Travel nurse pay LOW in 2016?

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Specializes in PACU, ICU, Acute Dialysis, Home Health, Charge RN.

Just wondering if any travel nurses are running into this? Rediciously low pay for travel nursing ICU RN with 9 years experience when company housing included?

Spoke with several travel agencies and getting quoted $660-800 weekly gross pay with housing included for Compact states than they want to take out $318 for family health insurance!

Housing in areas if you find own your own is $900-1500 monthly plus all move in deposits so stipend doesn't cover that either.

When I travel in 2009 I got paid $1200 weekly bring home with company insurance, housing nice apartment furnished, and travel reimbursement to and from assignment.

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Specializes in hospice.

You probably need to talk to more agencies. While my taxable take-home is pathetic, the per diem and mileage are generous. I am traveling alone, and don't need insurance. My extended-stay hotel is $1200/mo.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Moved to the Travel Nursing forum.

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