Chaunie Brusie BSN, RN
Chaunie Brusie BSN, RN
January 3, 2025 - 3 min read

Highest-Paying Travel Nurse Assignments

Updated January 3, 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.

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Cities Paying > $3,200 per week

  • Bakersfield, CA: $4.3K in CVOR
  • Los Gatos, CA: $3.9K in L&D
  • Santa Maria, CA: $3.8K in OR 
  • Los Angeles, CA: $3.7K in L&D
  • Oxnard, CA: $3.7K in OR FA
  • Burlington, VT: $3.6K in CVOR
  • New York, NY: $3.6K in Cath Lab
  • San Luis Obispo, CA: $3.6K in OR 
  • New York, NY: $3.6K in Pediatrics/NICU/POR
  • Palm Springs, CA: $3.5K in OR 
  • Pittsfield, MA: $3.4K in OR 
  • Falls Church, VA: $3.4K in CVOR
  • Monroeville, PA: $3.4K in CVOR
  • Newburgh, IN: $3.3K in Cath Lab
  • New York, NY: $3.3K in Pediatrics/NICU/POR
  • Hampton, VA: $3.3K in Cath Lab
  • Scottsbluff, NE: $3.3K in L&D
  • Oak Lawn, IL: $3.3K in Radiology
  • Los Angeles, CA: $3.3K in CVOR
  • Wausau, WI: $3.3K in MedSurg
  • Palm Springs, CA: $3.2K in OR 
  • Albany, NY: $3.2K in ICU
  • Rochester, NY: $3.2K in CathLab
  • Santa Clara, CA: $3.2K in ICU
  • Juneau, AK: $3.2K in Case Mgr

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Highest-Demand Cities

  • Oklahoma City, OK: at least 152 assignments up to $2.8K/week
  • Omaha, NE: at least 80 assignments up to $2.9K/week
  • Bangor, ME: at least 42 assignments up to $2.9K/week
  • Louisville, KY: at least 41 assignments up to $2.6K/week
  • Albany, NY: at least 38 assignments up to $3.2K/week
  • Mesa, AZ: at least 37 assignments up to $2.4K/week
  • New York, NY: at least 35 assignments up to $3.6K/week
  • Phoenix, AZ: at least 32 assignments up to $2.4K/week
  • Cleveland, OH: at least 31 assignments up to $2.7K/week
  • Boston, MA: at least 30 assignments up to $2.9K/week
  • Rapid City, SD: at least 30 assignments up to $3K/week
  • Baltimore, MD: at least 29 assignments up to $3.1K/week
  • Chicago, IL: at least 29 assignments up to $2.4K/week
  • Kearney, NE: at least 28 assignments up to $2.8K/week
  • Asheville, NC: at least 27 assignments up to $2.6K/week
  • ShrevePediatrics/NICU/POR LA: at least 26 assignments up to $2.1K/week
  • Springfield, MO: at least 23 assignments up to $2.2K/week
  • Rochester, NY: at least 22 assignments up to $3.2K/week
  • Lynchburg, VA: at least 21 assignments up to $2.5K/week
  • Columbia, MO: at least 21 assignments up to $2.8K/week
  • Bismarck, ND: at least 20 assignments up to $2.5K/week
  • Salem, MA: at least 20 assignments up to $2.3K/week
  • Tucson, AZ: at least 20 assignments up to $2.4K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Emergency Room

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

  • AK: $2K/week
  • AZ: $2.6K/week
  • CA: $3.2K/week
  • CO: $2.1K/week
  • CT: $2K/week
  • HI: $2.3K/week
  • IA: $2.9K/week
  • IL: $2.3K/week
  • MA: $2.7K/week
  • MD: $2.1K/week
  • ME: $2.8K/week
  • MI: $2.1K/week
  • MN: $1.9K/week
  • MT: $1.8K/week
  • ND: $1.9K/week
  • NE: $2.1K/week
  • NH: $2.2K/week
  • NJ: $2.9K/week
  • NM: $2.7K/week
  • NV: $2.1K/week
  • NY: $2.3K/week
  • OK: $2K/week
  • OR: $2.4K/week
  • PA: $2.3K/week
  • RI: $2.5K/week
  • VA: $2K/week
  • WA: $2.2K/week
  • WI: $2.4K/week
  • WY: $1.9K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Labor & Delivery

