Updated March 9, 2026
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.
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Compare Rates for Travel Nursing Specialties by State
States Paying > $3,000 per week
- MI: $4.3K/week in Cath Lab
- NY: $4.0K/week in Pediatrics / Neonatal
- KS: $3.9K/week in ICU
- AK: $3.8K/week in Cath Lab
- CA: $3.7K/week in ICU
- CA: $3.7K/week in Oncology
- CA: $3.6K/week in Interventional Radiology
- CA: $3.6K/week in Transplant Coordinator
- CA: $3.5K/week in Labor & Delivery
- NC: $3.6K/week in ICU
- NC: $3.6K/week in Emergency Room
- MD: $3.5K/week in ICU
- MD: $3.3K/week in Emergency Room
- CT: $3.5K/week in Oncology
- CT: $3.1K/week in Travel RN
- IL: $3.5K/week in Med-Surg
- IL: $3.5K/week in Operating Room
- IL: $3.2K/week in Travel RN
- IN: $3.5K/week in Pediatrics / Neonatal
- IN: $3.5K/week in Travel RN
- CO: $3.6K/week in Labor & Delivery
- DE: $3.7K/week in CVOR
- NJ: $3.6K/week in Cath Lab
- OH: $3.9K/week in Pediatric CVICU
- MA: $3.8K/week in Endocrinology RN
- NE: $3.2K/week in Travel RN
- MO: $3.1K/week in Travel RN
- NY: $3.0K/week in Travel RN
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Highest-Demand Cities
- Ashburn, VA: at least 4,245 assignments up to ~$3.5K+/week
- New York, NY: at least 3,900 assignments up to ~$3.3K+/week
- Los Angeles, CA: at least 3,500 assignments up to ~$3.2K+/week
- Chicago, IL: at least 3,200 assignments up to ~$3.2K+/week
- Houston, TX: at least 3,100 assignments up to ~$3.0K+/week
- Phoenix, AZ: at least 2,900 assignments up to ~$2.9K+/week
- Boston, MA: at least 2,700 assignments up to ~$3.1K+/week
- Seattle, WA: at least 2,600 assignments up to ~$3.0K+/week
- Atlanta, GA: at least 2,400 assignments up to ~$2.8K+/week
- San Francisco, CA: at least 2,300 assignments up to ~$3.3K+/week
- Dallas, TX: at least 2,200 assignments up to ~$2.7K+/week
- Denver, CO: at least 2,000 assignments up to ~$3.2K+/week
- Miami, FL: at least 1,900 assignments up to ~$2.8K+/week
- Charlotte, NC: at least 1,800 assignments up to ~$2.5K+/week
- Indianapolis, IN: at least 1,700 assignments up to ~$3.5K+/week
- Rochester, NY: at least 1,600 assignments up to ~$3.0K+/week
- Omaha, NE: at least 1,300 assignments up to ~$3.2K+/week
- Kansas City, MO: at least 1,200 assignments up to ~$3.1K+/week
- Cleveland, OH: at least 1,200 assignments up to ~$2.7K+/week
- Albuquerque, NM: at least 1,100 assignments up to ~$2.6K+/week
- Portland, OR: at least 1,000 assignments up to ~$2.3K+/week
- New Orleans, LA: at least 900 assignments up to ~$2.9K+/week
- Augusta, GA: at least 900 assignments up to ~$2.8K+/week
- Bakersfield, CA: at least 800 assignments up to ~$2.5K+/week
- Lexington, KY: at least 700 assignments up to ~$2.4K+/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Case Management
For those looking for positions in case management, consider the following options:
- Palo Alto, CA: $3.6K/week
- Anchorage, AK: $3.1K/week
- Syracuse, NY: $2.7K/week
- Portland, OR: $2.6K/week
- Clinton, MD: $2.6K/week
- Omaha, NE: $2.5K/week
- Albuquerque, NM: $2.5K/week
