Want to see how your travel nurse salary stacks up in this unpredictable travel nurse job market?
How about making sure you're getting the higher compensation you should be in our challenging career?
You're in the right place to get all your questions answered about travel nurse pay.
Welcome to our interactive pay explorer - with auto-updates every month!
Since September 2019, we've been continuously tracking travel nurse pay packages.
View our full history of pay insights using the toggle in the right-hand corner of any of our graphs in this article.
More than four million jobs analyzed and four years later, we're proud to bring you objective overviews on the travel RN job market you can't find anywhere else.
Get the full scoop in this ultimate guide:
- How Much Do Travel Nurses Make?
- What Is An Average Travel Nurse Salary?
- Why Do Travel Nurses Make So Much?
- Is Travel Nursing Worth It?
- Get A Travel Nurse Pay Breakdown
- The Highest Paying States for Travel Nurses
- The Highest Paying Travel Nurse Specialties
- How to Find the Highest Paying Travel Nursing Jobs
- How To Find The Best Paying Travel Nurse Agencies
How Much Do Travel Nurses Make?
Do travel nurses earn more money than full-time registered nurses? Overall, definitely!
Keep in mind: Travel nurses make higher salaries on average.
Your potential average annual income will depend on demand for your nursing specialty and where you work.
The averages you see below are measured across all specialties and locations nationwide for a general comparison.
Average Travel Nurse Salary vs Staff Nurse Salary
Travel Nurses | Staff Nurses | |
---|---|---|
Hourly Rates | $64.58 | $39.05 |
Weekly Pay | $2,324.92 | $1,561.92 |
Annual Salary | $111,596 | $81,220 |
The average hourly pay for full-time staff RN's in the U.S. is $39.05, or $1,561.92 per week, according to the most recent 2022 US Bureau of Labor Statistics registered nurse occupational outlook.
The average hourly rate for travel nurses is $64.58, or $2,324.92 per week, according to our Ultimate Travel Nurse Salary Guide in September 2023.
The average hourly wage for a travel RN is $25.53 higher than staff nurse pay, and the average salary per week is $736 more .
Extrapolating to compare the average annual salary of a staff nurse vs travel rn pay, the difference is significant, with travel nurses' average annual salary reaching upwards to $30,000 more.
We calculated the average annual salary for travel nurses for only 48 weeks a year. Travel nurses need time off to organize and move to new assignments.
Why Do Travel Nurses Make So Much?
In short, high demand = higher compensation.
We're all aware many healthcare facilities nationwide are experiencing "nursing shortages". Registered nurses are retiring and/or leaving the bedside altogether, a trend sped up by the pandemic.
It's estimated that by 2025 the US will have a staffing gap of 200,000-450,000 nurses. In other words, 10-20% of direct-patient care nursing jobs will be unfilled.
With nursing skills like ours in high demand, we deserve higher pay. Not to mention the inherent stress we put up with in our challenging career.
Travel nurses earn more competitive wages by having the adaptable skills necessary to fill critical staffing needs and provide meaningful patient care in a pinch with minimal to no orientation.
These critical needs are often on less desirable shifts, so preparing yourself to work night shift would open up more travel nurse job possibilities.
Healthcare facilities entice nurses with more competitive wages due to the extra hardships we take on with the lack of job stability while searching for new jobs every 13 weeks. There's also the lack of a consistent job benefits package and the inconveniences of travel costs and time.
Is Travel Nursing Worth It?
If you're looking to get more satisfaction in your nursing career, it could definitely be worth it.
It turns out it really is better to be a travel nurse than a staff nurse. A sweeping study analyzing feedback straight from our fellow nurses confirms it.
Travel nurses report higher satisfaction and less workplace stress in their jobs than permanent staff nurses.Nurses working in travel nurse jobs are more satisfied than permanent staff nurses in key areas:
- better job satisfaction
- less work-related stress
- feeling safer on the job
- more employer support
- higher compensation
Working in a travel nurse job isn't easy, but it could elevate your bedside nursing practice and give you more control in your nursing career.
You'll have to decide if the pros outweigh the cons for yourself. The standard contract is only 13 weeks, so I recommend every nurse give it a try.
Pro tip: You should definitely take the time to research what to expect before you commit to a travel nurse job.
Get A Travel Nurse Pay Breakdown
Understanding how travel nurses' higher wages breakdown will help you compare pay offers and spot the jobs that are worth your relocation.
Travel nurses are typically hired as contracted temporary employees of travel nursing agencies, getting paid on a weekly basis to work in a variety of healthcare facilities.
The most common travel nurse contracts offered are for hospital inpatient units in a healthcare facility. These contracts usually commit you to work:
- 12 hours/shift
- 3 shifts/week
- 36 hours/week
- 13 weeks total
- 468 work hours total per contract
Our interactive pay explorer above standardizes all travel nurse wage data around the average 36-hour weekly pay packages.
See A Pay Package Example
Here's an average travel nurse pay package offer for a Medical-Surgical Nurse working 36 hours/week:
- $400 M&IE (Meals & Incidental Expenses) - per Week
- $3,200 Housing Stipend - per Month
- $750 Travel Reimbursement - One Time payment
- $30 Base Rate - Hourly pay rate
It's confusing! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Let's break this offer down to view your pay per week and per hour. Convert all parts of your travel nurse wages to a standardized hourly rate, then combine to calculate.
Your "M&IE" (meals & incidental expenses) payment is meant to cover your living expenses and daily (diem) meal costs on assignment.
Your housing stipend covers your temporary housing in your assignment location. Remember you should be maintaining housing in your permanent tax home, as well.
Many travel nursing offer travel reimbursements to help offset the higher cost of life on the road.
Pay Package Offer | Pay per Week (36 hrs) | Hourly rates |
---|---|---|
$400 M&IE Weekly | $400 | $11.11 |
$3,200 Housing Stipend Monthly | $800 | $22.22 |
$750 Travel Reimbursement One-time | $57.69 | $1.60 |
$30 Base Rate Hourly | $1,080 | $30 |
Total Gross Pay (Pre-Taxes) | $2,337.69 | $64.94 |
Be aware you may have more living expenses coming out of your travel nursing paycheck, based on what employment benefits package you accept:
- Taxes based on your permanent tax home rates
- Agency health insurance - health benefits can start at $20/week
- Agency 401k retirement plans
Ask your agency what other benefits they provide and how those affect your pay package.
Taxable vs Tax Free Pay
Following on from our pay example above, your travel nurse pay is made up of a taxable hourly wage and tax free income.
Weekly Income per Offer | Taxable? |
---|---|
$400 M&IE (Meals & Incidental Expenses) | N |
$800 Housing Stipend | N |
$57.69 Travel Reimbursement | N |
$1,080 Hourly Base Rate | Y |
$2,337.69 Total | $1,080 Taxed |
Notice that more than half of this pay package is tax free pay. Ka-ching!
Your tax free stipends, or "Per Diem" pay, are based on daily maximum rates set by the government. Check gsa.gov's Per Diem rates for your next contract location.
Travel nurses are eligible for Per Diem tax free stipends when working away from your permanent tax home. When receiving tax free pay you MUST duplicate living/housing expenses, required per IRS rules.
