Highest Paying Cities for Travel Nurses 2020-2021
Through thousands of data points collected from travel nurses all around the country, we’ve been able to rank the top three cities for travel nurses within each state of the United States. Below, you’ll find the best nursing pay packages per week by city; this resource is particularly useful if you’re looking to maximize your travel nurse pay on your next assignment.
That said, don’t forget that there are other benefits to working as a travel nurse aside from a higher nursing salary alone! We've also created a list of the most popular travel nursing destinations of 2020-2021.
Top Cities Ranked by Travel Nurse Salary
Alabama
- Birmingham - $1,815/week
- Alabaster - $1,761/week
- Enterprise - $1,535/week
Alaska
- Juno - $2,444/week
- Sitka - $2,344/week
- Anchorage - $2,291/week
Arizona
- Goodyear - $2,420/week
- Fort Defiance - $2,207/week
- Scottsdale - $2,181/week
Arkansas
- Mountain Home - $3,288/week
- Arkadelphia - $2,332/week
- Conway - $2,245/week
California
- Sacramento - $5,148/week
- Imperial - $3,714/week
- Moreno Valley - $3,504/week
Colorado
- Wheat Ridge - $2,390/week
- Highlands Ranch - $2,305/week
- Aurora - $2,210/week
Connecticut
- Greenwich - $2,920/week
- New Haven - $2,758/week
- Bridgeport - $2,696/week
Delaware
- Hockessin - $1,834/week
- Milford - $1,591/week
- Seaford - $1,440/week
Florida
- Lakeland - $3,905/week
- Daytona Beach - $2,995/week
- Sun City Center - $2,522/week
Georgia
- Toccoa - $5,059/week
- Thomasville - $4,176/week
- Columbus - $3,929/week
Hawaii
- Wailuku - $2,267/week
- Honolulu - $2,147/week
- Kamuela - $2,052/week
Idaho
- Idaho Falls - $2,076/week
- Boise - $1,959/week
- Lewiston - $1,928/week
Illinois
- Waukegan - $2,867/week
- Woodstock - $2,517/week
- Belleville - $2,508/week
Indiana
- Avon - $4,133/week
- Mishawaka - $2,322/week
- Bloomington - $2,312/week
Iowa
- Iowa City - $2,009/week
- Spencer - $2,023/week
- West Burlington - $2,150/week
Kansas
- Overland Park - $2,009/week
- Wichita - $1,996/week
- Lola - $1,884/week
Kentucky
- Lexington - $2,270/week
- Frankfurt - $1,923/week
- Bowling Green - $1,793/week
Louisiana
- Houma - $3,946/week
- Kenner - $2,920/week
- Shreveport - $2,377/week
Maine
- York - $2,346/week
- Ellsworth - $2,148/week
- Bangor - $2,088/week
Maryland
- Baltimore - $2,371/week
- Bethesda - $2,349/week
- Baltimore - $2,315/week
Massachusetts
- Dorchester - $2,574/week
- Springfield - $2,386/week
- Marlborough - $2,326/week
Michigan
- Shelby - $3,455/week
- Howell - $2,986/week
- Beverly Hills - $2,648/week
Minnesota
- Little Falls - $2,297/week
- Roseau - $2,104/week
- Worthington - $2,102/week
Mississippi
- Greenville - $2,049/week
- Gulfport - $2,027/week
- Hattiesburg - $1,962/week
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau - $2,670/week
- Mexico - $2,247/week
- Lake St. Louis - $2,124/week
Montana
- Kalispell - $2,943/week
- Great Falls - $2,297/week
- Sidney - $2,248/week
Nebraska
- North Platte - $2,448/week
- Hastings - $2,123/week
- Hebron - $2,090/week
Nevada
- Reno - $2,395/week
- Los Vegas - $2,284/week
- Ely - $1,747/week
New Hampshire
- Derry - $2,272/week
- Dover - $2,145/week
- Portsmouth - $2,063/week
New Jersey
- Montclair - $2,842/week
- Rockleigh - $2,561/week
- Willingboro - $2,308/week
New Mexico
- Ruidoso - $2,915/week
- Albuquerque - $2,458/week
- Taos - $2,331/week
New York
- Port Jefferson - $4,614/week
- Valley Stream - $4,610/week
- Astoria - $4,564/week
North Carolina
- Whiteville - $2,148/week
- Spruce Pine - $2,060/week
- Brevard - $2,052/week
North Dakota
- Bismarck - $2,350/week
- Devils Lake - $2,283/week
- Fargo - $2,266 /week
Ohio
- Hamilton - $2,735/week
- Chillicothe - $2,418/week
- Cleveland - $2,324/week
Oklahoma
- Woodward - $2,284/week
- Shawnee - $2,228/week
- Oklahoma City - $2,139/week
Oregon
- Salem - $2,482/week
- McMinnville - $2,466/week
- Clackamas - $2,447/week
Pennsylvania
- Lebanon - $2,941/week
- Harrisburg - $2,554/week
- East Stroudsburg - $2,431/week
Rhode Island
- Providence - $2,435/week
- North Providence - $2,404/week
- Westerly - $2,375/week
South Carolina
- Summerville - $2,117/week
- Myrtle - $2,091/week
- Walterboro - $2,013/week
South Dakota
- Rapid City - $2,514/week
- Spearfish - $2,020/week
- Deadwood - $1,777/week
Tennessee
- Memphis - $2,530/week
- Columbia - $2,223/week
- Lebanon - $2,149/week
Texas
- Mansfield - $3,587/week
- Denton - $2,513/week
- Richardson - $2,469/week
Utah
- North Logan - $2,410/week
- Salt Lake City - $2,245/week
- Draper - $2,170/week
Vermont
- St. Johnsbury - $2,251/week
- Newport - $2,194/week
- White River Jct - $2,168/week
Virginia
- Salem - $2,308/week
- Dulles - $2,256/week
- South Hill - $2,250/week
Washington
- Chewelah - $4,086/week
- Auburn - $3,616/week
- Bellevue - $2,705/week
Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C. - $2,007/week
West Virginia
- Weirton - $2,482/week
- Saint Albans - $1,878/week
- Martinsburg - $1,734/week
Wisconsin
- Oconomowoc - $2,371/week
- Wausau - $2,175/week
- Columbus - $2,174/week
Wyoming
- Casper - $2,332/week
- Lander - $2,322/week
- Laramie - $2,290/week
If you’re already an experienced travel nurse, we hope this list might help point you in the direction of your next assignment. If you haven’t tried travel nursing yet but are interested in giving it a go, perhaps the above list has given you a little more motivation!
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