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Travel nursing pay packages: what the weekly number hides

The weekly number is three numbers wearing a coat: taxable base, housing stipend, and meals. What each one changes, the guaranteed-hours clause that matters most, and how to compare contracts against staff offers honestly.

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Jul 9, 2026 · 4 min readRead

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Careage Home Health - Pierce County

RN Home Health |Pierce County

DuPont, Washington

$49–$55/hrView role
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United Energy Workers Healthcare

Registered Nurse (RN)

Richland, Washington

$55–$60/hrView role
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TRU Community Care

Afterhours Hospice Visit RN (24 hours)

Louisville, Colorado

$42.34–$50.81/hrView role

Denver Health

RN Registered Nurse, Denver CARES

Denver, Colorado

$36.32–$54.48/hrView role

Olympia Neurological Institute

Dialysis Registered Nurse

Denver, Colorado

$55–$58/hrView role
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TNAA Healthcare

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Med-Surg RN

Evansville, Indiana

Travel contract

$2,780/wkView role

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