This means paying fair market prices for both your accommodation at your travel nursing assignment, AND maintaining your own housing at your permanent tax home.
Many agencies also offer travel reimbursements to help you get money back you spent on travel expenses moving between assignments.
Pro tip: You can still "travel nurse" while living in your own housing at your permanent tax home. The difference is your income will be fully taxed, and you won't be eligible for the the tax free travel nursing pay.
Highest Paying States for Travel Nurses
Which states are really worth the higher cost license fees? Our map shows the highest paying states for travel nurses over the past 12 months.
To view the highest paying states averages since September 2019, use the toggle in the right-hand corner of any of our graphs.
These averages would include crisis rate market fluctuations.
Highest paying states for travel nurses. Standardized to 36/hour week contracts to compare data accurately.
For more specific travel nurse salary by state, see our table below with detailed pay trends and job availability.
We've included the standard deviation. This shows you how 68% of pay offers spread above and below the average travel RN rates. Picture a bell curve.
For example, 68% of California travel nurse salaries are $2,537.01 +/- $681.08 = pay range of $1,855.93 - $3,218.09.
The 'job count' column gives you a snapshot of each state's job availability.
Highest Paying States for Travel Nurses
State | Average Weekly Pay | Weekly Pay St. Deviation | # Jobs Observed |
---|---|---|---|
Alaska | $2,466.73 | $524.97 | 19,281 |
New York | $2,400.79 | $540.84 | 117,068 |
New Jersey | $2,393.80 | $569.70 | 59,013 |
North Dakota | $2,388.38 | $474.12 | 23,946 |
California | $2,382.91 | $562.79 | 194,616 |
Massachusetts | $2,373.87 | $520.22 | 92,892 |
Wisconsin | $2,297.65 | $445.71 | 64,632 |
Hawaii | $2,258.24 | $495.38 | 23,510 |
Arizona | $2,258.17 | $454.56 | 51,552 |
West Virginia | $2,227.19 | $413.01 | 24,332 |
Ohio | $2,225.00 | $405.17 | 81,608 |
Illinois | $2,221.87 | $412.32 | 73,671 |
District Of Columbia | $2,221.33 | $437.46 | 10,170 |
Nevada | $2,215.92 | $457.46 | 10,717 |
Connecticut | $2,214.50 | $439.83 | 30,027 |
Washington | $2,208.26 | $455.25 | 82,891 |
Rhode Island | $2,206.88 | $531.81 | 9,353 |
Colorado | $2,206.37 | $470.88 | 47,395 |
Maine | $2,199.96 | $463.66 | 29,736 |
Delaware | $2,189.78 | $610.51 | 6,289 |
Utah | $2,187.78 | $384.64 | 8,592 |
Wyoming | $2,182.27 | $479.92 | 7,915 |
Nebraska | $2,182.22 | $488.46 | 23,704 |
Minnesota | $2,163.27 | $548.33 | 31,370 |
Kentucky | $2,160.85 | $392.12 | 34,969 |
Oregon | $2,148.16 | $496.62 | 64,498 |
Indiana | $2,138.81 | $346.09 | 63,204 |
New Hampshire | $2,130.15 | $490.88 | 37,275 |
Pennsylvania | $2,125.06 | $567.16 | 89,317 |
Virginia | $2,123.54 | $417.15 | 83,970 |
Vermont | $2,123.07 | $506.85 | 23,413 |
Maryland | $2,101.06 | $464.14 | 51,293 |
South Dakota | $2,100.50 | $454.98 | 19,815 |
Montana | $2,093.49 | $423.72 | 24,157 |
Iowa | $2,092.13 | $428.07 | 53,775 |
Michigan | $2,079.60 | $418.89 | 55,718 |
Idaho | $2,077.56 | $381.37 | 19,558 |
Kansas | $2,066.28 | $373.36 | 28,651 |
Missouri | $2,049.36 | $358.77 | 56,698 |
New Mexico | $2,027.67 | $423.30 | 37,781 |
Tennessee | $2,018.11 | $346.10 | 46,680 |
Oklahoma | $2,010.36 | $374.46 | 31,619 |
Texas | $2,009.55 | $402.81 | 115,379 |
North Carolina | $1,990.78 | $360.46 | 92,168 |
Arkansas | $1,987.38 | $375.19 | 17,843 |
Georgia | $1,974.03 | $385.09 | 68,989 |
Louisiana | $1,973.78 | $389.09 | 21,583 |
Mississippi | $1,949.05 | $376.46 | 9,878 |
Florida | $1,935.15 | $383.31 | 54,073 |
South Carolina | $1,900.26 | $344.09 | 38,414 |
Alabama | $1,860.90 | $345.86 | 21,114 |
Curious what the market looked like pre-COVID19?
Below is a compilation of the states that offered the higher pay from September 2019 - March 2020. Compare this list to our above map and table to see what difference crisis rates made.
Top 5 Highest Paying States for Travel Nurses (Pre - Covid19)
- California Consistently has the best pay and the most jobs by a long shot. Both inside and outside of the pandemic.
- New Jersey Solid opportunities for both pay and job availability.
- Washington D.C. Great income, but fewer job openings.
- Alaska Decent pay and lots of jobs, despite reputation for low rates. Current rates lower than pre-covid19.
- Connecticut Regularly pays above average with frequent job openings.
Highest Travel Nurse Salaries by Metropolitan Area
Not sure which areas of the country pay great for travel nurses?
We've got a summary here to get you started. Get even more location-specific data on high paying opportunities using our interactive pay explorer.
Top 5 Highest Travel Nurse Salaries by Metropolitan Area
Go after high pay AND lots of job openings in these locations:
- California Holds 9 of our top 10 spots for highest-paying metro areas
- East Coast New York City-Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC
- Pacific Northwest Seattle-Tacoma, Portland
- Midwest St Louis, Chicago
- Arizona Phoenix, Tuscon
Pro Tip: Investing in a California license is worth your time and money if you're looking for LOTS of high-paying job options.
Highest Paying Travel Nurse Specialties
Feast your eyes on the largest travel nursing specialty comparison available including more than 130 specialties. Our interactive table shows nationwide pay averages including standard deviation for you to get an accurate overview of the highest paying specialties.
