Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments

Updated May 8, 2025

If you’re looking for a new travel nurse assignment—or just curious how much current travel nurse jobs are paying out—here are some of the highest-paid travel nursing jobs currently available across the country.

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Cities Paying > $3,100 per week

Bakersfield, CA: $3.7K in OR
Rockford, IL: $3.4K in CathLab
Falls Church, VA: $3.4K in OR
Norfolk, VA: $3.4K in OR
Loma Linda, CA: $3.4K in Case Mgr
Bakersfield, CA: $3.4K in ICU
Burlington, VT: $3.3K in OR
Salem, VA: $3.3K in OR
Glendale, CA: $3.2K in CathLab
Los Angeles, CA: $3.2K in LD
Merced, CA: $3.2K in CathLab
Joshua Tree, CA: $3.2K in OR
Lakeport, CA: $3.2K in OR
Carmichael, CA: $3.2K in CathLab
Jackson, MS: $3.2K in OR
Burlingame, CA: $3.2K in CathLab
Johnson City, NY: $3.2K in CathLab
Wenatchee, WA: $3.2K in OR
Amarillo, TX: $3.2K in OR
Oxnard, CA: $3.1K in Telemetry
Malone, NY: $3.1K in MedSurg
Los Angeles, CA: $3.1K in CathLab

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Highest-Demand Cities

Oklahoma City, OK: at least 95 assignments up to $2.5K/week
Rochester, NY: at least 64 assignments up to $3K/week
Louisville, KY: at least 46 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Asheville, NC: at least 41 assignments up to $2.5K/week
Tucson, AZ: at least 39 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Columbus, OH: at least 39 assignments up to $2.9K/week
Springfield, MO: at least 34 assignments up to $2.6K/week
Baltimore, MD: at least 32 assignments up to $2.6K/week
Charlotte, NC: at least 29 assignments up to $2.5K/week
Albany, NY: at least 26 assignments up to $2.5K/week
New York, NY: at least 25 assignments up to $3.1K/week
Chandler, AZ: at least 25 assignments up to $2.7K/week
Lexington, KY: at least 22 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Springfield, MA: at least 22 assignments up to $3K/week
Gainesville, GA: at least 22 assignments up to $2.8K/week
Cleveland, OH: at least 21 assignments up to $2.7K/week
Des Moines, IA: at least 20 assignments up to $2.3K/week

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Emergency Room

Here is a sampling of ER travel nurse jobs available across the country.

AZ: $2.6K/week
CA: $2.9K/week
CO: $2.2K/week
CT: $2K/week
IA: $2.1K/week
IL: $2.2K/week
IN: $2K/week
KS: $2K/week
KY: $2.2K/week
LA: $2.1K/week
MA: $2.7K/week
MD: $2.1K/week
ME: $2.2K/week
MI: $2K/week
MN: $2K/week
MO: $2K/week
MS: $1.8K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
ND: $2K/week
NE: $2.1K/week
NH: $2.3K/week
NJ: $2.1K/week
NM: $2.2K/week
NV: $2.4K/week
NY: $2.9K/week
OH: $2.1K/week
OK: $2K/week
OR: $2.7K/week
PA: $2.1K/week
RI: $2.6K/week
SD: $2.2K/week
TX: $1.8K/week
VA: $2K/week
VT: $2.2K/week
WA: $2.3K/week
WI: $2.5K/week
WV: $2.3K/week
WY: $2.1K/week

Home Health Care

Home health is a growing field throughout all of nursing, and if you have experience in home health, travel nursing opportunities may be available for you. There are even current openings in Hawaii through Aya Healthcare right now, so check it out if you’ve got your eye on the island life.

NY: $2.8K/week
OR: $2.8K/week
WA: $2.6K/week
AZ: $2.6K/week
AL: $2.6K/week
MA: $2.6K/week
HI: $2.6K/week
NJ: $2.6K/week
MO: $2.5K/week
OH: $2.5K/week
MI: $2.4K/week
CA: $2.3K/week
IN: $2.3K/week
ND: $2.3K/week

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ICU

Here are some of the highest-paying MICU/SICU, CVICU, and CICU travel nursing assignments we found across the country:

AL: $1.7K/week
AR: $1.8K/week
AZ: $2.7K/week
CA: $3.4K/week
CO: $2.3K/week
CT: $2.6K/week
DC: $1.8K/week
GA: $2.6K/week
IA: $2.2K/week
ID: $2.2K/week
IL: $2.3K/week
IN: $2.7K/week
KS: $2.1K/week
KY: $2.9K/week
LA: $1.9K/week
MA: $2.5K/week
MD: $2.6K/week
ME: $2.9K/week
MI: $2.2K/week
MO: $2.6K/week
MT: $2K/week
NC: $2K/week
ND: $2.4K/week
NE: $2.2K/week
NH: $2.9K/week
NM: $2.9K/week
NV: $2.2K/week
NY: $2.5K/week
OH: $2K/week
OK: $2.3K/week
OR: $1.8K/week
PA: $2.2K/week
RI: $2.6K/week
SC: $1.8K/week
TN: $1.8K/week
TX: $2.7K/week
VA: $2.4K/week
WA: $2.2K/week
WI: $2.3K/week
WV: $2.2K/week
WY: $2.1K/week