- Vineyard Haven, MA: $2.5K/week
- Olympia, WA: $2.5K/week
- Salt Lake City, UT: $2.5K/week
- Portsmouth, NH: $2.5K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $2.4K/week
- Dover, NJ: $2.4K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.4K/week
- Madison, WI: $2.4K/week
- Asheville, NC: $2.4K/week
- Tucson, AZ: $2.3K/week
- Knoxville, TN: $2.3K/week
- Indianapolis, IN: $2.3K/week
- Vicksburg, MS: $2.2K/week
- Charlottesville, VA: $2.2K/week
- Ypsilanti, MI: $2.2K/week
- Bradenton, FL: $2.1K/week
- Alexandria, LA: $1.9K/week
- Longview, TX: $1.9K/week
Cath Lab
We found openings for cath labs in most states. Here are the current highest -paying states:
- Lynwood, CA: $3.5K/week
- Rockville Centre, NY: $3.4K/week
- Anchorage, AK: $3.3K/week
- Washington, DC: $3.3K/week
- Denville, NJ: $3.4K/week
- El Paso, TX: $3.1K/week
- Chesapeake, VA: $3.1K/week
- Maysville, KY: $3.1K/week
- Green Bay, WI: $3.1K/week
- Wellington, FL: $3.0K/week
- Saint Louis, MO: $2.9K/week
- Boston, MA: $2.9K/week
- Portland, OR: $2.9K/week
- Iowa City, IA: $2.9K/week
- Easton, MD: $2.8K/week
- Cleveland, OH: $2.7K/week
- Wilmington, NC: $2.6K/week
- Conyers, GA: $2.6K/week
- Tucson, AZ: $2.6K/week
- Lebanon, IN: $2.6K/week
- Casper, WY: $2.5K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $2.4K/week
- Columbia, SC: $2.4K/week
- Thornton, CO: $2.4K/week
- Santa Fe, NM: $2.4K/week
- Lewiston, ID: $2.6K/week
- Chicago, IL: $2.1K/week
- Garden City, KS: $2.7K/week
- Springfield, TN: $2.5K/week
Emergency Room
Here is a sampling of ER travel nurse jobs available across the country.
- Utica, NY: $3.2K/week
- New Haven, CT: $3.1K/week
- Arcadia, CA: $2.9K/week
- Decatur, IL: $3.0K/week
- Muncie, IN: $2.8K/week
- Marrero, LA: $2.7K/week
- San Angelo, TX: $2.8K/week
- Worcester, MA: $2.6K/week
- Minneapolis, MN: $2.6K/week
- Dededo, GU: $2.5K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.4K/week
- Dothan, AL: $2.4K/week
- Lansing, MI: $2.4K/week
- Ogallala, NE: $2.4K/week
- Lebanon, NH: $2.3K/week
- Madison, WI: $2.3K/week
- Albuquerque, NM: $2.3K/week
- Richmond, VA: $2.3K/week
- Easton, MD: $2.3K/week
- Gardnerville, NV: $2.3K/week
- Kennewick, WA: $2.2K/week
- Montrose, PA: $2.2K/week
- Saint Albans, VT: $2.2K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.2K/week
- Dyersville, IA: $2.2K/week
- Lexington, KY: $2.2K/week
- Asheville, NC: $2.5K/week
- Turtle Lake, ND: $2.1K/week
- Breckenridge, MN: $2.1K/week
- Germantown, TN: $2.1K/week
- Saint Louis, MO: $2.1K/week
- Weston, FL: $2.1K/week
- Columbia, SC: $2.4K/week
- Hillsboro, KS: $2.0K/week
- Beachwood, OH: $2.0K/week
- Stockbridge, GA: $2.0K/week
- Charleston, WV: $2.0K/week
- Casper, WY: $2.4K/week
- Lewiston, ID: $2.0K/week
- Brunswick, ME: $2.3K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $1.9K/week
- Natchez, MS: $1.6K/week
- Siloam Springs, AR: $1.5K/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. Some of the home health opportunities we found are hospice-specific, so be sure to double-check that the assignment matches with your preferences before speaking with your recruiter.
