--- title: October 2024 Travel Nursing Salary Trends By State description: Travel nursing salaries started increasing in October 2024 for the first time in years. Get details on wage changes in all 50 states. image: https://hire.vivian.com/hubfs/Wage%20Trends%20-%20Header%20Oct%202024.png --- - [Browse Jobs](https://www.vivian.com/browse-jobs/landing) - [Locations](https://www.vivian.com/locations) - [For Employers](https://hire.vivian.com) - Resources - [Salaries](https://www.vivian.com/salary/) - [The Vivian Blog](https://hire.vivian.com/blog) - [New Features](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/new-recruiter-features-august-2024) [Log In](https://www.vivian.com/auth) [Get Started](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/october-2024-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state#form) [Get Started](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/october-2024-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state#form) [Log In](https://www.vivian.com/auth) - [Browse Jobs](https://www.vivian.com/browse-jobs/landing) - [Locations](https://www.vivian.com/locations) - [For Employers](https://hire.vivian.com) - Resources - [Salaries](https://www.vivian.com/salary/) - [The Vivian Blog](https://www.vivian.com/community/healthcare-employers/) - [New Features](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/new-recruiter-features-august-2024) Contact Vivian [Healthcare Hiring Hub](https://hire.vivian.com/blog) Share Story [Staffing Agencies](https://hire.vivian.com/blog?tag=staffing-agencies) [Blog](https://hire.vivian.com/blog?tag=blog) [Wage Trends](https://hire.vivian.com/blog?tag=wage-trends) # October 2024 Travel Nursing Salary Trends By State [![Michael Hines](https://hire.vivian.com/hubfs/IMG_1277.jpeg) By Michael Hines](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/author/michael-hines) Nov 6, 2024 Share Story For the first time *in a long time*, travel nursing salaries rose in October 2024. The national average weekly pay for travel nurses climbed 0.5% from $2,260 in September 2024 to $2,272 in October 2024, based on data from Vivian Health. Contrast this October travel RN wage increase with the [0.2% dip reported in September](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/september-2024-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state), the [0.4% drop in the August report](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/august-2024-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state) and the full [1% decrease in July](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/july-2024-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state) of this year. In fact, this month was the first month since November 2022—when a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron strain occurred—we’ve seen the national average travel nursing pay rise. |   | **September 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **October 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **Monthly Change** | **Year-over-Year Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **National Average** | $2,260 | $2,272 | 0.5% | -3.9% | However, the travel nurse salary increase in October can’t fully compensate for the accumulating pay declines over the past year. In our [October 2023 wage trend report](https://hire.vivian.com/blog/october-2023-travel-nursing-salary-trends-by-state), the average travel nurse wage was $2,363 per week, compared to $2,272 one year later. Overall, that equals a year-over-year decline of 3.9%.  The chart below represents the month-over-month percent change in wages for all 50 states between September and October 2024. The area shaded in gray represents the band of wage changes of less than 1% up or down, which we consider to be relatively unchanged. ## **Month-over-Month Changes Nationwide** ![all 50 states-1](https://hire.vivian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/all%2050%20states-1.png?width=2527&height=2333&name=all%2050%20states-1.png) *The monthly percent change in the* [*average travel nursing pay*](https://www.vivian.com/nursing/travel/salary/) *for all 50 states is based on a comparison of pay for all* [*travel RN jobs*](https://www.vivian.com/nursing/travel/) *staffing agencies posted on Vivian Health in September 2024 and all jobs posted in October 2024.