A current look into the healthcare staffing industry and pay packages.

A Look at Current Pay Rates for Travel Nurses

It’s evident that pay rates in the post-COVID era (can we confidently identify this as the current era?) are quite unstable, with a noticeable decline since the start of 2022.

According to pay data from Vivian Health, the average pay across all states in January of this year was $3,113 but that has dropped to $2,469 (which is more than a 20-percent drop) in April of 2022. 

Missouri has seen the most drastic pay decreases, going from $2,945 down to $1,791 – a drop of 39.2%. Other states seeing more than a 30-percent drop since the start of the year are Wisconsin from $3,015 to $1,976 (34.5%); New Jersey from $3,712 to $2,552 (31.3%); and Oklahoma from $2,815 to $1,970 (30.1%).

All 50 states have lower pay in April than January. States that have had the most stable pay over the first four months of the year include Hawaii (2.2%), Louisiana (8.6%), Ohio (8.8%) and Oregon (9.4%).

 JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril% Change since Jan
Alabama $        2,856.00 $       2,830.00 $        2,236.00 $       2,105.00(-26.3%)
Alaska $        3,196.00 $       3,156.00 $        2,940.00 $       2,624.00(-17.9%)
Arizona $        3,049.00 $       2,891.00 $        2,791.00 $       2,585.00(-16.3%)
Arkansas $        3,147.00 $       3,118.00 $        2,551.00 $       2,378.00(-24.5%)
California $        3,203.00 $       3,140.00 $        2,952.00 $       2,869.00(-10.5%)
Colorado $        3,075.00 $       2,926.00 $        2,772.00 $       2,619.00(-14.9%)
Connecticut $        3,214.00 $       3,103.00 $        2,753.00 $       2,370.00(-26.3%)
Delaware $        2,934.00 $       2,655.00 $        2,478.00 $       2,272.00(-22.6%)
Florida $        2,614.00 $       2,598.00 $        2,359.00 $       2,270.00(-13.2%)
Georgia $        3,154.00 $       2,971.00 $        2,410.00 $       2,249.00(-28.7%)
Hawaii $        2,516.00 $       2,560.00 $        2,622.00 $       2,459.00(-2.2%)
Idaho $        3,085.00 $       3,040.00 $        2,626.00 $       2,374.00(-23.1%)
Illinois $        3,339.00 $       3,215.00 $        2,660.00 $       2,477.00(-25.9%)
Indiana $        3,334.00 $       3,218.00 $        2,888.00 $       2,733.00(-18.1%)
Iowa $        3,362.00 $       3,378.00 $        2,854.00 $       2,581.00(-23.3%)
Kansas $        2,869.00 $       2,708.00 $        2,418.00 $       2,262.00(-21.2%)
Kentucky $        3,196.00 $       3,145.00 $        2,742.00 $       2,543.00(-20.5%)
Louisiana $        2,675.00 $       2,691.00 $        2,532.00 $       2,445.00(-8.6%)
Maine $        3,482.00 $       3,383.00 $        2,881.00 $       2,709.00(-22.2%)
Maryland $        3,378.00 $       3,291.00 $        2,771.00 $       2,387.00(-29.4%)
Massachusetts $        3,162.00 $       3,109.00 $        2,661.00 $       2,654.00(-16.1%)
Michigan $        3,201.00 $       3,075.00 $        2,648.00 $       2,546.00(-20.5%)
Minnesota $        3,320.00 $       3,267.00 $        2,751.00 $       2,788.00(-16.1%)
Mississippi $        2,579.00 $       2,659.00 $        2,591.00 $       2,297.00(-11.0%)
Missouri $        2,945.00 $       2,862.00 $        2,034.00 $       1,791.00(-39.2%)
Montana $        2,743.00 $       2,819.00 $        2,575.00 $       2,461.00(-10.3%)
Nebraska $        3,222.00 $       3,276.00 $        2,708.00 $       2,513.00(-22.1%)
Nevada $        3,374.00 $       3,376.00 $        3,003.00 $       2,790.00(-17.4%)
New Hampshire $        3,255.00 $       3,147.00 $        2,679.00 $       2,511.00(-22.9%)
New Jersey $        3,712.00 $       3,531.00 $        2,732.00 $       2,552.00(-31.3%)
New Mexico $        3,363.00 $       3,280.00 $        2,735.00 $       2,382.00(-29.2%)
New York $        3,343.00 $       3,354.00 $        3,002.00 $       2,836.00(-15.2%)
North Carolina $        3,057.00 $       3,031.00 $        2,602.00 $       2,415.00(-21.1%)
North Dakota $        3,662.00 $       3,596.00 $        2,863.00 $       2,763.00(-24.6%)
Ohio $        3,012.00 $       2,971.00 $        2,836.00 $       2,748.00(-8.8%)
Oklahoma $        2,815.00 $       2,790.00 $        2,146.00 $       1,970.00(-30.1%)
Oregon $        3,130.00 $       3,152.00 $        2,945.00 $       2,838.00(-9.4%)
Pennsylvania $        3,502.00 $       3,363.00 $        2,632.00 $       2,494.00(-28.8%)
Rhode Island $        3,222.00 $       3,069.00 $        2,856.00 $       2,602.00(-19.5%)
South Carolina $        2,973.00 $       2,896.00 $        2,416.00 $       2,131.00(-28.4%)
South Dakota $        3,224.00 $       3,323.00 $        2,780.00 $       2,619.00(-18.8%)
Tennessee $        2,745.00 $       2,762.00 $        2,561.00 $       2,371.00(-13.7%)
Texas $        2,891.00 $       2,753.00 $        2,410.00 $       2,331.00(-19.4%)
Utah $        2,695.00 $       2,656.00 $        2,370.00 $       2,250.00(-16.6%)
Vermont $        3,275.00 $       3,219.00 $        2,757.00 $       2,455.00(-25.1%)
Virginia $        2,957.00 $       2,893.00 $        2,502.00 $       2,356.00(-20.4%)
Washington $        3,446.00 $       3,392.00 $        3,061.00 $       2,756.00(-20.1%)
West Virginia $        3,031.00 $       3,028.00 $        2,787.00 $       2,618.00(-13.7%)
Wisconsin $        3,015.00 $       3,211.00 $        2,286.00 $       1,976.00(-34.5%)
Wyoming $        3,106.00 $       3,013.00 $        2,781.00 $       2,370.00(-23.7%)
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