- Oak Brook, IL: $3.1K/week
- Paramus, NJ: $3.1K/week
- Portland, ME: $3.0K/week
- Salem, OR: $2.9K/week
- Menominee, MI: $2.8K/week
- Wailuku, HI: $2.8K/week
- Sunnyside, WA: $2.8K/week
- Eureka, CA: $2.8K/week
- Burlington, WI: $3.1K/week
- Kingwood, WV: $2.7K/week
- Yuma, AZ: $2.6K/week
- Warrenton, VA: $2.6K/week
- Hyannis, MA: $2.5K/week
- Pueblo, CO: $2.5K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.5K/week
- Buffalo, NY: $2.4K/week
- Southaven, MS: $2.4K/week
- Franklin, TN: $2.4K/week
- Raceland, LA: $2.4K/week
- Lewiston, ID: $2.4K/week
- Berwick, PA: $2.4K/week
- Wichita, KS: $2.4K/week
- Lorain, OH: $2.4K/week
- Williston, ND: $2.4K/week
- Advance, NC: $2.3K/week
- Walterboro, SC: $2.3K/week
- Kennesaw, GA: $2.4K/week
- Oak Brook, IL: $3.1K/week
- Edmond, OK: $2.3K/week
- Cedar City, UT: $2.2K/week
- Sarasota, FL: $2.2K/week
- Houston, TX: $2.1K/week
- Georgetown, DE: $2.4K/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
ICU
Here are some of the highest-paying MICU/SICU, CVICU, and CICU travel nursing assignments we found across the country:
- Garden City, KS: $3.9K/week
- Asheville, NC: $3.6K/week
- Baltimore, MD: $3.5K/week
- Quincy, IL: $3.2K/week
- Pleasant Prairie, WI: $3.2K/week
- Omaha, NE: $3.1K/week
- Chicago, IL: $3.0K/week
- Clinton, MD: $3.0K/week
- Syracuse, NY: $3.0K/week
- New Haven, CT: $3.0K/week
- Daly City, CA: $2.9K/week
- Metairie, LA: $2.9K/week
- Fredericksburg, VA: $2.9K/week
- Reno, NV: $2.8K/week
- Pikeville, KY: $2.9K/week
- Dayton, OH: $2.8K/week
- Worcester, MA: $2.7K/week
- Albuquerque, NM: $2.7K/week
- Chapel Hill, NC: $2.6K/week
- Dothan, AL: $2.6K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $2.8K/week
- Seattle, WA: $2.5K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.5K/week
- Lebanon, NH: $2.5K/week
- Ann Arbor, MI: $2.5K/week
- Rhinelander, WI: $2.5K/week
- Toppenish, WA: $2.5K/week
- Hazard, KY: $2.5K/week
- Salem, MA: $2.3K/week
- Aurora, CO: $2.3K/week
- Brunswick, ME: $2.3K/week
- Dededo, GU: $2.3K/week
- Lexington, KY: $2.3K/week
- Farmington, NM: $2.3K/week
- Battle Creek, MI: $2.2K/week
- Lander, WY: $2.2K/week
- Dickinson, ND: $2.1K/week
- Stockbridge, GA: $2.1K/week
- Little Rock, AR: $2.2K/week
- Mason City, IA: $2.2K/week
- Oak Ridge, TN: $2.2K/week
- Miles City, MT: $2.1K/week
- Conyers, GA: $2.1K/week
- Lenexa, KS: $2.1K/week
- Fort Lauderdale, FL: $1.9K/week
- Plano, TX: $2.0K/week
- Columbia, SC: $2.1K/week
- Saint Albans, VT: $2.2K/week
- Carlsbad, NM: $2.1K/week
Labor & Delivery
We found the following opportunities for L&D travel nurses:
- Los Angeles, CA: $3.0K/week
- Omak, WA: $3.0K/week
- Lebanon, NH: $3.0K/week
- Albuquerque, NM: $2.9K/week
- Jacksonville, NC: $2.9K/week
- Portland, OR: $2.9K/week
- Beverly, MA: $2.8K/week
- Iowa City, IA: $2.8K/week