Travel Nursing Specialty | Average Weekly Pay | Weekly Pay St. Deviation | # Jobs Observed |
---|---|---|---|
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA / CRNA) | $6,166.42 | $1,254.71 | 186 |
Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery (NP / CV/CT Surg) | $6,109.43 | $984.81 | 4 |
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (RN / CRNA) | $5,236.99 | $850.88 | 118 |
Physicist (Non-Healthcare / Phys) | $5,008.98 | $1,140.31 | 275 |
Urgent Care (NP / Urgent Care) | $4,375.62 | $1,512.05 | 5 |
Family Nurse Practitioner (NP / FNP) | $4,006.36 | $1,518.54 | 81 |
Emergency Medicine (PA / ED) | $3,930.45 | $1,484.58 | 6 |
Neonatology (NP / Neonatology) | $3,684.35 | $689.65 | 4 |
Adult Medicine (NP / Adult Med) | $3,655.80 | $710.67 | 6 |
Assistant Nurse Manager (RN / Asst RN Mgr) | $3,421.90 | $879.62 | 167 |
Dosimetrist (Allied / Dosimetrist) | $2,967.78 | $599.11 | 200 |
Critical Care Flight / Transport Nurse (RN / Flight) | $2,958.92 | $835.54 | 126 |
Registered Nurse First Assistant (RN / RNFA) | $2,817.19 | $722.13 | 4,770 |
Nurse Practitioner (NP / NP) | $2,813.38 | $1,351.29 | 55 |
Pediatric Cardiovascular Operating Room (RN / Peds CVOR) | $2,811.68 | $516.96 | 166 |
Pediatric Hematology - Oncology (RN / Peds Heme/Onc) | $2,784.77 | $486.87 | 187 |
Hematology (RN / Heme) | $2,775.95 | $670.10 | 91 |
Cardiovascular Operating Room (RN / CVOR) | $2,752.46 | $490.80 | 24,700 |
Public Health (RN / Pub Hlth) | $2,745.44 | $531.13 | 164 |
Nurse Educator (RN / Education) | $2,710.64 | $541.11 | 729 |
Pediatric Operating Room (RN / Peds OR) | $2,695.09 | $614.65 | 1,960 |
Electrophysiology Lab (RN / EP Lab) | $2,663.95 | $504.36 | 2,844 |
Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (RN / Peds CVICU) | $2,658.93 | $561.93 | 893 |
Administrative (RN / Admin) | $2,652.27 | $736.46 | 351 |
Cardiac Cath Lab (RN / Cath Lab) | $2,645.75 | $461.68 | 48,026 |
Radiology (RN / Radiology) | $2,643.79 | $538.60 | 4,221 |
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (RN / PICU) | $2,637.00 | $580.14 | 14,615 |
Pathology Assistant (Allied / Path Asst) | $2,621.31 | $514.04 | 827 |
Assistant Director of Nursing (RN / Asst. DON) | $2,619.89 | $871.30 | 194 |
House Supervisor (Supervisor / House Sup) | $2,618.85 | $625.44 | 3,441 |
Interventional Radiology (RN / IR) | $2,616.41 | $449.26 | 13,603 |
Doctor of Pharmacy (Allied / PharmD) | $2,614.02 | $465.69 | 3,707 |
Infection Control (RN / Infection) | $2,593.63 | $575.02 | 986 |
Audiologist (Allied / Aud) | $2,589.85 | $541.84 | 136 |
Perfusionist (Allied / Perf) | $2,585.68 | $1,362.84 | 1,232 |
Pediatric Post Anesthesia Care Unit (RN / Peds PACU) | $2,572.14 | $458.06 | 331 |
Lactation (RN / Lactation) | $2,563.82 | $438.87 | 38 |
Hematology / Oncology (RN / Heme / Onc) | $2,563.17 | $525.23 | 598 |
Nurse Manager (RN / RN Mgr) | $2,563.07 | $754.03 | 4,600 |
Special Procedures (RN / Special Procedures) | $2,520.95 | $456.20 | 356 |
Pediatric Oncology (RN / Peds Onc) | $2,489.61 | $461.83 | 99 |
Pediatric Progressive Care Unit (RN / Peds PCU) | $2,483.44 | $434.92 | 718 |
Therapeutic Apheresis (RN / Apheresis) | $2,483.22 | $568.58 | 160 |
Obstetric Ultrasound - Sonographer (Allied / OB/GYN US) | $2,482.51 | $411.86 | 20 |
Operating Room (RN / OR) | $2,481.81 | $479.07 | 98,964 |
Electrophysiology Lab Technician (Allied / EP Lab Tech) | $2,469.79 | $401.87 | 3,210 |
Pediatric Emergency Department (RN / Peds ED) | $2,467.18 | $462.33 | 3,797 |
Special Procedures Technologist (Allied / Special Procedures Tech) | $2,464.89 | $414.98 | 2,128 |
Cardiovascular Cath Lab Technologist (Allied / Cardiac Cath Lab Tech) | $2,459.26 | $413.97 | 45,587 |
Bone Marrow Transplant (RN / BMT) | $2,457.48 | $543.54 | 2,259 |
Interventional Radiology Technologist (Allied / IR Tech) | $2,456.77 | $415.97 | 24,574 |
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (School Services / School) | $2,454.66 | $256.66 | 36 |
Psychologist (Allied / CP) | $2,453.01 | $784.64 | 272 |
Director of Nursing (RN / DON) | $2,452.98 | $765.49 | 1,570 |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RN / NICU) | $2,431.50 | $491.38 | 12,796 |
Multi-Modality Technologist (Allied / Multi-Modality Technologist) | $2,413.07 | $411.57 | 1,914 |
Antepartum (Allied / Ante) | $2,409.45 | $1,011.66 | 347 |
Echo-Vascular Technician (Allied / Echo/Vasc Tech) | $2,407.65 | $406.17 | 4,998 |
Burn Intensive Care Unit (RN / BICU) | $2,406.11 | $586.60 | 830 |
Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (RN / CTICU) | $2,405.38 | $525.83 | 380 |
Nurse Navigator (RN / RN Navigator) | $2,404.95 | $216.51 | 18 |
Echocardiograph Technologist (Allied / Echo Technologist) | $2,400.08 | $406.45 | 11,960 |
Radiotherapist (Allied / Radiotherapy) | $2,396.70 | $478.20 | 3,985 |
Vaccinations (RN / Vax) | $2,394.90 | $0.00 | 4 |
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (RN / CVICU) | $2,389.87 | $466.19 | 20,661 |
Pediatrics (RN / Peds) | $2,383.96 | $513.76 | 12,426 |
Labor & Delivery (RN / L&D) | $2,382.66 | $466.40 | 52,864 |
Computed Tomography Technologist (Allied / CT Tech) | $2,374.77 | $377.66 | 127,999 |
School Psychologist, Certified (School Services / NCSP) | $2,374.70 | $1,100.39 | 156 |
Echocardiograph Technician (Allied / Echo Tech) | $2,364.88 | $385.94 | 13,719 |
Admissions (RN / ADM) | $2,359.38 | $385.49 | 90 |
Urology (RN / Urology) | $2,354.64 | $402.83 | 164 |
Neurology Intensive Care Unit (RN / Neuro ICU) | $2,343.78 | $399.87 | 4,178 |
Vascular Technologist (Allied / RVT) | $2,339.64 | $402.49 | 3,855 |
Pain Management (RN / Pain Mgt) | $2,337.69 | $510.78 | 59 |
Diagnostic Radiologist (Allied / Radiologist) | $2,334.55 | $475.48 | 560 |
Transplant (RN / Transplant) | $2,332.11 | $420.45 | 647 |
Float Pool (RN / Float) | $2,323.14 | $423.87 | 1,509 |
