Average weekly travel nurse pay in December in the U.S. varied across states compared to the month prior, with some seeking increases and others seeing decreases, according to a report shared with Becker's from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
As of Jan. 5, there were 645,243 active RN travel jobs on the Vivian Health platform nationwide in the last 90 days.
Here is a breakdown of average weekly travel nurse pay (December compared to November), state by state:
Alabama
November: $2,558
December: $2,595
Alaska
November: $3,310
December: $3,401
Arizona
November: $3,154
December: $3,140
Arkansas
November: $2,958
December: $2,929
California
November: $4,060
December: $4,013
Colorado
November: $3,027
December: $2,953
Connecticut
November: $3,267
December: $3,366
Delaware
November: $3,054
December: $3,019
Florida
November: $2,600
December: $2,486
Georgia
November: $2,815
December: $2,732
Hawaii
November: $3,102
December: $3,037
Idaho
November: $3,038
December: $2,951
Illinois
November: $3,237
December: $3,201
Indiana
November: $3,203
December: $3,105
Iowa
November: $3,169
December: $3,269
Kansas
November: $2,668
December: $2,714
Kentucky
November: $2,975
December: $2,950
Louisiana
November: $2,801
December: $2,660
Maine
November: $3,374
December: $3,350
Maryland
November: $3,266
December: $3,301
Massachusetts
November: $3,505
December: $3,522
Michigan
November: $3,123
December: $3,000
Minnesota
November: $3,458
December: $3,530
Mississippi
November: $2,603
December: $2,515
Missouri
November: $2,963
December: $3,075
Montana
November: $2,868
December: $2,700
Nebraska
November: $3,150
December: $3,224
Nevada
November: $3,199
December: $3,229
New Hampshire
November: $3,304
December: $3,243
New Jersey
November: $3,894
December: $3,646
New Mexico
November: $3,115
December: $3,109
New York
November: $3,406
December: $3,523
North Carolina
November: $2,978
December: $2,872
North Dakota
November: $3,181
December: $3,338
Ohio
November: $3,086
December: $3,057
Oklahoma
November: $2,612
December: $2,645
Oregon
November: $3,424
December: $3,504
Pennsylvania
November: $3,424
December: $3,359
Rhode Island
November: $3,148
December: $3,273
South Carolina
November: $2,728
December: $2,860
South Dakota
November: $3,343
December: $3,354
Tennessee
November: $2,733
December: $2,588
Texas
November: $2,750
December: $2,608
Utah
November: $2,797
December: $2,802
Vermont
November: $3,451
December: $3,223
Virginia
November: $3,080
December: $3,081
Washington
November: $3,293
December: $3,490
District of Columbia
November: $3,504
December: $3,568
West Virginia
November: $3,330
December: $3,109
Wisconsin
November: $3,184
December: $3,172
Wyoming
November: $3,321
December: $3,176