Month over month, average weekly travel nurse pay decreased nearly 1.6 percent, from $2,529.12 in April to $2,488.90 in May, the report found.
According to Vivian, this month’s report shows that weekly travel wages continue to level off and decline.
As of June 1, there were 125,937 active registered nurse travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last seven days.
Here are 10 states with the largest decreases to average weekly travel nurse pay in May compared to April, according to the report shared with Becker’s. (Note: The list does not include Washington, D.C.):
Utah
April: $2,654.76
May: $2,373.35
Month-over-month decrease: 10.49 percent
Arkansas
April: $2,312.72
May: $2,145.47
Month-over-month decrease: 7.11 percent
Maine
April: $2,438.80
May: $2,307.55
Month-over-month decrease: 5.24 percent
North Dakota
April: $2,710.79
May: $2,578.11
Month-over-month decrease: 4.83 percent
Idaho
April: $2,479.49
May: $2,366.45
Month-over-month decrease: 4.44 percent
Oregon
April: $2,782.23
May: $2,663.89
Month-over-month decrease: 4.17 percent
Mississippi
April: $2,307.99
May: $2,218.16
Month-over-month decrease: 3.72 percent
Connecticut
April: $2,573.39
May: $2,481.51
Month-over-month decrease: 3.56 percent
Wyoming
April: $2,865.16
May: $2,764.33
Month-over-month decrease: 3.54 percent
Nebraska
April: $2,465.56
May: $2,376.91
Month-over-month decrease: 3.5 percent
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