{"id":1609,"date":"2020-11-25T18:29:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wanderly.us\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2024-01-29T19:12:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:12:36","slug":"travelnursepay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/travelnursepay\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Travel Nurse Pay?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably heard about travel nurse pay<\/a>. It\u2019s true, <\/span>Travel nurses do make more money than staff nurses. <\/span><\/i>Travel nurse pay is higher<\/span> because of economics and tax-free stipends<\/a>. \u00a0It\u2019s one of the biggest reasons why staff nurses become travel nurses every single day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the BLS, Registered Nurses made an average of $70,000 per year. It\u2019s well documented that Travel Nurses often make over <\/span>$90,000 per year<\/b> and sometimes <\/span>$100,000 per year<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nAverage Nurse Salaries: Salary.com<\/span><\/td>\nTravel Nurse Salaries: Wanderly.us<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OR<\/span><\/td>\n$74,238 Annually<\/span><\/td>\n$156,260 Annually<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ER<\/span><\/td>\n$72,135<\/span><\/td>\n$143,728<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psych<\/span><\/td>\n$<\/span>71,803<\/span><\/td>\n$114,300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICU<\/span><\/td>\n$71,561<\/span><\/td>\n$160,784<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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