Wound Care (RN / Wound) | $2,322.80 | $425.06 | 2,047 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Allied / CNMT) | $2,321.70 | $361.44 | 9,108 |
OB/GYN (RN / OB/GYN) | $2,321.20 | $485.16 | 3,627 |
Nurse Resident (RN / RN Resident) | $2,320.32 | $686.70 | 10 |
Vascular Access Nurse (RN / PICC RN) | $2,315.09 | $332.40 | 376 |
Infusion Therapy (RN / Infusion) | $2,314.02 | $431.52 | 2,885 |
Same Day Surgery (RN / SDS) | $2,310.09 | $407.99 | 72 |
Patient Care Coordinator (RN / PCC) | $2,308.92 | $654.32 | 74 |
Cytotechnologist (Allied / Cyto) | $2,308.25 | $471.34 | 990 |
MRI Technologist (Allied / MRI Technologist) | $2,305.98 | $353.18 | 24,852 |
Utilization Review (RN / UR) | $2,305.18 | $483.50 | 799 |
Surgical Oncology (RN / Surg Onc) | $2,303.36 | $397.43 | 149 |
Ultrasound-Sonography Technician (Allied / US/Sono Tech) | $2,302.11 | $347.22 | 12,746 |
Cardiology (RN / Cardio) | $2,299.45 | $418.31 | 2,012 |
MRI Technician (Allied / MRI Tech) | $2,293.19 | $340.64 | 12,690 |
Case Management (RN / CM) | $2,292.60 | $426.66 | 15,619 |
Perioperative (RN / Peri-op) | $2,291.37 | $445.68 | 1,955 |
Ultrasound Technologist (Allied / US Technologist) | $2,287.90 | $385.48 | 38,846 |
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (RN / CDI) | $2,286.47 | $626.37 | 22 |
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (RN / PACU) | $2,285.94 | $411.69 | 18,390 |
Ambulatory Care (RN / Amb) | $2,283.71 | $469.11 | 3,075 |
Cardiac Stepdown Unit (RN / CSDU) | $2,279.43 | $354.25 | 1,220 |
Endoscopy (RN / Endo) | $2,277.35 | $413.97 | 11,520 |
Coronary Care Unit (RN / CCU) | $2,276.49 | $341.10 | 8,126 |
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (RN / SICU) | $2,273.34 | $426.67 | 1,612 |
Gastrointestinal Lab (RN / GI Lab) | $2,268.28 | $398.40 | 2,889 |
Mammography Tech (Allied / Mammo Tech) | $2,267.79 | $425.88 | 6,057 |
Oncology (RN / Onc) | $2,266.84 | $421.20 | 31,430 |
Emergency Department (RN / ED) | $2,256.64 | $384.60 | 126,225 |
Neurology Progressive Care Unit (RN / Neuro PCU) | $2,253.70 | $350.49 | 846 |
Postpartum (RN / PP) | $2,248.49 | $467.82 | 5,152 |
Intensive Care Unit (RN / ICU) | $2,248.42 | $374.25 | 95,327 |
Step Down Unit (RN / SDU) | $2,234.59 | $326.98 | 24,476 |
Radiology Technologist (Allied / X-Ray Technologist) | $2,232.14 | $397.66 | 58,627 |
Medical Surgical Telemetry (RN / Med Surg Tele) | $2,225.57 | $327.53 | 72,715 |
Sub-Acute (RN / Sub-Acute) | $2,222.85 | $269.90 | 49 |
Urgent Care (RN / Urgent Care) | $2,213.36 | $567.51 | 550 |
Direct Observation Unit (RN / DOU) | $2,204.49 | $329.61 | 2,009 |
Outpatient Clinic (Allied / Outpatient) | $2,197.84 | $226.50 | 63 |
Progressive Care Unit (RN / PCU) | $2,194.72 | $346.49 | 79,172 |
CVOR Technologist (Allied / CVOR Tech) | $2,191.84 | $364.84 | 15,505 |
Telemetry (RN / Tele) | $2,184.78 | $355.53 | 107,963 |
Postoperative (RN / Post-op) | $2,183.49 | $390.70 | 38 |
Trauma Intensive Care Unit (RN / TICU) | $2,181.82 | $362.19 | 621 |
Acute Care (RN / Acute) | $2,174.42 | $460.55 | 4,970 |
Orthopedic Neurology (RN / Ortho / Neuro) | $2,172.14 | $301.78 | 364 |
Neurology (RN / Neuro) | $2,159.29 | $343.00 | 6,031 |
Certified Surgical First Assistant (Allied / CSFA) | $2,155.17 | $424.19 | 2,898 |
X-Ray Technician (Allied / X-Ray Tech) | $2,153.47 | $385.19 | 18,613 |
Outpatient Clinic (RN / Outpatient) | $2,148.75 | $467.22 | 5,066 |
Psychiatric - Mental Health (RN / Psych) | $2,144.97 | $381.04 | 28,905 |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Allied / LCSW) | $2,130.65 | $363.08 | 3,982 |
Psychiatric - Mental Health Technician (Allied / Psych Tech) | $2,129.05 | $1,140.94 | 382 |
Medical Surgical (RN / Med Surg) | $2,128.60 | $358.02 | 213,281 |
Radiology Technician (Allied / Rad Tech) | $2,128.09 | $363.35 | 17,937 |
Telehealth (RN / Telehealth) | $2,124.89 | $417.31 | 105 |
Dialysis (RN / Dialysis) | $2,122.74 | $359.25 | 10,948 |
Orthopedic (RN / Ortho) | $2,114.90 | $329.60 | 10,138 |
Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (RN / CPCU) | $2,113.75 | $298.58 | 2,718 |
Clinical Nurse Coordinator (RN / CNC) | $2,113.52 | $405.59 | 1,483 |
Corrections (RN / Corr) | $2,108.76 | $423.89 | 2,573 |
Occupational Health (RN / Occ Health) | $2,107.32 | $382.20 | 235 |
Nephrology (RN / Neph) | $2,106.93 | $278.11 | 238 |
Stroke / Neuro (RN / Stroke / Neuro) | $2,088.94 | $289.54 | 200 |
Home Health (RN / HH) | $2,088.00 | $358.34 | 36,801 |
Research / Clinical Research (RN / Research) | $2,082.54 | $410.62 | 52 |
Long Term Acute Care (RN / LTAC) | $2,068.27 | $321.94 | 15,960 |
Hospice (RN / Hospice) | $2,052.68 | $306.33 | 9,161 |
Registered Dietician (Allied / RDCD) | $2,045.89 | $263.16 | 264 |
Respiratory Therapist (Allied / RT) | $2,007.28 | $391.70 | 35,418 |
Electroencephalogram Technician (Allied / EEG Tech) | $1,987.08 | $389.86 | 743 |
Recreational Therapist (Therapy / RT) | $1,975.95 | $308.80 | 8 |
Polysomnographer (Allied / Sleep Tech) | $1,970.37 | $371.38 | 2,992 |
Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (School Services / BCBA) | $1,968.42 | $279.94 | 21 |
American Sign Language Teacher (School Services / ASL Teacher) | $1,939.14 | $323.28 | 20 |
Operating Room / Surgical Technician (Allied / OR / Surg Tech) | $1,927.91 | $358.42 | 99,172 |
Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (Allied / SLPA) | $1,922.62 | $321.16 | 320 |
Physical Therapy (Therapy / PT) | $1,919.70 | $294.33 | 145,378 |
Medical Tech / Medical Laboratory Scientist / Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Allied / MT / MLS / CLS) | $1,907.68 | $439.47 | 26,784 |
Long Term Care (RN / LTC) | $1,906.48 | $402.28 | 26,190 |
Speech Language Pathologist (Allied / SLP) | $1,902.15 | $276.95 | 36,931 |
Rehabilitation Therapy (Allied / Rehab Therapy) | $1,901.54 | $417.35 | 1,958 |
