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181 views and no one has anything to share?? Come on guys, help me out.....thanks in advance

lol...No wants to or likes to talk about pay in this area.

What city are you looking at?

I can tell you PGH LTC rates.

Hi, I'm looking at Philly, allentown, and all points in between. Money is a very important topic when you're about to move to/ work in a city you've never worked in before (bill still have to be paid). I'm don't get when ppl are so shy to talk about $$ here, its not like I'm asking for a copy of a check stub or anything. I really appreciate you answering me, thanks

Travel and agency nurses, from what I can tell, is a pretty raw deal regardless of where or who you're working for. Competition was pretty fierce when I was talking to recruiters, which drove rates down well below regular per diem rates. In fact, some open positions paid less hourly then my staff position. The highest agency/travel position I've seen advertised locally is "up to $40/hr" which is around per diem rates locally, and at best marginally better then a benefitted staff position (much less overtime).

It -seemed- to me that a lot of the agency people I bumped into were doing so while they were trying to get a staff position (as the job market still isn't very good). I do see some travel positions posted (actually quite a few of them for the region) but I don't have much more to offer.

Personally, I would recommend AGAINST looking for travel work in the Philly/Camden area. Outside of the metro area, it might be better, but I don't know. It would be very easy to get screwed here if you don't have local knowledge, and the money isn't worth it.