Travel nurse pay by specialty

Median advertised weekly pay and open contracts for every travel nursing specialty, updated daily from live jobs.

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Median weekly pay by specialty

Specialty	Median weekly pay	Open contracts	Jobs
Pediatrics	$2,811/wk	15	See jobs
CVOR	$2,643/wk	31	See jobs
Float Pool	$2,619/wk	3	See jobs
Labor & Delivery	$2,544/wk	136	See jobs
Cath Lab	$2,540/wk	15	See jobs
Endoscopy / GI Lab	$2,529/wk	6	See jobs
PICU	$2,440/wk	7	See jobs
Operating Room	$2,430/wk	140	See jobs
NICU	$2,417/wk	21	See jobs
Oncology	$2,368/wk	22	See jobs
Infusion	$2,274/wk	9	See jobs
PACU	$2,238/wk	68	See jobs
CVICU	$2,208/wk	60	See jobs
ICU	$2,207/wk	847	See jobs
Emergency Room	$2,183/wk	445	See jobs
Telemetry	$2,149/wk	64	See jobs
Psych / Behavioral Health	$2,133/wk	106	See jobs
Step-Down / PCU	$2,110/wk	104	See jobs
Med-Surg / Tele	$2,109/wk	64	See jobs
Med-Surg	$2,095/wk	460	See jobs
Dialysis	$2,062/wk	3	See jobs
Pre-Op	$1,884/wk	3	See jobs
LTAC	$1,880/wk	22	See jobs
Hospice	$1,865/wk	5	See jobs
Clinic / Ambulatory	$1,636/wk	53	See jobs
Correctional	$1,603/wk	55	See jobs
Home Health	$1,550/wk	60	See jobs
Rehab	$1,488/wk	40	See jobs
Long-Term Care / SNF	$1,439/wk	379	See jobs
Case Management / UR	$1,269/wk	5	See jobs

All specialties: $2,100/wk median across 3,759 open contracts. Specialties with fewer than 3 open jobs are left out.

How to use these numbers

A median is the middle of the range: half of the open contracts pay more, half pay less. Specialties with few open jobs move around more from day to day. For any job you're considering, open it to see the agency's full breakdown, the federal stipend limit for that city, and an estimate of your take-home pay.