Average nurse pay vs. travel nurse pay for all 50 states

Travel nurses in South Dakota earn an average of 287 percent what non-traveling RNs in the state earn, the highest gap of any state.

The average hourly pay for registered nurses in the U.S. is $39.78, or $1,591 weekly, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. The average weekly travel nurse pay in November was $3,204, according to a report from national healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health.

Hawaii can claim the smallest gap between travel nurse and RN pay: travel nurses earn a meager 151 percent of what RNs in the state earn.

Every state, ranked by its gap between travel nurse and RN pay:

State

Travel nurse avg. weekly pay

RN avg. 40 hr week pay

Difference

Travel nurse pay as percent of RN pay

RN pay as percent of travel nurse pay

1. South Dakota

$3,343

$1,164

$2,179

287%

35%

2. West Virginia

$3,330

$1,301

$2,029

256%

39%

3. Iowa

$3,169

$1,250

$1,919

254%

39%

4. Indiana

$3,203

$1,325

$1,878

242%

41%

5. Vermont

$3,451

$1,445

$2,006

239%

42%

6. Maine

$3,374

$1,416

$1,958

238%

42%

7. Wyoming

$3,321

$1,406

$1,915

236%

42%

8. Nebraska

$3,150

$1,343

$1,807

235%

43%

9. Pennsylvania

$3,424

$1,462

$1,962

234%

43%

10. Arkansas

$2,958

$1,266

$1,692

234%

43%

11. North Dakota

$3,181

$1,369

$1,812

232%

43%

12. Kentucky

$2,975

$1,294

$1,681

230%

43%

13. Missouri

$2,963

$1,304

$1,659

227%

44%

14. New Jersey

$3,894

$1,725

$2,169

226%

44%

15. Ohio

$3,086

$1,378

$1,708

224%

45%

16. New Hampshire

$3,304

$1,505

$1,799

220%

46%

17. North Carolina

$2,978

$1,369

$1,609

217%

46%

18. Wisconsin

$3,184

$1,478

$1,706

215%

46%

19. Illinois

$3,237

$1,505

$1,732

215%

46%

20. Alabama

$2,558

$1,191

$1,367

215%

47%

21. Idaho

$3,038

$1,416

$1,622

214%

47%

22. Mississippi

$2,603

$1,214

$1,389

214%

47%

23. Minnesota

$3,458

$1,616

$1,842

214%

47%

24. Michigan

$3,123

$1,460

$1,663

214%

47%

25. Tennessee

$2,733

$1,282

$1,451

213%

47%

26. Virginia

$3,080

$1,475

$1,605

209%

48%

27. New Mexico

$3,115

$1,492

$1,623

209%

48%

28. Kansas

$2,668

$1,280

$1,388

208%

48%

29. Louisiana

$2,801

$1,354

$1,447

207%

48%

30. Maryland

$3,266

$1,590

$1,676

205%

49%

31. Delaware

$3,054

$1,496

$1,558

204%

49%

32. South Carolina

$2,728

$1,338

$1,390

204%

49%

33. Montana

$2,868

$1,416

$1,452

203%

49%

34. Arizona

$3,154

$1,569

$1,585

201%

50%

35. Utah

$2,797

$1,400

$1,397

200%

50%

36. Oklahoma

$2,612

$1,311

$1,301

199%

50%

37. Colorado

$3,027

$1,551

$1,476

195%

51%

38. Georgia

$2,815

$1,450

$1,365

194%

51%

39. Rhode Island

$3,148

$1,640

$1,508

192%

52%

40. Connecticut

$3,267

$1,702

$1,565

192%

52%

41. New York

$3,406

$1,794

$1,612

190%

53%

42. Massachusetts

$3,505

$1,858

$1,647

189%

53%

43. Florida

$2,600

$1,385

$1,215

188%

53%

44. Nevada

$3,199

$1,708

$1,491

187%

53%

45. Texas

$2,750

$1,522

$1,228

181%

55%

46. Oregon

$3,424

$1,897

$1,527

181%

55%

47. Washington

$3,293

$1,834

$1,459

180%

56%

48. Alaska

$3,310

$1,870

$1,440

177%

56%

49. California

$4,060

$2,385

$1,675

170%

59%

50. Hawaii

$3,102

$2,049

$1,053

151%

66%

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