Travel nurse pay, by state

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Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in April was $2,289.36, up 0.31% from March and down 2.17% from April 2024, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian Health, a healthcare career marketplace.

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

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

California

April: $2,888.50
Month-over-month increase: 1.78%

Alaska

April: $2,684.17
Month-over-month decrease: 1.60%

Massachusetts

April: $2,579.72
Month-over-month increase: 1.23%

Minnesota

April: $2,559.16
Month-over-month decrease: 1.04%

New York

April: $2,537.78
Month-over-month increase: 1.08%

Delaware

April: $2,537.22
Month-over-month decrease: 0.65%

Oregon

April: $2,520.11
Month-over-month increase: 0.79%

New Jersey

April: $2,511.24
Month-over-month increase: 0.09%

Nevada

April: $2,509.83
Month-over-month decrease: 0.41%

Wisconsin

April: $2,464.18
Month-over-month increase: 0.28%

Rhode Island

April: $2,448.17
Month-over-month increase: 2.48%

Vermont

April: $2,437.35
Month-over-month decrease: 0.15%

New Hampshire

April: $2,419.09
Month-over-month increase: 1.12%

Maine

April: $2,414.03
Month-over-month increase: 1.06%

Washington

April: $2,405.07
Month-over-month increase: 1.38%

South Dakota

April: $2,398.15
Month-over-month increase: 0.36%

North Dakota

April: $2,392.62
Month-over-month decrease: 0.26%

Connecticut

April: $2,386.12
Month-over-month increase: 1.36%

Montana

April: $2,359.68
Month-over-month decrease: 0.56%

Pennsylvania

April: $2,346.36
Month-over-month increase: 0.33%

Illinois

April: $2,320.64
Month-over-month decrease: 1.37%

Nebraska

April: $2,299.11
Month-over-month decrease: 0.05%

Hawaii 

April: $2,292.69
Month-over-month decrease: 1.74%

Idaho

April: $2,290.25
Month-over-month decrease: 0.00%

Wyoming

April: $2,278.66
Month-over-month decrease: 2.23%

Iowa

April: $2,256.88
Month-over-month increase: 0.85%

Arizona

April: $2,256.12
Month-over-month increase: 0.91%

Missouri

April: $2,250.01
Month-over-month decrease: 0.31%

Utah

April: $2,242.51
Month-over-month increase: 0.11%

Indiana

April: $2,215.23
Month-over-month increase: 1.63%

Kentucky

April: $2,205.09
Month-over-month increase: 1.18%

Ohio

April: $2,204.75
Month-over-month increase: 0.46% 

Virginia

April: $2,199.92
Month-over-month increase: 0.39%

Oklahoma

April: $2,196.89
Month-over-month increase: 2.47%

Maryland

April: $2,186.17
Month-over-month decrease: 0.73%

West Virginia

April: $2,184.05
Month-over-month decrease: 1.20%

New Mexico

April: $2,168.03
Month-over-month in decrease: 1.56%

Michigan

April: $2,165.99
Month-over-month increase: 0.82%

Colorado

April: $2,154.61
Month-over-month increase: 1.11%

Kansas

April: $2,115.82
Month-over-month increase: 0.33%

Florida

April: $2,103.89
Month-over-month increase: 0.98%

South Carolina

April: $2,085.85
Month-over-month increase: 1.07%

North Carolina

April: $2,064.07
Month-over-month increase: 0.25%

Louisiana

April: $2,060.34
Month-over-month increase: 1.65%

Georgia

April: $2,042.56
Month-over-month increase: 0.99%

Tennessee

April: $2,034.86
Month-over-month increase: 1.38%

Alabama

April: $1,959.62
Month-over-month increase: 2.41%

Arkansas

April: $1,958.07
Month-over-month decrease: 4.96%

Mississippi

April: $1,938.75
Month-over-month increase: 3.86%

Texas

April: $1,937.96
Month-over-month decrease: 0.72%

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