Travel nurse pay, by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in February was $2,284.91, down 0.4% from January and down 3.6% from February 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 February 2025, along with the percentage difference between February and January.

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

California

February: $2,819.68
Month-over-month decrease: 0.75%

Alaska

February: $2,646.59
Month-over-month decrease: 0.73%

Delaware

February: $2,598.05
Month-over-month decrease: 0.14%

Nevada

February: $2,556.69
Month-over-month decrease: 0.36%

Massachusetts

February: $2,552.14
Month-over-month decrease: 0.46%

Minnesota

February: $2,540.43
Month-over-month decrease: 0.72%

New Jersey

February: $2,517.67
Month-over-month decrease: 0.41%

New York

February: $2,513.75
Month-over-month decrease: 1.49%

Oregon

February: $2,507.46
Month-over-month decrease: 0.31%

Rhode Island

February: $2,462.20
Month-over-month increase: 1.35%

Wisconsin

February: $2,455.29
Month-over-month increase: 0.51%

Vermont

February: $2,446.67
Month-over-month decrease: 0.09%

New Hampshire

February: $2,420.37
Month-over-month decrease: 0.52%

Maine

February: $2,414.38
Month-over-month decrease: 1.12%

Montana

February: $2,381.07
Month-over-month decrease: 0.20%

Washington

February: $2,368.94
Month-over-month decrease: 0.78%

Illinois

February: $2,363.18
Month-over-month increase: 0.16%

South Dakota

February: $2,359.53
Month-over-month decrease: 0.48%

Hawaii 

February: $2,352.39
Month-over-month decrease: 0.94%

Wyoming

February: $2,352.29
Month-over-month increase: 0.62%

Pennsylvania

February: $2,347.60
Month-over-month decrease: 0.15%

Connecticut

February: $2,343.42
Month-over-month decrease: 0.22%

Virginia

February: $2,241.71
Month-over-month decrease: 0.98%

North Dakota

February: $2,337.38
Month-over-month increase: 2.09%

Idaho

February: $2,313.28
Month-over-month decrease: 0.02%

Nebraska

February: $2,302.25
Month-over-month increase: 2.90%

Missouri

February: $2,246.79
Month-over-month increase: 0.01%

Iowa

February: $2,244.15
Month-over-month increase: 1.03%

Arizona

February: $2,237.99
Month-over-month increase: 0.55%

New Mexico

February: $2,235.17
Month-over-month increase: 1.32%

Utah

February: $2,227.88
Month-over-month decrease: 0.63%

Ohio

February: $2,205.42
Month-over-month decrease: 0.97%

Kentucky

February: $2,182.24
Month-over-month decrease: 1.95%

West Virginia

February: $2,214.40
Month-over-month decrease: 0.39%

Indiana

February: $2,206.06
Month-over-month decrease: 0.40%

Maryland

February: $2,177.68
Month-over-month decrease: 2.05%

Michigan

February: $2,149.88
Month-over-month increase: 0.31%

Oklahoma

February: $2,146.24
Month-over-month decrease: 1.20%

Kansas

February: $2,093.59
Month-over-month decrease: 2.12%

North Carolina

February: $2,090.62
Month-over-month decrease: 0.47%

Arkansas

February: $2,075.55
Month-over-month increase: 0.72%

Florida

February: $2,069.76
Month-over-month decrease: 1.44%

South Carolina

February: $2,069.19
Month-over-month decrease: 0.78%

Louisiana

February: $2,055.15
Month-over-month decrease: 0.13%

Colorado

February: $2,053.51
Month-over-month decrease: 7.02%

Georgia

February: $2,036.58
Month-over-month decrease: 0.13%

Tennessee

February: $1,995.08
Month-over-month decrease: 0.07%

Texas

February: $1,962.83
Month-over-month decrease: 0.38%

Alabama

February: $1,932.31
Month-over-month decrease: 1.29%

Mississippi

February: $1,823.22
Month-over-month increase: 0.97%

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