Alaska is the top-paying state for travel nurses, but two of the top-paying cities are in Texas, a March 7 Vivian report found.
Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace, found the average salary for travel nurses by state and city using 129,406 active job postings on its site in the last seven days.
The average salary for a travel nurse was $2,128 per week. Here are the top-paying states and cities for travel nurses:
Top-paying states
Alaska — $2,660
Maine — $2,467
New Jersey — $2,413
Massachusetts — $2,402
New York — $2,386
Top-paying cities
Flower Mound, Texas — $4,216
Santa Maria, Calif. — $4,015
Rockwall, Texas — $3,794
Chester, Pa. — $3,671
Greenwich, Conn. — $3,500