Labor & Delivery

We found the following opportunities for L&D travel nurses:

AR: $1.8K/week
AZ: $2.3K/week
CA: $3.2K/week
CO: $2.9K/week
CT: $2.1K/week
DC: $2.2K/week
DE: $2.6K/week
FL: $2K/week
HI: $2.5K/week
IA: $2.1K/week
ID: $2.6K/week
IL: $2.7K/week
IN: $2.2K/week
KS: $2.1K/week
MA: $2.7K/week
MD: $2.3K/week
MI: $2.6K/week
MO: $1.9K/week
MS: $1.8K/week
MT: $2.3K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
ND: $2.6K/week
NE: $2.5K/week
NH: $2.7K/week
NJ: $2.5K/week
NM: $2.4K/week
NV: $2.7K/week
NY: $2.9K/week
OH: $2.1K/week
OK: $2.2K/week
OR: $2.4K/week
SC: $1.8K/week
SD: $2.5K/week
TN: $2K/week
TX: $2.1K/week
VA: $2.6K/week
VT: $2.3K/week
WA: $2.9K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Long Term Care

Not all long-term care facilities are open to travel nursing, but travel nursing long-term care jobs do exist. Here are some current roles we found across the nation:

AK: $2.7K/week
MT: $2.1K/week
M: $2K/week
OR: $1.8K/week
TN: $1.8K/week
WA: $1.7K/week
IL: $1.7K/week
NY: $1.5K/week

Medical-Surgical

For medical surgical nursing assignments, here are the highest-paying opportunities per state:

AL: $3K/week
AR: $1.8K/week
AZ: $2K/week
CA: $2.3K/week
CO: $2.3K/week
CT: $2K/week
GA: $2.1K/week
HI: $2.2K/week
IA: $2.3K/week
ID: $1.9K/week
IL: $2.5K/week
IN: $2.5K/week
KS: $2.2K/week
KY: $2.7K/week
LA: $1.9K/week
MA: $2.3K/week
MD: $2K/week
MI: $1.9K/week
MO: $2.4K/week
MS: $1.8K/week
MT: $2K/week
NC: $2.1K/week
NE: $2.1K/week
NH: $3K/week
NJ: $1.9K/week
NM: $2.4K/week
NY: $3.1K/week
OH: $2.1K/week
OK: $2.1K/week
OR: $2.1K/week
PA: $2K/week
RI: $2.3K/week
SC: $1.9K/week
TN: $2.1K/week
TX: $2K/week
UT: $2K/week
VA: $1.8K/week
WA: $2.2K/week
WI: $2.3K/week
WV: $2.4K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Oncology

There are many oncology travel nursing assignments available:

AZ: $1.9K/week
CA: $2.4K/week
CO: $2K/week
DC: $2.3K/week
GA: $2K/week
IL: $3K/week
IN: $2.5K/week
KS: $1.9K/week
MA: $2.7K/week
MD: $1.8K/week
ME: $2.2K/week
MO: $2K/week
MT: $2K/week
NC: $1.9K/week
NH: $2.4K/week
NJ: $2.1K/week
NV: $2.1K/week
NY: $2.8K/week
OH: $2.5K/week
OK: $2.2K/week
OR: $2K/week
PA: $2K/week
SC: $1.8K/week
TX: $2K/week
VA: $2.2K/week
WA: $2.1K/week
WI: $2.6K/week
WV: $2.1K/week

Operating Room

There are numerous high-paying OR travel nursing assignments available.

AL: $2.3K/week
AZ: $2.2K/week
CA: $3.7K/week
CO: $1.8K/week
CT: $2.4K/week
DC: $2.4K/week
FL: $2.6K/week
GA: $2.5K/week
IA: $2.7K/week
IL: $3K/week
KS: $2.2K/week
KY: $2.3K/week
MA: $2.9K/week
MD: $2.3K/week
ME: $2.3K/week
MI: $2.7K/week
MN: $2.8K/week
MO: $2.6K/week
MS: $3.2K/week
MT: $2.9K/week
NC: $2.5K/week
NE: $2.2K/week
NH: $2.5K/week
NJ: $2.7K/week
NM: $2.3K/week
NY: $2.9K/week
OH: $2.7K/week
OK: $2.7K/week
OR: $2.7K/week
PA: $2.7K/week
RI: $2.3K/week
SC: $2.5K/week
TN: $2.1K/week
TX: $3.2K/week
VA: $3.4K/week
VT: $3.3K/week
WA: $3.2K/week
WI: $2.9K/week
WV: $2.1K/week

Find available travel nursing assignments near or far.

Pediatrics/PICU/NICU/POR

For those who prefer working with children, there are NICU, PICU, pediatric OR, and general pediatric nursing opportunities available in multiple states, such as: