{"id":2115,"date":"2026-03-07T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:58:55","slug":"top-ten-best-cities-for-travel-nursing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/top-ten-best-cities-for-travel-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best Cities For Travel Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing where to take your next travel nursing assignment involves more than picking a city you’ve always wanted to visit. Pay rates, cost of living, hospital demand, licensing requirements, and what your days off actually look like all feed into whether a placement works for you professionally and personally.<\/p>\n

The US average travel nurse salary sits around $101,000 per year<\/strong> (~$49\/hr or $2,000\/week) \u2014 but that figure hides enormous variation. The same specialty at a high-demand California hospital might pay $3,000+ per week while a comparable role in a lower-demand state runs $2,200. And a $2,700 weekly package in Dallas often leaves more in your pocket than $3,200 in Manhattan once rent enters the picture.<\/p>\n

How to use this guide:<\/strong> Each city below shows pay, cost of living, top specialties in demand, and licensing notes \u2014 so you can compare apples to apples before committing to an assignment.<\/span><\/div>\n
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