Editorial Note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health (March 2026), AMN Healthcare (February 2026), and ZipRecruiter (March 2026). Ranges reflect active job listings and recently filled positions. GI/endoscopy travel nurse pay varies by facility type, procedure volume, shift, and contract terms. Always verify current rates with your agency before accepting an…
Editorial Note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health (March 2026), AMN Healthcare (January-April 2026), and ZipRecruiter (February 2026). Ranges reflect active job listings and recently filled positions. IR travel nurse pay varies significantly by facility, shift, on-call requirements, and contract terms. Always verify current rates with your agency before accepting an…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health active job listing data (January-February 2026), cross-referenced with AMN Healthcare, ZipRecruiter, and Aya Healthcare. Figures reflect total weekly packages including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers vary by NICU level, subspecialty experience, facility type, market, certifications, and agency. NICU travel nurses care…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health active job listing data (February-March 2026), cross-referenced with AMN Healthcare, ZipRecruiter, and SkillGigs. Figures reflect total weekly packages including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers vary by subspecialty experience, facility type, market, certifications, and agency. Labor and Delivery travel nurses are among…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health active job listing data (March 2026), cross-referenced with ZipRecruiter, Nomad Health, and AMN Healthcare. Figures reflect total weekly packages including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers vary by surgical specialty, facility type, market, certifications, and agency. Operating Room travel nurses are among…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health active job listing data (March 2026) and ZipRecruiter salary data (April 2026). Figures reflect total weekly packages including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers vary by subspecialty, facility type, market, shift, certifications, and agency. ICU rates have normalized significantly from pandemic-era peaks…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (December 2025) and AMN Healthcare (March 2026), cross-referenced with ZipRecruiter salary aggregates. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by setting, location, shift, and agency. All data should…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (January-February 2026) and cross-referenced with independent salary aggregators and federal data. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by setting (inpatient vs. outpatient), patient population, location, facility type,…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (February-March 2026) and cross-referenced with independent salary aggregators. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by float scope, unit mix, location, facility, and agency. Last updated: April 2026….
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (December 2025-April 2026) and cross-referenced with independent salary aggregators. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by sub-specialty, unit type, location, facility, and agency. All figures are reviewed…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (February-March 2026) and cross-referenced with independent salary aggregators. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by setting (inpatient vs. outpatient), location, facility type, and agency. All figures are…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from active job listing data on Vivian Health (January-March 2026) and cross-referenced with independent salary aggregators. Ranges reflect the full travel pay package including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers will vary by specialty sub-unit, location, facility type, and agency. All figures are reviewed and…
Editorial Note: Pay figures in this guide reflect 2026 travel nurse contract data compiled from multiple staffing platforms and salary aggregators, including AMN Healthcare active listings (March 2026) and ZipRecruiter salary data (December 2025-January 2026). Weekly rates include both taxable base pay and tax-free stipends where applicable. All figures are estimates — your actual package…
Editorial Note: Pay figures in this guide reflect March 2026 market data from active job postings and aggregated agency data. All figures represent total weekly compensation packages (taxable wages + non-taxable stipends) unless otherwise noted. Individual offers vary by specialty, facility, location, and experience. Verify all pay packages with your recruiter before signing. Step-Down nursing…
Editorial Note: This guide is part of our 2026 Specialty Pay series. All data is verified as of March 2026 using market aggregates from Vivian, AMN, and direct recruiter feedback. Unlike static salary sites, we focus on the blended total including on-call multipliers — which define true Cath Lab earnings. As we move through the…
Editorial note: Pay figures sourced from Vivian Health and ZipRecruiter (2026). Individual contract rates vary by location, facility type, certifications, and agency. What Is a Telemetry Travel Nurse? Telemetry nursing occupies a specific clinical space that’s worth defining clearly — because “telemetry” means different things at different hospitals, and that ambiguity affects both your workload…
Editorial note: Pay figures sourced from Vivian Health (December 2025, 62,947 active jobs), ZipRecruiter, and TRS Healthcare. Individual contract rates vary by location, facility type, certifications, and agency. Medical-surgical (Med-Surg) nursing represents the foundation of hospital nursing—the specialty where most registered nurses begin their careers and develop the broad clinical skills that make them adaptable,…
Editorial note: Pay figures in this guide are sourced from Vivian Health active job listing data (March 2026), cross-referenced with ZipRecruiter and AMN Healthcare. Figures reflect total weekly packages including taxable wages and tax-free stipends. Individual offers vary by facility type, market, shift, certifications, and agency. Emergency Room travel nurses are among the most in-demand…