* ## States Where Travel Nursing Pay Increased ![increase states-1](https://hire.vivian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/increase%20states-1.png?width=2485&height=1717&name=increase%20states-1.png) Fifteen states saw wages rise in October, increasing at least 1% or more during the month. Idaho and Tennessee stood out as states recording pay increases of 2.5% or more. In Idaho, average travel RN pay rose 2.9% from $2,196 in September to $2,260 in October 2024. Meanwhile, Tennessee's average travel RN salary climbed 2.6% from $1,948 to $1,999. However, in both cases, the new average wage for travel nurses in those states remains below the national average of $2,272 per week. | **State** | **September 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **October 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **Monthly Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Idaho | $2,196 | $2,260 | 2.9% | | Tennessee | $1,948 | $1,999 | 2.6% | | New Mexico | $2,154 | $2,199 | 2.1% | | Connecticut | $2,339 | $2,387 | 2.1% | | Hawaii | $2,249 | $2,294 | 2.0% | | Montana | $2,262 | $2,305 | 1.9% | | Rhode Island | $2,384 | $2,424 | 1.7% | | Washington | $2,311 | $2,348 | 1.6% | | Delaware | $2,548 | $2,588 | 1.6% | | Nevada | $2,470 | $2,509 | 1.6% | | New York | $2,501 | $2,532 | 1.2% | | Arkansas | $2,011 | $2,034 | 1.1% | | Michigan | $2,126 | $2,149 | 1.1% | | Indiana | $2,196 | $2,219 | 1.0% | | North Dakota | $2,300 | $2,323 | 1.0% | ## **States Where Travel Nurse Salaries Decreased** **![decrease states-1](https://hire.vivian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/decrease%20states-1.png?width=582&height=405&name=decrease%20states-1.png)** Only four states recorded decreases in travel nurse wages of more than 1%, which helped prompt the rise in the national average. These states included Mississippi, Alaska, Virginia and Arizona. Mississippi led the group with a 1.5% drop in pay from $1,829 in September to $1,802 in October. Among this group, only Alaska’s average travel nursing salary is above the national average at $2,720 per week. Alaska typically ranks among the highest in travel nurse wages in the nation. Currently, only California offers higher average pay than Alaska at $2,814 per week. | **State** | **September 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **October 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **Monthly Percent Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mississippi | $1,829 | $1,802 | -1.5% | | Alaska | $2,759 | $2,720 | -1.4% | | Virginia | $2,221 | $2,195 | -1.2% | | Arizona | $2,204 | $2,179 | -1.1% | **States Where Travel Nurse Wages Stayed the Same** ![same states](https://hire.vivian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/same%20states.png?width=2588&height=1717&name=same%20states.png) In most states—31 out of 50—wages stayed relatively unchanged, within a range of less than 1% up or down. This relative stability among so many states enabled the 15 states with rising wages to pull up the national average during October. | **State** | **September 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **October 2024 Average Weekly Pay** | **Monthly Percent Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | North Carolina | $2,074 | $2,093 | 0.9% | | Oklahoma | $2,111 | $2,130 | 0.9% | | Illinois | $2,348 | $2,369 | 0.9% | | South Dakota | $2,281 | $2,301 | 0.9% | | West Virginia | $2,266 | $2,284 | 0.8% | | South Carolina | $2,094 | $2,108 | 0.6% | | Vermont | $2,349 | $2,364 | 0.6% | | Oregon | $2,423 | $2,437 | 0.6% | | Kentucky | $2,198 | $2,210 | 0.6% | | Alabama | $1,943 | $1,953 | 0.5% | | Wisconsin | $2,391 | $2,403 | 0.5% | | Iowa | $2,201 | $2,212 | 0.5% | | Wyoming | $2,324 | $2,330 | 0.3% | | Ohio | $2,234 | $2,237 | 0.2% | | Kansas | $2,170 | $2,173 | 0.1% | | New Jersey | $2,525 | $2,528 | 0.1% | | Florida | $2,141 | $2,143 | 0.1% | | Missouri | $2,241 | $2,241 | 0.0% | | Louisiana | $2,032 | $2,031 | 0.0% | | Minnesota | $2,445 | $2,444 | -0.1% | | California | $2,814 | $2,812 | -0.1% | | New Hampshire | $2,325 | $2,323 | -0.1% | | Pennsylvania | $2,322 | $2,320 | -0.1% | | Colorado | $2,191 | $2,189 | -0.1% | | Massachusetts | $2,519 | $2,515 | -0.1% | | Maryland | $2,190 | $2,186 | -0.2% | | Utah | $2,214 | $2,209 | -0.3% | | Texas | $1,965 | $1,959 | -0.3% | | Georgia | $2,029 | $2,017 | -0.6% | | Maine | $2,425 | $2,411 | -0.6% | | Nebraska | $2,202 | $2,187 | -0.7% | **Schedule a Demo to Learn How Vivian Can Support Your Hiring** As your health system looks to recruit travel nurses, Vivian Health can be your trusted partner in reaching the 2 million-plus healthcare professionals who search for nursing or allied health jobs on our platform. 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