Travel nurse pay, by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in January was $2,294.14, up 0.01% from December and down 3.57% from January 2024, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

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Here is the average weekly travel nurse pay for each state, as of January 2025, along with the percentage difference between January and December.

Note: States are listed in descending order based on their average weekly travel nurse pay in January 2025.

California

January: $2,841.77
Month-over-month decrease: 0.39%

Alaska

January: $2,666.57
Month-over-month decrease: 0.06%

Delaware

January: $2,600.99
Month-over-month increase: 0.19%

Nevada

January: $2,566.62
Month-over-month decrease: 0.96%

Massachusetts

January: $2,564.44
Month-over-month decrease: 0.21%

Minnesota

January: $2,559.82
Month-over-month decrease: 0.01%

New York

January: $2,552.55
Month-over-month decrease: 0.10%

New Jersey

January: $2,527.94
Month-over-month decrease: 0.17%

Oregon

January: $2,515.41
Month-over-month increase: 0.59%

Vermont

January: $2,449.23
Month-over-month increase: 0.25%

Maine

January: $2,442.42
Month-over-month decrease: 0.64%

Wisconsin

January: $2,442.28
Month-over-month increase: 0.51%

New Hampshire

January: $2,433.35
Month-over-month increase: 1.51%

Rhode Island

January: $2,427.88
Month-over-month decrease: 0.21%

Washington

January: $2,387.90
Month-over-month increase: 1.02%

Montana

January: $2,386.16
Month-over-month decrease: 0.51%

Hawaii 

January: $2,374.08
Month-over-month increase: 2.54%

South Dakota

January: $2,370.06
Month-over-month increase: 0.27%

Illinois

January: $2,359.35
Month-over-month decrease: 0.35%

Pennsylvania

January: $2,351.12
Month-over-month increase: 0.35%

Connecticut

January: $2,348.97
Month-over-month decrease: 0.17%

Wyoming

January: $2,336.07
Month-over-month increase: 0.39%

Idaho

January: $2,313.84
Month-over-month increase: 0.53%

North Dakota

January: $2,289.68
Month-over-month decrease: 0.81%

Virginia

January: $2,264.24
Month-over-month increase: 1.29%

Missouri

January: $2,246.54
Month-over-month decrease: 0.20%

Utah

January: $2,241.34
Month-over-month increase: 0.75%

Nebraska

January: $2,236.89
Month-over-month increase: 0.59%

Ohio

January: $2,227.19
Month-over-month decrease: 0.55%

Kentucky

January: $2,226.57
Month-over-month decrease: 0.17%

Arizona

January: $2,226.47
Month-over-month decrease: 0.58%

West Virginia

January: $2,224.24
Month-over-month decrease: 0.89%

Maryland

January: $2,223.84
Month-over-month decrease: 0.06%

Iowa

January: $2,220.39
Month-over-month increase: 0.17%

Indiana

January: $2,214.94
Month-over-month increase: 0.32%

Colorado

January: $2,213.94
Month-over-month decrease: 0.95%

New Mexico

January: $2,204.26
Month-over-month decrease: 0.96%

Oklahoma

January: $2,172.09
Month-over-month decrease: 1.47%

Michigan

January: $2,142.84
Month-over-month decrease: 0.08%

Kansas

January: $2,140.80
Month-over-month decrease: 1.66%

North Carolina

January: $2,100.28
Month-over-month decrease: 0.01%

South Carolina

January: $2,085.27
Month-over-month decrease: 1.31%

Florida

January: $2,099.97
Month-over-month decrease: 0.16%

Arkansas

January: $2,059.56
Month-over-month increase: 1.98% 

Louisiana

January: $2,057.61
Month-over-month increase: 0.54%

Georgia

January: $2,039.47
Month-over-month decrease: 0.30%

Tennessee

January: $1,996.47
Month-over-month increase: 0.17%

Texas

January: $1,970.63
Month-over-month decrease: 0.54%

Alabama

January: $1,956.87
Month-over-month increase: 1.82%

Mississippi

January: $1,805.63
Month-over-month decrease: 0.47%

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