Special Education Teacher (School Services / Special Ed) | $1,882.43 | $324.42 | 403 |
Obstetric Technician (Allied / OB Tech) | $1,869.70 | $377.31 | 929 |
Occupational Therapy (Therapy / OT) | $1,854.79 | $284.74 | 48,131 |
Skilled Nursing Facility (RN / SNF) | $1,848.59 | $452.44 | 14,983 |
Histotechnician (Allied / HT) | $1,843.89 | $363.22 | 1,685 |
Electroencephalogram Technologist (Allied / EEG Technologist) | $1,835.39 | $342.75 | 798 |
School Nurse (RN / School Nurse) | $1,827.93 | $406.48 | 217 |
Charge Nurse (RN / Charge) | $1,795.73 | $454.92 | 742 |
Rehabilitation (RN / Rehab) | $1,794.11 | $499.58 | 23,691 |
Endoscopy Technician (Allied / Endo Tech) | $1,773.12 | $459.85 | 1,280 |
Telemetry Monitor Technician (Allied / Tele / Monitor Tech) | $1,770.37 | $650.60 | 452 |
Anesthesia Technician (Allied / Anesthesia Tech) | $1,723.82 | $754.36 | 530 |
Home Health (Allied / HH) | $1,675.93 | $313.99 | 13 |
Emergency Department (LPN / LVN / ED) | $1,616.05 | $395.06 | 213 |
Electrocardiograph Technician (Allied / EKG Tech) | $1,566.04 | $546.74 | 95 |
Home Health (LPN / LVN / HH) | $1,563.91 | $226.55 | 4,292 |
Corrections (LPN / LVN / Corr) | $1,562.31 | $315.93 | 1,188 |
Psychiatric - Mental Health (LPN / LVN / Psych) | $1,525.33 | $350.05 | 696 |
Telemetry (LPN / LVN / Tele) | $1,522.11 | $357.06 | 439 |
Outpatient Clinic (LPN / LVN / Outpatient) | $1,485.12 | $263.92 | 3,121 |
Antepartum (RN / Antepartum) | $1,483.80 | $643.59 | 647 |
School Nurse (LPN / LVN / School Nurse) | $1,470.57 | $284.77 | 68 |
Long Term Acute Care (LPN / LVN / LTAC) | $1,462.68 | $235.88 | 3,180 |
Medical Surgical (LPN / LVN / Med Surg) | $1,452.64 | $286.98 | 5,214 |
( / Rehab) | $1,430.57 | $276.58 | 169 |
Long Term Care (LPN / LVN / LTC) | $1,430.29 | $285.65 | 32,139 |
Paramedic (Allied / Paramedic) | $1,430.12 | $342.89 | 221 |
Hospice (LPN / LVN / Hospice) | $1,411.17 | $207.22 | 1,558 |
Skilled Nursing Facility (LPN / LVN / SNF) | $1,402.14 | $287.06 | 579 |
LPN / LVN (LPN / LVN / LPN / LVN) | $1,367.53 | $290.09 | 19,442 |
Emergency Department Technician (Allied / ED Tech) | $1,360.35 | $403.22 | 140 |
Dialysis Technician (Allied / Dialysis Tech) | $1,330.62 | $188.24 | 468 |
Pharmacy Technician (Allied / Pharm Tech) | $1,323.18 | $311.39 | 830 |
Occupational Therapy Assistant (Therapy / OTA) | $1,321.00 | $200.96 | 11,371 |
Physical Therapy Assistant (Therapy / PTA) | $1,317.76 | $220.23 | 27,070 |
Home Health (CNA / HH) | $1,309.67 | $705.96 | 13 |
Sterile Processing Technician (Allied / SPT) | $1,308.13 | $252.46 | 7,035 |
Patient Care Technician (Allied / PCT) | $1,244.57 | $519.43 | 209 |
Phlebotomy (Allied / Phlebotomist) | $1,182.52 | $293.51 | 275 |
Clerical (Non-Healthcare / Clerical) | $1,127.00 | $417.25 | 10 |
Medical Surgical (CNA / Med Surg) | $1,113.69 | $231.41 | 235 |
Skilled Nursing Facility (Allied / SNF) | $1,112.66 | $474.99 | 704 |
Certified Medical Assistant (Allied / CMA) | $1,064.19 | $327.07 | 845 |
Long Term Care (CNA / LTC) | $984.18 | $281.12 | 1,553 |
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA / CNA) | $916.94 | $267.57 | 1,945 |
We removed specialties with very low job counts and supervisory roles. This keeps our data relevant to the travel nursing specialties with high pay AND regular job availability.
For a different view, we've got an interactive bubble chart displaying the highest paying travel nurse specialties by their job availability. Hover over the bubbles to identify the specialties.
Not all nursing specialties have a regular high need for travel nurses. For example, RN's in Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab) regularly have higher pay offerings, but don't have the plentiful job options that ICU or L&D nurses have.
Pro tip: If you aspire to work consistently as a travel nurse, gain experience in a specialty with higher job availability.
I repeat: Higher demand = Higher compensation.
How To Find the Highest Paying Travel Nursing Jobs
How can you cut through the lowball offers to find and land the best paying travel nurse salaries? We started StellarNurse to help you.
After analyzing the market for 4+ years, here's our best advice:
- Use our interactive pay explorer to check pay trends, job availability and best agencies for your specialty
- Check out the newest & highest-paying travel nursing jobs to get an objective overview on your best current opportunities
- Message agencies anonymously on our StellarNurse jobs marketplace, focus on agencies that pay best and have lots of jobs for your specialty
- Keep current state licenses for the locations that have your specialty's best pay and highest job availability
- Breakdown pay packages to weekly or hourly income to accurately compare job offers
- Prioritize high pay - above personal convenience, best locations, nicest recruiter or agency loyalty
- Move fast for Crisis or Rapid Response rate offers
In a nutshell, stay flexible. The best offers are competitive and often need help fast. Be ready to adjust plans quickly, coordinate with a new agency or arrange travel to an unexpected location.
Bonus tip: If you like your agency, tell fellow travel nurses. Make an easy $500-$1,000. Every agency offers referral bonuses if a nurse you referred works with them too.
How To Find The Best Paying Travel Nurse Agencies
With more than 500 agencies posting travel nursing jobs daily it’s overwhelming to find which ones might be the best travel nurse companies for you.
After analyzing 4 million jobs over the past 4 years, we’ve organized our data to help you make informed decisions on which agencies to prioritize contacting first.
Find the best paying travel nurse agencies for your specialty and preferred locations. Use the filters to see which agencies have the most jobs available.
