16.32 percent from $3,829 during the same month in 2021, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
While this is among the largest year-over-year decreases Vivian Health has seen in 2022, travel pay rates increased from October to November in many states.
Vivian Health told Becker's that the 'tridemic' is a likely contributor to the growth.
"As states begin to grapple with increased infections and hospitalizations of RSV, flu and COVID cases, travel pay has increased alongside increased case rates," the healthcare hiring marketplace said.
As of Dec. 7, there were 850,468 active travel nurse jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last 90 days.
Here is a breakdown of average weekly travel nurse pay (November 2022 compared to October 2022), state by state:
Alabama
October: $2,470
November: $2,558
Alaska
October: $3,359
November: $3,310
Arizona
October: $2,988
November: $3,154
Arkansas
October: $2,701
November: $2,958
California
October: $3,811
November: $4,060
Colorado
October: $2,928
November: $3,027
Connecticut
October: $3,285
November: $3,267
Delaware
October: $3,124
November: $3,054
Florida
October: $2,487
November: $2,600
Georgia
October: $2,804
November: $2,815
Hawaii
October: $3,060
November: $3,102
Idaho
October: $2,843
November: $3,038
Illinois
October: $3,130
November: $3,237
Indiana
October: $3,145
November: $3,203
Iowa
October: $2,970
November: $3,169
Kansas
October: $2,649
November: $2,668
Kentucky
October: $2,889
November: $2,975
Louisiana
October: $2,765
November: $2,801
Maine
October: $3,377
November: $3,374
Maryland
October: $3,069
November: $3,266
Massachusetts
October: $3,368
November: $3,505
Michigan
October: $2,831
November: $3,123
Minnesota
October: $3,246
November: $3,458
Mississippi
October: $2,563
November: $2,603
Missouri
October: $2,815
November: $2,963
Montana
October: $2,832
November: $2,868
Nebraska
October: $3,114
November: $3,150
Nevada
October: $3,111
November: $3,199
New Hampshire
October: $3,105
November: $3,304
New Jersey
October: $3,529
November: $3,894
New Mexico
October: $2,943
November: $3,115
New York
October: $3,206
November: $3,406
North Carolina
October: $2,908
November: $2,978
North Dakota
October: $3,265
November: $3,181
Ohio
October: $2,982
November: $3,086
Oklahoma
October: $2,637
November: $2,612
Oregon
October: $3,311
November: $3,424
Pennsylvania
October: $3,440
November: $3,424
Rhode Island
October: $3,131
November: $3,148
South Carolina
October: $2,655
November: $2,728
South Dakota
October: $3,222
November: $3,343
Tennessee
October: $2,623
November: $2,733
Texas
October: $2,673
November: $2,750
Utah
October: $2,802
November: $2,797
Vermont
October: $3,382
November: $3,451
Virginia
October: $2,987
November: $3,080
Washington
October: $3,230
November: $3,293
Washington, D.C.
October: $3,553
November: $3,504
West Virginia
October: $3,134
November: $3,330
Wisconsin
October: $2,985
November: $3,184
Wyoming
October: $3,346
November: $3,321