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

  • AK: $3.1K/week
  • AL: $2.2K/week
  • AZ: $2K/week
  • CA: $3.9K/week
  • CO: $2.5K/week
  • CT: $2.2K/week
  • FL: $1.9K/week
  • GA: $2K/week
  • IA: $2.5K/week
  • ID: $2.8K/week
  • IL: $2.3K/week
  • KY: $2.3K/week
  • MA: $3K/week
  • MD: $2.3K/week
  • MI: $2K/week
  • MN: $2.6K/week
  • MO: $2.4K/week
  • MS: $2K/week
  • MT: $2.5K/week
  • NC: $2K/week
  • ND: $2.2K/week
  • NE: $3.3K/week
  • NH: $2.7K/week
  • NJ: $2.5K/week
  • NM: $2.4K/week
  • NY: $2.4K/week
  • OH: $2K/week
  • OK: $2.1K/week
  • OR: $2.8K/week
  • PA: $2.6K/week
  • SD: $2.4K/week
  • TN: $2K/week
  • TX: $2.3K/week
  • VA: $2.1K/week
  • WA: $2.7K/week
  • WI: $1.9K/week
  • WY: $2.5K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Operating Room

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

  • AK: $2.2K/week
  • AZ: $2K/week
  • CA: $3K/week
  • CO: $2.5K/week
  • CT: $3K/week
  • DC: $2.4K/week
  • FL: $2K/week
  • GA: $1.9K/week
  • IA: $2K/week
  • IL: $2.9K/week
  • KS: $2K/week
  • LA: $1.9K/week
  • MA: $2.9K/week
  • MD: $2.1K/week
  • ME: $2.1K/week
  • MN: $2.5K/week
  • MO: $2K/week
  • MT: $2.1K/week
  • NC: $2.2K/week
  • ND: $2.5K/week
  • NH: $2.6K/week
  • NM: $2.3K/week
  • NV: $2K/week
  • NY: $2.9K/week
  • OH: $2.1K/week
  • OK: $2.1K/week
  • OR: $2.5K/week
  • PA: $1.9K/week
  • RI: $2.4K/week
  • SC: $2K/week
  • SD: $2.1K/week
  • TX: $2.4K/week
  • VA: $2.6K/week
  • VT: $3.1K/week
  • WA: $2.6K/week

Find available travel nursing assignments near or far.

ICU

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

  • AK: $2K/week
  • AL: $2.1K/week
  • AZ: $2.5K/week
  • CA: $3.2K/week
  • CO: $2.2K/week
  • CT: $2.3K/week
  • DC: $2.3K/week
  • FL: $1.8K/week
  • GA: $2K/week
  • IA: $2.2K/week
  • ID: $2K/week
  • IL: $2.4K/week
  • IN: $2.2K/week
  • KS: $2.5K/week
  • KY: $2.2K/week
  • MA: $2.5K/week
  • MD: $2.6K/week
  • ME: $2.9K/week
  • MI: $2.5K/week
  • MO: $2.7K/week
  • MT: $2.1K/week
  • NC: $2.2K/week
  • ND: $2.2K/week
  • NE: $2.4K/week
  • NJ: $2K/week
  • NM: $2K/week
  • NY: $3.2K/week
  • OH: $2.3K/week
  • OK: $2.5K/week
  • OR: $2.4K/week
  • RI: $1.9K/week
  • SC: $1.8K/week
  • SD: $2.9K/week
  • TN: $1.9K/week
  • TX: $2.3K/week
  • UT: $2.3K/week
  • VA: $2.4K/week
  • WA: $2.9K/week
  • WI: $2.5K/week
  • WY: $2.1K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Pediatrics

