Travel LPN/RN Salary in the United States

How much does a Travel LPN/RN make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Travel LPN/RN in the United States is $58,123 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Travel LPN/RN's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,483
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,889 to $61,452
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,945
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Travel LPN/RN Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $61,452 $5,121 $1,182 $30
Average $58,123 $4,844 $1,118 $28
25th Percentile $54,889 $4,574 $1,056 $26
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Key Factors That Influence Travel LPN/RN Salaries

A Travel LPN/RN's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Travel LPN/RN Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Travel LPN/RN's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,800
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $56,898
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,123
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,494
  • Expert (over 8 years): $59,592
Levels Salary
Entry Level Travel LPN/RN$56,800
Intermediate Level Travel LPN/RN$56,898
Senior Level Travel LPN/RN$58,123
Specialist Level Travel LPN/RN$59,494
Expert Level Travel LPN/RN$59,592
$56,800 0 yr
$56,898 < 2 yrs
$58,123 2-4 yrs
$59,494 5-8 yrs
$59,592 > 8 yrs
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How Do Travel LPN/RN Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Travel LPN/RNs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $64,354.
  • California: $64,110.
  • Massachusetts: $63,255.

Top Paying Cities for Travel LPN/RNs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $73,311
  • San Francisco: $72,590
  • Oakland: $70,980

What Skills Can Increase a Travel LPN/RN's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Planning (Mentioned in 4.06% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
  • Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.14% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
  • Acute Care (Mentioned in 2.35% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Planning 4.06%
Long Term Care 4.14%
Acute Care 2.35%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Travel LPN/RN's salary.
  • Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Delegation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
  • Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Leadership
$60,448
4%
Delegation
$59,867
3%
Communication Skills
$59,867
3%
Attention to Detail
$59,867
3%
Time Management
$59,867
3%
Infection Control
$59,867
3%
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How Education impacts a Travel LPN/RN's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Travel LPN/RNs enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Travel LPN/RN with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $51,625 and $54,559).

Travel LPN/RN Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Travel LPN/RN
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 1.0%
High School 65.0%
Associates 26.9%
Bachelors 6.1%
Masters 0.9%
Doctorate 0.1%
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Travel LPN/RN Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Travel LPN/RN's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Travel LPN/RN

Salaries for a Travel LPN/RN can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,625 in 2023 to around $64,157 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Travel LPN/RN salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Travel LPN/RN Over Time

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$64,625
2024
$65,107
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