How much am I worth?

NedRN · Dec 14, 2015

The only way to determine what you are worth is by getting multiple quotes by agencies. Your value is determined by the market in any given area and factoring in specific agency bill rates and gross profit margin. There are a few other variables as well such as your tax status and how urgent a specific need is currently, but they all boil down to a single number per each agency per each traveler's experience and specialty.

By the way, quotes can be very different and complex from agency to agency. PanTravelers has a handy calculator for boiling all quotes down to a single number for easy comparison.

travelmama · Dec 15, 2015

Thank you!

perfexion, ASN, RN · Dec 20, 2015

I thought years of experience didn't matter. I only have 3 years of labor and delivery experience and I'm making the same (and sometimes more than) nurses with thrice as much experience. I chase crisis rates in California. I go where there's a need for my specialty. In that instance as long as I'm not fresh out of school I'm likely to bring in $3k a week. NICU is worth even more than that in crisis because it's so highly specialized.

NedRN · Dec 20, 2015

When hospitals and agencies are throwing money about for a very scarce resource such as L&D, a warm body is sufficient.

If you are an agency evaluating the risks of submitting a medsurg nurse with one year of experience and no travel, the criteria is far different than a pulse. Even three years and no travel is a risk that the assignment won't complete (or even start) costing the agency real money (and/or time - same thing) and the loss of reputation with their client hospital.

More experience, less risk. The lower the risk, the more valuable that traveler is. Money and better assignments follow in due course.