Agency | Average Weekly Pay | Weekly Pay St. Deviation | # Jobs Observed |
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Aequor Healthcare | $2,080.75 | $447.31 | 102,684 |
MedPro Healthcare Staffing | $2,156.42 | $434.50 | 98,881 |
Aureus Medical Group | $2,244.71 | $520.76 | 98,031 |
CoreMedical Group | $1,989.26 | $448.27 | 94,665 |
Epic Travel Staffing (formerly Emerald Health) | $2,233.52 | $441.52 | 82,591 |
Ventura MedStaff | $1,992.35 | $429.67 | 77,741 |
Host Healthcare | $2,275.66 | $538.20 | 77,062 |
TotalMed | $2,156.37 | $463.36 | 52,286 |
Healthcare Staffing - IDR, Inc | $2,106.98 | $453.88 | 46,950 |
Access Healthcare Staffing | $2,325.03 | $520.96 | 40,672 |
ADEX Medical Staffing | $2,254.09 | $374.76 | 40,543 |
OneStaff Medical | $1,983.04 | $503.31 | 37,910 |
LeaderStat | $2,128.45 | $514.96 | 36,308 |
LanceSoft | $2,397.54 | $428.19 | 33,077 |
Marvel Medical Staffing | $2,047.06 | $408.98 | 31,778 |
Stability Healthcare | $2,178.19 | $430.12 | 31,137 |
CrossMed | $2,071.34 | $387.49 | 30,554 |
RNnetwork | $2,129.84 | $707.84 | 29,773 |
Focus Staff | $2,214.06 | $403.22 | 29,052 |
Healthcare Support | $2,108.12 | $440.75 | 28,436 |
Cross Country Healthcare | $2,180.99 | $538.52 | 28,172 |
Premier Healthcare Professionals | $2,224.42 | $496.26 | 27,825 |
Medical Solutions | $2,247.02 | $517.05 | 27,418 |
GLC On-The-Go | $1,922.57 | $554.02 | 27,120 |
Go Healthcare | $2,090.42 | $404.96 | 26,912 |
Jackson Therapy Partners | $1,817.99 | $405.44 | 26,760 |
Jackson Nurse Professionals | $2,175.67 | $441.19 | 26,667 |
Nurse First Travel Agency | $2,201.38 | $411.28 | 26,633 |
Ardor Health Solutions | $2,062.45 | $474.58 | 26,491 |
Triage Staffing | $2,106.20 | $529.57 | 25,857 |
KPG Healthcare | $2,231.14 | $472.52 | 23,809 |
Nomad Health | $2,350.09 | $443.43 | 23,682 |
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions | $2,045.35 | $379.93 | 22,789 |
Planet Healthcare | $2,211.42 | $400.70 | 22,243 |
Uniti Med | $1,925.91 | $548.75 | 21,486 |
Genie Healthcare | $2,148.72 | $507.34 | 21,136 |
Coast Medical Service | $2,299.61 | $425.44 | 20,811 |
Amare Medical Network | $1,980.19 | $587.73 | 20,470 |
Anders Group | $2,138.55 | $454.32 | 18,982 |
ADN Healthcare | $2,165.14 | $396.29 | 18,725 |
Phaxis | $2,134.18 | $342.15 | 17,998 |
TactStaff | $2,303.72 | $404.04 | 17,288 |
PRN Healthcare | $2,095.99 | $454.93 | 17,049 |
MedUS Healthcare | $2,185.78 | $440.17 | 16,336 |
trustaff | $2,278.20 | $514.83 | 16,226 |
Synergy Medical Staffing | $2,056.75 | $477.35 | 15,478 |
TRS Healthcare | $2,193.02 | $473.98 | 15,360 |
Nationwide Therapy Group | $1,780.28 | $525.32 | 15,197 |
Advantis Medical Staffing | $2,193.16 | $415.56 | 14,605 |
Destination Travelcare | $2,210.00 | $472.95 | 14,208 |
American Traveler | $2,210.10 | $375.62 | 14,102 |
GetMed Staffing, Inc. | $2,075.69 | $456.36 | 13,410 |
Springboard Healthcare | $2,380.77 | $402.67 | 13,395 |
Atlas MedStaff | $2,152.85 | $430.82 | 13,047 |
Travel Nurses Inc. | $2,120.92 | $443.23 | 12,891 |
3D Medical Staffing | $2,264.80 | $451.87 | 12,765 |
GHR Travel Nursing | $2,478.20 | $465.97 | 12,552 |
AHS Staffing | $2,134.56 | $399.50 | 12,296 |
Assured Nursing | $2,085.77 | $411.96 | 12,019 |
CareTeam Solutions | $2,118.23 | $471.69 | 11,690 |
Vital Workforce Solutions | $2,225.24 | $423.25 | 11,390 |
FlexCare Medical Staffing | $2,162.23 | $482.23 | 10,667 |
Vocaday | $2,226.10 | $514.20 | 10,312 |
American Mobile Healthcare (AMN) | $2,190.01 | $564.70 | 10,266 |
NuWest Group | $2,368.79 | $450.71 | 9,881 |
IntellaPro Staffing | $2,166.42 | $504.10 | 9,768 |
Skyline Med Staff | $2,011.17 | $481.84 | 9,682 |
Travel Nurse Across America | $2,254.40 | $446.58 | 9,496 |
Sharp Medical Staffinglife | $2,339.42 | $460.20 | 9,473 |
TLC Travel Staff | $2,124.23 | $480.79 | 9,385 |
Health Specialists, Inc. | $2,209.63 | $356.04 | 9,366 |
Republic Health Resources | $2,140.09 | $512.04 | 9,297 |
SkyBridge Healthcare | $1,924.65 | $427.06 | 9,277 |
Wellspring Nurse Source | $2,373.67 | $373.50 | 9,148 |
Supplemental Health Care | $2,042.31 | $538.63 | 9,100 |
Magnet Medical | $2,258.13 | $445.49 | 8,963 |
Junxion Med Staffing | $2,128.13 | $426.38 | 8,597 |
LRS Healthcare | $2,411.11 | $525.05 | 8,577 |
Vibra Travels | $2,268.28 | $349.71 | 8,525 |
Lead Health | $2,414.96 | $507.85 | 8,460 |
Premier Medical Staffing | $2,165.25 | $358.44 | 8,247 |
Gifted Healthcare | $2,263.05 | $521.27 | 7,825 |
Next Move, Inc. | $2,088.52 | $430.11 | 7,449 |
Solomon Page | $2,275.48 | $457.51 | 7,151 |
Prime Time Healthcare | $2,380.10 | $486.64 | 6,917 |
Nightingale Nurses | $2,306.77 | $474.84 | 6,832 |
Health Carousel - Allied Travel | $2,034.87 | $390.87 | 6,771 |
Cynet Health | $2,241.02 | $425.70 | 6,169 |
ARM Staffing | $2,194.43 | $464.89 | 6,166 |
ALOIS Healthcare | $2,128.10 | $532.20 | 6,002 |
Nurses First Solutions | $2,173.06 | $450.01 | 5,637 |
Excel Medical Staffing | $2,036.88 | $506.42 | 5,412 |
Guardian HealthStaff, LLC. | $2,165.29 | $369.95 | 5,042 |
Summit Medical Staffing | $2,380.13 | $441.45 | 5,023 |
