As a travel nurse, you’re awarded certain freedoms (and benefits) that staff nurses don’t get.
You have control over where you work. You can take time off between assignments. And you can make more money.
The perks of travel nursing are hard to beat, but when it comes to finding the highest-paying travel nurse agency, research and negotiation are key.
Learn what components make a travel nurse agency the highest paying, why Trusted Nurse Staffing beats many other agencies, and how to get started working with us.
Table of Contents
- What Agency Pays the Most for Travel Nurses?
- Best Paying Travel Nurse Agencies: 5 Things To Look for When Choosing a Travel Nurse Company
- Learn Why Trusted Nurse Staffing Is One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Agencies and Everything Else We Offer
- Join Trusted Nurse Staffing – One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Agencies Around
What Agency Pays the Most for Travel Nurses?
Many travel nursing agencies offer competitive packages, making it difficult to determine which agency pays the most for travel nurses. Not only must we consider the paycheck, but also many of the other benefits associated with compensation as a travel nurse.
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we offer competitive rates, maximum stipend pay, abundant benefits, and more. Our recruiters will also help you negotiate your contract so you can earn the money you deserve for every assignment.
Best Paying Travel Nurse Agencies: 5 Things To Look for When Choosing a Travel Nurse Company
Becoming a travel nurse is enticing, but understanding how to choose the right travel nurse agency for you can be confusing. With so many agencies offering similar perks, how do you narrow down what’s most important?
In the end, it comes down to what you need as a travel nurse.
For many, comparing the following five factors is a good place to start.
#1: Competitive Pay
According to Vivian, in October 2024, the average weekly pay for a travel nurse in the United States was $2,142 per week.
Travel nurse agencies vary base pay for signing on with their company. For some, a set weekly pay rate is enough to lure potential nurses. Other agencies offer more with their competitive pay, including opportunities for referrals, sign-on bonuses, and completion bonuses.
Travel nurse pay packages typically include:
- A base hourly rate
- Tax-free stipends
- Overtime pay
- Benefits
#2: Benefits Package
An abundant benefits package adds to the allure of choosing one travel agency over another.
When doing your research, consider travel agencies that offer benefits such as:
- 401(k) plans
- Paid time off
- Guaranteed pay if your shift is canceled
- Health insurance
- Bonuses
- Reimbursements
- And more
#3: Access to Assignments
Working with a travel agency that offers high pay is one thing, but do they have access to high-paying contracts for you to make the most of your time working with the agency?
When doing your research, consider how each travel nurse agency helps find contracts and what the opportunities look like with those contracts.
#4: Reliable Recruiters
At trusted travel nurse agencies, the recruiters are there for you as much as possible. Look for companies that have responsive recruiters who help with:
- Negotiations
- Travel arrangements
- Housing arrangements
- Finding contracts
- Ensuring you’re up-to-date on licensures and certifications
- And more
#5: Licensing Assistance
As a nurse, you know that updated licensure and continuing education are part of the job. Look for a travel agency that helps make this stress-free and easy to navigate.
Maybe agencies offer reimbursements, help keep track of when your licenses expire, or recommend which certifications to acquire to help you become more marketable.
Learn Why Trusted Nurse Staffing Is One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Agencies and Everything Else We Offer
Travel nurses continue to choose Trusted Nurse Staffing as their travel nurse agency time and time again — not only because we are one of the highest-paying travel nurse agencies around, but also because of the extensive benefits and opportunities we offer.
An Extensive Benefits Package
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we take pride in offering leading-industry benefits that help set us apart from any other travel nurse agency. We truly care for our travel nurses, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
Not all travel nurse agencies do this.
Here’s a look into some of our extraordinary benefits that reflect our dedication to our team:
#1: Maximum Stipend Pay
We know stipends make up a large part of a travel nurse’s overall compensation and help you survive while you’re away from home. At Trusted Nurse Staffing, our maximum stipends include:
- Housing
- Meals and incidentals; and
- Travel
The stipend amount depends on the geographical location of your assignment but can be as high as $5,000 per month.
Remember, stipends are considered part of your compensation package, not your salary, so they are not taxable as long as you maintain a tax home.
#2: Competitive Rates
You can guarantee you’re earning a competitive rate when you secure your travel nursing gig through Trusted Nurse Staffing.
We are confident that we offer some of the highest paying rates in the travel nursing industry — so much so that if you find a more lucrative contract out there, we’ll do our best to match it or beat it.
#3: Access to Numerous High-Paying Contracts
Trusted Nurse Staffing has flexible, high-paying travel nurse contracts in all 50 states.
Whether you’re interested in checking out the challenging hikes in Utah, want to experience a Colorado winter, or are looking for some sunshine in Florida, our team has a contract for you.
Use Pronto to search for high-paying contracts across the United States and pick the one that best suits your needs.
#4: Bonuses
Bonuses are certainly a nice perk, and Trusted Nurse Staffing offers many, including:
- Sign-on – Receive a sign-on bonus as a welcome to the Trusted Nurse Staffing family.