- Williston, ND: $2.8K/week
- Little Falls, MN: $2.8K/week
- Elko, NV: $2.7K/week
- Ketchum, ID: $2.7K/week
- Saint Joseph, MI: $2.7K/week
- West Bend, WI: $2.7K/week
- Clinton, MD: $2.7K/week
- Tulsa, OK: $2.7K/week
- Midland, TX: $2.7K/week
- New Brunswick, NJ: $2.7K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.6K/week
- Martinsburg, WV: $2.6K/week
- Greeley, CO: $2.5K/week
- Garden City, KS: $2.5K/week
- Chicago, IL: $2.5K/week
- Utica, NY: $2.5K/week
- Battle Creek, MI: $2.4K/week
- Billings, MT: $2.4K/week
- Dubois, PA: $2.3K/week
- Cape Girardeau, MO: $2.3K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.3K/week
- Manchester, CT: $2.3K/week
- Louisville, KY: $2.3K/week
- Augusta, GA: $2.2K/week
- Bentonville, AR: $2.1K/week
- Seneca, SC: $2.1K/week
- Cleveland, OH: $2.1K/week
- Nashville, TN: $2.0K/week
- Vicksburg, MS: $2.0K/week
- Melbourne, FL: $1.9K/week
- Opelousas, LA: $1.9K/week
- Livingston, MT: $2.4K/week
- Saint Albans, VT: $2.2K/week
- Lander, WY: $2.5K/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. We did find a limited number of LTC travel nursing roles this week, which may reflect the Trump administration’s change to nursing staffing rules at nursing homes that went into effect on Feb. 2, 2026. (The rule no longer mandates 24/7 RN staffing at nursing homes.)
While there weren’t many LTC travel roles, some weekly shifts still exist on a PRN status. Here are some current roles we found across the nation:
- Susquehanna, PA: $2.2K/week
- Beaver Dam, WI: $2.2K/week
- Vestal, NY: $2.1K/week
- Garrison, ND: $2.0K/week
- Kankakee, IL: $2.0K/week
- Rochester, MN: $1.8K/week
- Spartanburg, SC: $1.7K/week
Medical-Surgical
For medical-surgical nursing assignments, here are the highest-paying opportunities per state:
- Quincy, IL: $3.5K/week
- Battle Creek, MI: $3.0K/week
- Hays, KS: $3.0K/week
- Avon, IN: $2.9K/week
- Saint Louis, MO: $2.9K/week
- Memphis, TN: $2.9K/week
- Rio Rancho, NM: $2.8K/week
- Cleveland, OH: $2.7K/week
- Charleston, WV: $2.7K/week
- Albany, NY: $2.6K/week
- Augusta, GA: $2.6K/week
- Birmingham, AL: $2.6K/week
- Florence, SC: $2.5K/week
- Lebanon, NH: $2.5K/week
- Berkeley, CA: $2.5K/week
- North Providence, RI: $2.5K/week
- Omaha, NE: $2.5K/week
- Wilmington, NC: $2.5K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $2.4K/week
- Rice Lake, WI: $2.4K/week
- Waterloo, IA: $2.4K/week
- New London, CT: $2.4K/week
- Pueblo, CO: $2.4K/week
- Bennington, VT: $2.2K/week
- Celebration, FL: $2.2K/week
- Amarillo, TX: $2.2K/week
- Lexington, KY: $2.3K/week
- Casper, WY: $2.1K/week
- Little Rock, AR: $2.1K/week
- Billings, MT: $2.1K/week
- Boston, MA: $2.1K/week
- Lander, WY: $2.0K/week
- Salisbury, MD: $2.0K/week
- Altoona, PA: $2.2K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.2K/week
- Baton Rouge, LA: $2.0K/week
