Travel Nurse Pay by City
Compare average travel nurse pay rates, stipends, and cost of living across major US cities.
Top 10 Highest Paying Cities
New York, NY
Avg. Hourly: $62/hr
Avg. Rent: $3,000/mo
COL Index: 187.2
San Jose, CA
Avg. Hourly: $60/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,600/mo
COL Index: 214.2
Boston, MA
Avg. Hourly: $60/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,400/mo
COL Index: 162.4
Oakland, CA
Avg. Hourly: $59/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,400/mo
COL Index: 187.4
Washington, DC
Avg. Hourly: $59/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,200/mo
COL Index: 158.1
Anaheim, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 165.1
Los Angeles, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,200/mo
COL Index: 173.3
Santa Ana, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,000/mo
COL Index: 162.3
Honolulu, HI
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 193.3
Seattle, WA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 172.3
All Cities
New York, NY
Avg. Hourly: $62/hr
Avg. Rent: $3,000/mo
COL Index: 187.2
San Jose, CA
Avg. Hourly: $60/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,600/mo
COL Index: 214.2
Boston, MA
Avg. Hourly: $60/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,400/mo
COL Index: 162.4
Oakland, CA
Avg. Hourly: $59/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,400/mo
COL Index: 187.4
Washington, DC
Avg. Hourly: $59/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,200/mo
COL Index: 158.1
Anaheim, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 165.1
Los Angeles, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,200/mo
COL Index: 173.3
Santa Ana, CA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,000/mo
COL Index: 162.3
Honolulu, HI
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 193.3
Seattle, WA
Avg. Hourly: $58/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 172.3
Long Beach, CA
Avg. Hourly: $57/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,900/mo
COL Index: 156.2
San Diego, CA
Avg. Hourly: $57/hr
Avg. Rent: $2,100/mo
COL Index: 160.1
Worcester, MA
Avg. Hourly: $57/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 108.5
Yonkers, NY
Avg. Hourly: $57/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,900/mo
COL Index: 140.5
Sacramento, CA
Avg. Hourly: $56/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,500/mo
COL Index: 118.1
Springfield, MA
Avg. Hourly: $56/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 102.5
Tacoma, WA
Avg. Hourly: $56/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 115.5
Baltimore, MD
Avg. Hourly: $55/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,500/mo
COL Index: 118.8
Rochester, NY
Avg. Hourly: $55/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 89.5
Portland, OR
Avg. Hourly: $55/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,700/mo
COL Index: 130.8
Spokane, WA
Avg. Hourly: $55/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 92.5
Fresno, CA
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 108.9
Aurora, CO
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 115.5
Denver, CO
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,700/mo
COL Index: 128.7
Albany, NY
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,150/mo
COL Index: 100.2
Buffalo, NY
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 88.1
Syracuse, NY
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 87.2
Eugene, OR
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 108.5
Alexandria, VA
Avg. Hourly: $54/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,800/mo
COL Index: 135.5
Scottsdale, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,700/mo
COL Index: 125.3
Fort Collins, CO
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 108.5
Miami, FL
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,800/mo
COL Index: 118.9
Minneapolis, MN
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 105.3
Philadelphia, PA
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,500/mo
COL Index: 101.5
Pittsburgh, PA
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.2
Madison, WI
Avg. Hourly: $53/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 102.5
Hialeah, FL
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,800/mo
COL Index: 118.5
Atlanta, GA
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 108.1
Chicago, IL
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,700/mo
COL Index: 106.9
Elgin, IL
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,150/mo
COL Index: 95.5
St. Louis, MO
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 85.2
Durham, NC
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 102.5
Las Vegas, NV
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 108.3
Reno, NV
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 105.2
Cincinnati, OH
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.9
Cleveland, OH
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 88.2
Parma, OH
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 83.5
Allentown, PA
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 90.4
Reading, PA
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.5
Austin, TX
Avg. Hourly: $52/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,500/mo
COL Index: 119.3
Chandler, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 108.5
Glendale, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 105.2
Phoenix, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 108.1
Colorado Springs, CO
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 98.2
Orlando, FL
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 103.1
St. Petersburg, FL
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 104.2
Tampa, FL
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 103.2
Rockford, IL
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.3
Detroit, MI
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 88.9
Grand Rapids, MI
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.1
Sterling Heights, MI
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.5
Raleigh, NC
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 102.3
Akron, OH
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 81.5
Dayton, OH
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.1
Toledo, OH
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $800/mo
COL Index: 80.1
Scranton, PA
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.5
Dallas, TX
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 101.6
Garland, TX
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,150/mo
COL Index: 96.2
Irving, TX
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 98.5
Newport News, VA
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,150/mo
COL Index: 93.5
Norfolk, VA
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,150/mo
COL Index: 94.5
Richmond, VA
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 95.8
Virginia Beach, VA
Avg. Hourly: $51/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 103.1
Mesa, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 103.1
Cape Coral, FL
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 100.3
Port St. Lucie, FL
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 98.5
Athens, GA
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.5
Savannah, GA
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 90.7
Fort Wayne, IN
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.5
Baton Rouge, LA
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 92.5
New Orleans, LA
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 96.8
Lansing, MI
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 86.2
Charlotte, NC
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 99.6
Greensboro, NC
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 89.8
Winston-Salem, NC
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 86.3
Knoxville, TN
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.5
Nashville, TN
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,400/mo
COL Index: 101.3
Arlington, TX
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 100.1
Fort Worth, TX
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 95.1
Houston, TX
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 98.2
Milwaukee, WI
Avg. Hourly: $50/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,200/mo
COL Index: 95.2
Tucson, AZ
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 95.5
Tallahassee, FL
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 92.3
Evansville, IN
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 81.5
Lexington, KY
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 88.5
Kansas City, MO
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 89.9
Springfield, MO
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.5
Fayetteville, NC
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 84.5
Columbus, OH
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 90.1
Chattanooga, TN
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 85.2
Corpus Christi, TX
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 85.2
Lubbock, TX
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 80.5
San Antonio, TX
Avg. Hourly: $49/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 89.3
Jacksonville, FL
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,300/mo
COL Index: 96.3
Bowling Green, KY
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 85.2
Louisville, KY
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 89.4
Omaha, NE
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 89.1
Albuquerque, NM
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,100/mo
COL Index: 90.3
Memphis, TN
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 84.2
Laredo, TX
Avg. Hourly: $48/hr
Avg. Rent: $850/mo
COL Index: 82.1
Huntsville, AL
Avg. Hourly: $47/hr
Avg. Rent: $1,000/mo
COL Index: 91.5
Wichita, KS
Avg. Hourly: $47/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 85.2
El Paso, TX
Avg. Hourly: $47/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 82.1
Mobile, AL
Avg. Hourly: $46/hr
Avg. Rent: $900/mo
COL Index: 85.2
Oklahoma City, OK
Avg. Hourly: $46/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 87.9
Tulsa, OK
Avg. Hourly: $46/hr
Avg. Rent: $950/mo
COL Index: 85.1