- Completion – Complete a contract and receive a bonus as a reward for a job well done.
- Referral – Earn a $500 bonus when you refer a friend to our program and they complete their first assignment.
- Loyalty rewards – Earn points for every contract you complete, then cash them in for over 300,000 items via the Awardco Platform.
#5: Reimbursement Program
We want you to land the highest-paying travel nursing contracts, so we’re willing to help you expand your career.
We don’t think you should have to pay out-of-pocket for the things you do to become a better travel nurse, so we offer reimbursements for any licensing, certifications, or CEUs you complete while you’re under contract with us.
#6: Health, Dental, and Vision Benefit Options
Trusted Nurse Staffing offers employee-sponsored Highmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield health insurance to all our travel nurses.
As a travel nurse with our agency, you’ll receive full, prepaid health insurance. Plus, you’ll get a loaded HRA card, so the cost of insurance comes out of our pocket, not yours.
Ar Trusted Nurse Staffing, your insurance starts the first day of the month following your first assignment and continues through the last day of the month that your assignment ends. If you decide to pick up another assignment within 30 days, your coverage continues without any gaps.
We also offer:
- Dental and vision insurance through Guardian
- Wellness benefits
#7: Insurance Options
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we offer a handful of insurance options, depending on your needs:
- Short-term Disability Life Insurance – This policy helps pay a portion of your income if you become sick or injured. Its features include:
- A locked-in rate
- Guaranteed policy
- Portability
- Whole Life Insurance – This policy covers you for a lifetime. Its features include:
- Portability
- Guaranteed rate
- Dividend eligibility
- Terminal illness provision
- Accident Insurance – This policy helps offset the potential financial impact if you are in an accident or hospitalized. Although health insurance will cover you, accident insurance ensures you receive a lump sum to spend how you need. Its features include:
- Low, medium, and high-coverage models
- A lump sum to use any way you see fit
- On- and off-job guaranteed issue
#8: Retirement Benefits
Even though you might love travel nursing and the fast-paced lifestyle that comes with it, you may want to slow down and eventually enjoy retirement.
Our 401(k) retirement plan offers a 4% match after 1,000 hours and one year of employment.
Flexible Work Options
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, you can work when you want. Most travel nurse contracts are 13 weeks, but we offer shorter contracts if that’s what suits you best. On the flip side, if you really love an assignment, our team of recruiters can help you extend it, if it’s an option.
Choose to work full-time, part-time, or per diem — whatever fits your lifestyle best.
If you need time off between assignments for a vacation, family obligation, or to avoid burnout, take it!
Do you need some extra cash and want to work overtime or double-time hours? We can help get you that, too.
Travel and Housing Assistance
Once you secure a contract with Trusted Nurse Staffing, your recruiter will walk you through the entire process of organizing and completing your assignment, including helping you with traveling and housing.
We’ll help you figure out the details of traveling to your next assignment and reimburse you for travel expenses with a travel stipend.
We’ll also help you secure housing and ensure you understand how your housing stipend works.
Abundant Access to Available Assignments
With nearly two decades of experience, our team has established abundant networking relationships to help provide numerous direct, high-paying travel nurse contracts.
What does that mean for travel nurses?
Because Trusted Nurse Staffing has so many direct contracts, we’re able to communicate directly with healthcare providers at hospitals and other healthcare facilities instead of going through a vendor management service or subcontractor.
These connections help us significantly stand out amongst our competitors, providing our travel nurses with the best travel nursing assignments.
If we don’t have a direct connection in your dream assignment, don’t worry. Our nurses use Pronto to search for travel contracts all across the United States. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, Pronto will notify you when a contract becomes available.
Extra Perks
We provide our travel nurses with a few extra perks to make travel nursing life a bit easier, including:
- Weekly paychecks
- Direct deposit
- Rental car options
- Assistance with assignment-related intricacies
- Overall flexibility
Loyalty to Our Team
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we get to know our nurses — you’re not just a name on our roster. You can count on the team at Trusted to get to know you personally and respond to your questions and concerns quickly.
How quickly?
You’ll have 24/7 access to your recruiter, proving our commitment to every nurse, your success, and overall happiness.
We Provide Support Throughout the Entire Process
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, you are part of our team. We’ll be with you from start to finish, helping you find assignments, negotiate contracts, figure out travel, secure housing, navigate continuing education, and more.
Join Trusted Nurse Staffing – One of the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Agencies Around
Does travel nursing sound like your jam? Let Trusted Nurse Staffing help you navigate the intricacies of the profession, all while offering you the highest pay in the industry.
At Trusted Nurse Staffing, we use Pronto to find high-paying travel nurse jobs across the country. Here’s how it works:
- Search for available jobs by discipline, specialty, or location.
- Get key information about open positions, including:
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- Location
- Weekly pay
- Assignment length
- Shift you’ll be working
- Apply to jobs quickly with our easy-to-use, mobile-friendly interface.
- Organize all documents and photos once to make proof of credentialing easy to navigate.
Navigate Pronto on your own, or reach out to our team for guidance. Get started today.