Arrow Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting | $2,049.95 | $433.59 | 4,849 |
Ethos Medical Staffing | $2,137.29 | $418.34 | 4,754 |
Critical Connection, inc | $1,938.53 | $252.77 | 4,569 |
Pioneer Healthcare | $1,776.02 | $553.33 | 4,569 |
Thrive Staffing | $1,836.23 | $479.22 | 4,545 |
GQR Healthcare | $2,442.21 | $653.98 | 4,441 |
Accountable Healthcare Staffing | $2,297.42 | $452.90 | 4,367 |
Centra Healthcare | $1,733.20 | $400.04 | 4,285 |
Source Medical Staffing | $2,395.37 | $436.96 | 4,239 |
Ink - A Healthcare Staffing Co. | $2,316.03 | $476.27 | 4,101 |
Health Advocates Network | $2,261.36 | $398.83 | 4,014 |
Aya Healthcare | $2,275.33 | $448.79 | 3,816 |
Impresiv Health | $2,203.20 | $438.56 | 3,719 |
Titan Medical Group | $2,336.66 | $411.19 | 3,608 |
GrapeTree Medical Staffing | $1,582.70 | $448.17 | 3,558 |
RKA Recruiting | $2,483.27 | $423.63 | 3,404 |
Club Staffing (AMN) | $2,000.81 | $298.20 | 3,397 |
Prime HealthCare Staffing | $2,102.59 | $432.68 | 3,352 |
HumanEdge | $2,169.53 | $425.83 | 3,187 |
Delta Healthcare Providers | $1,999.07 | $229.40 | 3,151 |
FlexUp Direct | $2,099.68 | $565.17 | 3,150 |
The Judge Group | $2,565.65 | $446.40 | 3,119 |
NURSES Etc. STAFFING | $2,111.84 | $584.94 | 3,106 |
Mynela Staffing | $2,215.64 | $539.18 | 3,069 |
Corratel Healthcare | $2,802.90 | $644.62 | 3,062 |
Voyage Healthcare | $2,163.23 | $499.00 | 3,023 |
RCM Healthcare Services | $2,086.47 | $500.26 | 2,981 |
Nurse 2 Nurse Staffing | $2,309.67 | $520.77 | 2,946 |
Plains Medical Staffing | $2,334.09 | $510.24 | 2,885 |
SambaCare | $2,270.73 | $540.36 | 2,805 |
Galaxy Healthcare | $2,157.97 | $376.52 | 2,800 |
Specialty Professional Services | $1,931.94 | $513.80 | 2,768 |
Zack Group | $2,196.83 | $371.95 | 2,677 |
Remede Consulting Group, Inc. | $2,069.70 | $410.69 | 2,607 |
Fusion Medical Staffing | $2,062.39 | $507.81 | 2,597 |
Catapult Healthcare | $2,440.74 | $463.93 | 2,589 |
QS Nurses | $1,861.61 | $583.07 | 2,489 |
Malone Healthcare Solutions | $2,444.16 | $443.39 | 2,434 |
AMN Healthcare Allied | $1,701.14 | $394.80 | 2,305 |
Health Carousel | $2,111.85 | $431.00 | 2,171 |
Reliable Nurse Staffing | $2,326.86 | $340.02 | 2,155 |
Bluebird Staffing | $2,191.94 | $323.58 | 2,097 |
Trusted Resource Associates (TRA) | $2,267.72 | $442.11 | 2,016 |
Allyon | $2,259.11 | $575.12 | 2,007 |
Med Travelers (AMN Allied) | $1,853.54 | $421.92 | 1,980 |
Nurses 24/7 | $2,248.12 | $644.03 | 1,807 |
TinkBird Healthcare Staffing | $2,397.90 | $418.98 | 1,727 |
Triage Consulting Group | $2,193.59 | $410.96 | 1,704 |
MedWave Healthcare Staffing | $2,336.27 | $558.75 | 1,696 |
KingFish Healthcare | $2,185.23 | $353.24 | 1,695 |
AB Staffing Solutions | $2,122.32 | $634.96 | 1,654 |
Firstat Medical Staffing | $2,259.75 | $424.97 | 1,643 |
Vighter | $2,385.12 | $370.74 | 1,586 |
Trinity Health FirstChoice | $2,291.27 | $362.32 | 1,544 |
Onyx Health Care Staffing | $2,142.53 | $450.04 | 1,539 |
Marshall Healthcare Staffing | $2,324.94 | $528.14 | 1,529 |
MSSI | $2,295.33 | $536.77 | 1,514 |
Spire Workforce Solutions | $2,347.22 | $461.03 | 1,483 |
IMCS Group | $1,963.13 | $536.53 | 1,482 |
National Staffing | $2,019.95 | $480.89 | 1,451 |
Northside Hospital Choice+Local | $2,162.37 | $472.52 | 1,428 |
Refined Medical Staffing | $2,258.75 | $447.04 | 1,428 |
Consolidated Medical Travel | $2,878.44 | $523.13 | 1,398 |
Maxim Healthcare Services | $2,525.28 | $597.34 | 1,386 |
Explore Tek | $2,537.33 | $527.93 | 1,345 |
Bestica | $2,435.97 | $390.38 | 1,331 |
MAS Medical Staffing | $2,188.78 | $323.48 | 1,272 |
Providence Health Care Staffing | $1,905.15 | $549.19 | 1,262 |
Lifeline Healthcare Professionals | $2,520.30 | $587.03 | 1,200 |
Alliance Healthcare Solutions | $1,985.80 | $470.90 | 1,199 |
MedCall Staffing | $2,262.24 | $308.50 | 1,199 |
Convergence Medical Staffing | $2,070.93 | $420.68 | 1,198 |
Soliant Health | $2,424.78 | $529.01 | 1,187 |
TheraEX Staffing Services | $2,192.73 | $611.47 | 1,180 |
Modern Healthcare Solutions | $2,393.65 | $498.12 | 1,164 |
MedQ GLOBAL STAFFING | $2,480.83 | $458.99 | 1,158 |
Quality Clinicians | $1,995.48 | $681.54 | 1,155 |
Cure Healthcare Staffing | $2,540.79 | $335.32 | 1,074 |
Kiwi Healthcare | $2,308.68 | $489.34 | 1,072 |
Med Ninjas | $2,249.52 | $671.71 | 1,068 |
Rock Medical Group | $2,080.90 | $528.32 | 1,041 |
Medmetry | $2,107.48 | $588.15 | 1,032 |
Trusted Health | $1,916.71 | $603.95 | 1,027 |
City Mobile Group | $2,185.81 | $309.43 | 995 |
Ascend National Healthcare Staffing | $2,338.69 | $494.57 | 988 |
Halcyon Nurse Staffing | $2,148.17 | $360.64 | 967 |
PRIDE Health | $2,228.14 | $434.31 | 959 |
Lahey Health | $2,518.35 | $567.33 | 957 |
FocusPoint | $2,606.99 | $425.84 | 946 |
The Good Life MedStaff | $2,404.91 | $585.37 | 934 |
eTeam Inc | $2,536.75 | $515.26 | 906 |
Reliable Source Talent | $2,476.30 | $379.67 | 891 |
White Glove Placement | $2,433.86 | $468.16 | 889 |
Connected Health Care | $2,394.95 | $553.34 | 879 |
iDeal Personnel | $2,176.80 | $479.70 | 841 |
Lifeline Medical Staffing | $2,196.86 | $422.42 | 806 |
Journey Healthcare Solutions | $2,258.40 | $502.69 | 779 |