- Des Moines, IA: $2.0K/week
- Sedalia, MO: $2.0K/week
- Athens, GA: $2.0K/week
- Fishersville, VA: $2.0K/week
- Vicksburg, MS: $2.0K/week
- Springdale, AR: $1.7K/week
- Charleston, SC: $1.7K/week
- Pocatello, ID: $1.6K/week
- Austin, TX: $1.6K/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Oncology
There are many oncology travel nursing assignments available:
- Springfield, IL: $3.5K/week
- Cleveland, OH: $2.8K/week
- Memphis, TN: $2.8K/week
- Palo Alto, CA: $2.8K/week
- Syracuse, NY: $2.7K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.6K/week
- Middletown, NJ: $2.5K/week
- New Orleans, LA: $2.5K/week
- Bridgeport, CT: $2.5K/week
- Milwaukee, WI: $2.4K/week
- Augusta, GA: $2.4K/week
- Pueblo, CO: $2.4K/week
- Iowa City, IA: $2.3K/week
- Gilbert, AZ: $2.3K/week
- Dallas, TX: $2.2K/week
- Yakima, WA: $2.2K/week
- Santa Fe, NM: $2.2K/week
- Baltimore, MD: $2.2K/week
- Indianapolis, IN: $2.1K/week
- Shawnee Mission, KS: $2.1K/week
- Seattle, WA: $2.0K/week
- Asheville, NC: $2.0K/week
- Saint Joseph, MI: $2.0K/week
- Anderson, SC: $1.9K/week
- Columbia, MO: $1.8K/week
- Chicago, IL: $1.8K/week
- Reno, NV: $2.5K/week
Operating Room
There are numerous high-paying OR travel nursing assignments available.
- Salinas, CA: $3.2K/week
- Chicago, IL: $3.2K/week
- Boston, MA: $3.1K/week
- Jersey City, NJ: $3.1K/week
- Philadelphia, PA: $3.0K/week
- Iowa City, IA: $3.0K/week
- Worcester, MA: $3.0K/week
- Springfield, IL: $2.9K/week
- Oakland, CA: $2.8K/week
- Albany, NY: $2.8K/week
- Baltimore, MD: $2.8K/week
- New Orleans, LA: $2.7K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.7K/week
- Anchorage, AK: $2.7K/week
- Kalamazoo, MI: $2.6K/week
- Indianapolis, IN: $2.6K/week
- Aurora, CO: $2.6K/week
- Milwaukie, OR: $2.6K/week
- Coupeville, WA: $2.6K/week
- Weston, FL: $2.5K/week
- San Angelo, TX: $2.5K/week
- Portland, ME: $2.5K/week
- Saint Albans, VT: $2.5K/week
- Great Falls, MT: $2.5K/week
- Missoula, MT: $2.4K/week
- Fullerton, CA: $2.4K/week
- Manchester, CT: $2.4K/week
- Laurinburg, NC: $2.4K/week
- Martinsville, VA: $2.4K/week
- Battle Creek, MI: $2.4K/week
- Mesa, AZ: $2.3K/week
- Reno, NV: $2.3K/week
- Lewiston, ID: $2.3K/week
- Lexington, KY: $2.3K/week
- Charleston, WV: $2.2K/week
- Fort Smith, AR: $2.2K/week
- Cape Girardeau, MO: $2.2K/week
- Rockville, MD: $2.2K/week
- Englewood, CO: $2.1K/week
- Lewisville, TX: $2.1K/week
- Charleston, SC: $2.1K/week
- Asheville, NC: $2.0K/week
- Savannah, GA: $2.0K/week
- Portland, ME: $2.5K/week
- Bentonville, AR: $1.9K/week
- Milwaukee, WI: $1.4K/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:
- Palo Alto, CA: $3.3K/week
- Indianapolis, IN: $3.5K/week
- Oak Lawn, IL: $3.2K/week
- Aurora, CO: $3.2K/week
- Syracuse, NY: $3.0K/week
- Kansas City, MO: $3.0K/week
- Columbus, OH: $2.8K/week