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

  • AK: $1.9K/week
  • AR: $2.4K/week
  • AZ: $2.5K/week
  • CA: $3K/week
  • CO: $2.6K/week
  • CT: $1.9K/week
  • DE: $2.2K/week
  • GA: $1.8K/week
  • IA: $2.2K/week
  • ID: $2.2K/week
  • IL: $2.7K/week
  • IN: $2.3K/week
  • KS: $2.2K/week
  • KY: $2.4K/week
  • LA: $1.9K/week
  • MA: $2.9K/week
  • MD: $2K/week
  • ME: $2.2K/week
  • MI: $2.4K/week
  • MN: $2.1K/week
  • MO: $2.7K/week
  • NC: $2.1K/week
  • ND: $2.2K/week
  • NE: $2.6K/week
  • NH: $2.4K/week
  • NJ: $2.3K/week
  • NM: $2.2K/week
  • NY: $3.6K/week
  • OH: $3.2K/week
  • OK: $2.5K/week
  • OR: $2.4K/week
  • PA: $2.2K/week
  • SC: $1.9K/week
  • SD: $3K/week
  • TN: $2K/week
  • TX: $2.2K/week
  • VA: $2.8K/week
  • VT: $2.2K/week
  • WA: $2.9K/week
  • WI: $2.5K/week
  • WV: $2.3K/week
  • WY: $2.4K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments today!

Medical-Surgical

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

  • AK: $2K/week
  • AL: $2.5K/week
  • AR: $1.9K/week
  • AZ: $2.3K/week
  • CA: $2.5K/week
  • CO: $2.3K/week
  • CT: $2K/week
  • DE: $2.2K/week
  • GA: $2K/week
  • IA: $2.3K/week
  • ID: $2.1K/week
  • IL: $2.5K/week
  • IN: $2.3K/week
  • KS: $2.2K/week
  • KY: $1.9K/week
  • LA: $1.8K/week
  • MA: $2.2K/week
  • MD: $2K/week
  • ME: $2.2K/week
  • MI: $2.2K/week
  • MO: $2.8K/week
  • MT: $2.1K/week
  • NC: $1.9K/week
  • ND: $2.3K/week
  • NE: $2.5K/week
  • NH: $3K/week
  • NJ: $2K/week
  • NM: $2.4K/week
  • NV: $2.5K/week
  • NY: $2.4K/week
  • OH: $2.2K/week
  • OK: $2.1K/week
  • OR: $2.2K/week
  • PA: $2.1K/week
  • SD: $2.5K/week
  • TN: $2.1K/week
  • UT: $2.1K/week
  • VA: $2.5K/week
  • VT: $2.2K/week
  • WA: $2.4K/week
  • WI: $3.3K/week
  • WY: $2.2K/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:

  • AK: $2K/week
  • AL: $2.4K/week
  • AZ: $2.3K/week
  • CA: $3.1K/week
  • CT: $2.1K/week
  • IA: $2.1K/week
  • IL: $2.2K/week
  • IN: $3.1K/week
  • KS: $1.8K/week
  • KY: $2.5K/week
  • LA: $1.9K/week
  • MA: $3K/week
  • MD: $2K/week
  • ME: $2.9K/week
  • MI: $1.9K/week
  • MO: $3K/week
  • MT: $1.9K/week
  • NC: $2.3K/week
  • ND: $2K/week
  • NE: $2.9K/week
  • NH: $3K/week
  • NM: $1.8K/week
  • NV: $2.1K/week
  • NY: $3K/week
  • OH: $2.2K/week
  • OK: $1.9K/week
  • OR: $2.2K/week
  • PA: $2.2K/week
  • RI: $2.3K/week
  • TN: $2.1K/week
  • TX: $1.9K/week
  • VA: $2.1K/week
  • WA: $3K/week
  • WI: $2.5K/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: $2.1K/week
  • CA: $2.7K/week
  • CO: $2.3K/week
  • GA: $2K/week
  • ID: $2.2K/week
  • IL: $2.4K/week
  • IN: $1.8K/week
  • MA: $2.5K/week
  • MD: $2K/week
  • ME: $2.1K/week
  • MO: $2K/week
  • MT: $2.3K/week
  • NC: $2K/week
  • NJ: $2.3K/week
  • NY: $2.6K/week
  • OH: $2.5K/week
  • OK: $2.8K/week
  • PA: $2.1K/week
  • TN: $1.8K/week
  • TX: $2.1K/week
  • VA: $2.6K/week
  • WA: $2.5K/week
  • WI: $2.3K/week

Speak with a recruiter about available travel nursing assignments!

Join the many nurses already traveling.

Don't miss out on your adventure.

Become a Travel Nurse!