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Only Newark, New Jersey reports pay data for Travel Clinical Nurses, averaging $2,452 per week. Newark, New Jersey also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,596. For comparison, the New Jersey average for Travel Clinical Nurses is $3,010 per week — Newark, New Jersey pays 19% less.

Englewood, New Jersey and Wayne, New Jersey pay Clinical Nurses the most, both averaging $45 per hour. Englewood, New Jersey also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $61. For comparison, the New Jersey average for Registered Nurses is $58 per hour — Englewood, New Jersey and Wayne, New Jersey pay 23% less.

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