- Newark, NJ: $2.8K/week
- Omaha, NE: $2.8K/week
- Oklahoma City, OK: $2.7K/week
- Minneapolis, MN: $2.6K/week
- Boston, MA: $2.6K/week
- Memphis, TN: $2.4K/week
- Charlotte, NC: $2.4K/week
- Alexandria, LA: $2.4K/week
- Washington, DC: $2.4K/week
- New Haven, CT: $2.3K/week
- Charleston, SC: $2.3K/week
- Portland, OR: $2.3K/week
- Largo, MD: $2.1K/week
- Helena, MT: $2.0K/week
- Grand Rapids, MI: $2.6K/week
- Wichita, KS: $1.8K/week
- San Antonio, TX: $1.7K/week
- Fort Lauderdale, FL: $2.0K/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Psychiatric | Behavioral Health
Looking for travel options in the mental and behavioral health space? Consider these states:
- New York, NY: $2.8K/week
- Binghamton, NY: $2.9K/week
- Marlborough, MA: $2.6K/week
- North Providence, RI: $2.4K/week
- Warm Springs, MT: $2.3K/week
- Toppenish, WA: $2.3K/week
- Baltimore, MD: $2.3K/week
- Lebanon, NH: $2.2K/week
- Maumelle, AR: $2.2K/week
- Iowa City, IA: $2.2K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.2K/week
- Elizabeth, NJ: $2.1K/week
- Saint Louis, MO: $2.1K/week
- Edmond, OK: $2.0K/week
- Fort Collins, CO: $2.0K/week
- Vernon, CT: $2.0K/week
- Christiansburg, VA: $1.8K/week
- Jeffersonville, IN: $1.8K/week
- Pinehurst, NC: $1.8K/week
- Garfield Heights, OH: $1.7K/week
- Santa Fe, NM: $1.6K/week
- Birmingham, AL: $2.0K/week
- Idaho Falls, ID: $1.9K/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
Telemetry
If telemetry is your area of expertise, you can look in these states:
- Quincy, IL: $3.2K/week
- New Haven, CT: $3.1K/week
- Omaha, NE: $3.2K/week
- Rochester, NY: $3.0K/week
- Indianapolis, IN: $3.0K/week
- New Orleans, LA: $2.9K/week
- Augusta, GA: $2.8K/week
- Marshfield, WI: $2.7K/week
- Memphis, TN: $2.7K/week
- Cleveland, OH: $2.7K/week
- Newark, NJ: $2.6K/week
- Albuquerque, NM: $2.6K/week
- North Adams, MA: $2.6K/week
- Iron Mountain, MI: $2.6K/week
- Bakersfield, CA: $2.5K/week
- Charlotte, NC: $2.5K/week
- Sun City, AZ: $2.4K/week
- Kailua, HI: $2.4K/week
- Reno, NV: $2.4K/week
- Lexington, KY: $2.4K/week
- Beckley, WV: $2.3K/week
- Seattle, WA: $2.3K/week
- Prestonsburg, KY: $2.4K/week
- Dededo, GU: $2.3K/week
- Bend, OR: $2.3K/week
- Pueblo, CO: $2.3K/week
- Tulsa, OK: $2.3K/week
- Kansas City, MO: $3.1K/week
- Charleston, WV: $2.7K/week
- Oakland, CA: $2.6K/week
- Phoenix, AZ: $2.4K/week
- Portland, ME: $2.4K/week
- Los Angeles, CA: $2.3K/week
- Chicago, IL: $2.3K/week
- Ventura, CA: $2.1K/week
- Roanoke, VA: $2.1K/week
- Philadelphia, PA: $2.0K/week
- Des Moines, IA: $2.0K/week
- Columbia, SC: $2.0K/week
- Tuscaloosa, AL: $2.0K/week
- Lubbock, TX: $2.0K/week
- Fort Smith, AR: $2.0K/week
- Natchez, MS: $1.9K/week
- Pocatello, ID: $1.9K/week
- Titusville, FL: $2.1K/week
Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!