Innovate Healthcare Staffing | $2,350.92 | $346.48 | 776 |
Custom Healthcare Solutions | $2,095.45 | $512.82 | 769 |
The Stepping Stones Group | $1,997.86 | $394.40 | 723 |
Medical Talent | $2,227.43 | $445.21 | 716 |
Vero Travel Nursing | $2,260.78 | $404.80 | 682 |
Fiber Staffing | $2,013.50 | $341.59 | 661 |
Treva Corporation | $2,262.56 | $401.72 | 652 |
American Medical Staffing | $2,349.34 | $440.02 | 623 |
Sunbelt Staffing | $2,585.68 | $550.14 | 601 |
Formation, Inc. | $2,697.60 | $607.43 | 575 |
Winston Staffing | $2,397.34 | $533.39 | 525 |
Alliance Medical Staffing | $2,062.53 | $435.82 | 485 |
Advocate Health Staffing | $2,551.53 | $464.71 | 479 |
Insight Global | $2,504.27 | $533.90 | 423 |
Mindlance Health | $2,573.50 | $485.89 | 423 |
Seven Healthcare | $2,429.82 | $535.62 | 421 |
Care Partners Staffing | $2,071.23 | $386.93 | 418 |
Innovent Global | $2,328.28 | $553.82 | 398 |
Health Reserves LLC | $2,430.36 | $592.06 | 394 |
Nurse Hustle | $2,208.56 | $417.40 | 386 |
Adventure Nursing LLC | $2,479.11 | $414.30 | 385 |
CareNational | $2,231.82 | $624.80 | 380 |
Professional Nursing Service | $3,085.30 | $575.69 | 364 |
Reliant Staffing Solutions | $2,449.76 | $345.30 | 353 |
MedicalPeople Staffing, LLC | $2,765.29 | $525.95 | 349 |
Hire Up Healthcare | $2,517.65 | $410.48 | 343 |
PS Companies | $2,528.77 | $353.59 | 341 |
Pulse Healthcare Services | $2,289.44 | $453.76 | 340 |
Avani Healthcare Staffing | $2,367.47 | $520.12 | 328 |
Blu Medstaff | $2,203.82 | $527.48 | 314 |
DT-Trak Consulting | $2,607.92 | $374.59 | 312 |
WalkerHealthcare | $2,232.26 | $316.61 | 292 |
Becker Health | $2,716.83 | $546.79 | 282 |
Delta Medical Staffing | $2,367.47 | $483.78 | 269 |
Origin Travel Nurses | $2,581.73 | $352.64 | 263 |
MARS Solutions Group | $2,392.47 | $624.81 | 261 |
Siemens Healthineers | $2,410.28 | $606.26 | 260 |
CareerStaff Unlimited | $3,057.08 | $2,630.03 | 259 |
Vivino Group | $1,878.09 | $640.34 | 258 |
PeopleFirst RN Staffing | $2,060.88 | $218.22 | 249 |
Cerebral Staffing | $2,285.23 | $602.16 | 242 |
Froedtert Health | $2,317.26 | $429.59 | 240 |
TLC Nursing | $2,403.38 | $657.38 | 230 |
Medmasa | $2,278.18 | $536.01 | 228 |
Novo Connections | $2,131.57 | $760.31 | 224 |
Greenstaff Medical | $2,549.98 | $590.24 | 201 |
Wayward Medical | $1,503.93 | $288.65 | 191 |
EGA Associates | $2,107.32 | $581.90 | 188 |
Excite Health Partners | $2,762.30 | $568.28 | 188 |
Oloop Technology Solutions | $2,243.50 | $476.72 | 185 |
Cambay Healthcare | $2,284.33 | $574.96 | 177 |
Saratoga Medical Staffing | $2,574.09 | $525.52 | 176 |
Southeast HEALTH | $2,630.76 | $362.83 | 176 |
Raisso Inc. | $2,679.89 | $566.97 | 170 |
Platinum Healthcare Staffing | $2,496.70 | $1,230.46 | 155 |
NavAid Health | $2,119.00 | $479.13 | 152 |
Millbrook | $2,531.20 | $504.36 | 144 |
Leaders in Care | $2,130.95 | $456.98 | 141 |
Fusion HCR | $2,403.49 | $379.81 | 137 |
MSG Staffing | $2,510.72 | $592.97 | 137 |
Favorite Healthcare Staffing | $2,383.24 | $434.12 | 130 |
Loyal Source | $2,275.22 | $540.18 | 115 |
Phoenix MedStaff | $2,509.84 | $367.01 | 115 |
TruMED Healthcare Staffing | $2,439.23 | $371.79 | 114 |
Fastaff Travel Nursing | $2,823.83 | $573.95 | 113 |
DirectShifts | $3,248.32 | $1,221.73 | 109 |
Contemporary Healthcare Solutions | $2,392.75 | $454.09 | 98 |
Solutions by Sanford | $2,559.94 | $404.04 | 94 |
SojouRN | $2,721.12 | $611.77 | 91 |
Medasource | $2,464.04 | $245.33 | 90 |
Peregrine Team | $2,960.26 | $628.04 | 88 |
Open Door Personnel | $2,066.41 | $382.85 | 77 |
Lucid Staffing Solutions | $2,605.50 | $889.36 | 73 |
Grady Works | $1,931.92 | $256.40 | 71 |
ICONMA | $2,281.80 | $448.03 | 64 |
Pluto Healthcare Staffing | $2,398.15 | $357.84 | 64 |
Elite365 | $2,435.79 | $532.54 | 58 |
Beebe Healthcare | $2,525.22 | $594.73 | 57 |
ATC Healthcare | $2,666.78 | $675.00 | 54 |
GardaWorld Federal Services | $2,062.72 | $491.97 | 50 |
Aura Staffing Partners | $1,758.82 | $154.10 | 47 |
Actriv Healthcare | $2,028.08 | $745.27 | 45 |
WorkSquare | $2,309.10 | $420.16 | 44 |
CT Assist | $2,794.86 | $692.12 | 41 |
Scout Nurse Staffing | $1,732.50 | $394.54 | 40 |
VitalHire | $2,259.05 | $354.09 | 39 |
VitalSolution (formerly CardioSolution) | $2,982.43 | $396.42 | 35 |
Primrose Group | $2,458.04 | $455.46 | 34 |
First Class Nurses, Inc. | $2,347.53 | $625.63 | 33 |
HealthCare Connections | $2,366.59 | $481.14 | 28 |
Capstone Healthcare Staffing | $2,394.09 | $250.35 | 21 |
CareStaff Partners | $2,569.13 | $445.92 | 15 |
Exquisite Staffing Solutions | $2,220.53 | $255.03 | 15 |
TrailBlazer Staffing Solutions | $2,133.80 | $462.02 | 15 |
Alto Healthcare Staffing | $2,453.83 | $261.68 | 10 |
Gale Healthcare Solutions | $2,706.28 | $409.30 | 10 |
RightPro Staffing | $2,139.79 | $781.59 | 10 |
Softpath System, LLC | $2,579.36 | $544.63 | 10 |
Frontline Healthcare Staffing | $2,002.15 | $468.60 | 8 |
Tallavera | $2,637.15 | $1,007.63 | 7 |
Prolink Staffing | $2,954.25 | $379.75 | 6 |
Hamilton Staffing Solutions | $2,126.08 | $485.14 | 5 |
Headwaters Healthcare | $2,955.07 | $559.44 | 3 |
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