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35. Arkansas
> Median salary for travel nurse: $2,160 per week (Annual: $112,320)
> Compared to national median: -3.3%
> Annual mean wage for registered nurses: $66,530 — 2nd lowest
> Employment of registered nurses: 23 per 1,000 people — 17th highest (total: 28,490)
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34. Virginia
> Median salary for travel nurse: $2,182 per week (Annual: $113,464)
> Compared to national median: -2.3%
> Annual mean wage for registered nurses: $81,860 — 22nd highest
> Employment of registered nurses: 18 per 1,000 people — 5th lowest (total: 69,510)
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33. Illinois
> Median salary for travel nurse: $2,215 per week (Annual: $115,180) (tie)
> Compared to national median: -0.8%
> Annual mean wage for registered nurses: $82,220 — 21st highest
> Employment of registered nurses: 22 per 1,000 people — 22nd highest (total: 129,390)
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32. Idaho
> Median salary for travel nurse: $2,215 per week (Annual: $115,180) (tie)
> Compared to national median: -0.8%
> Annual mean wage for registered nurses: $78,610 — 22nd lowest
> Employment of registered nurses: 17 per 1,000 people — 3rd lowest (total: 13,680)
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31. South Dakota
> Median salary for travel nurse: $2,232 per week (Annual: $116,064)
> Compared to national median: 0.0%
> Annual mean wage for registered nurses: $64,500 — the lowest
> Employment of registered nurses: 33 per 1,000 people — the highest (total: 14,360)
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