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Cambridge, Massachusetts pays Travel Clinical Nurses the most, averaging $3,095 per week, followed by Brockton, Massachusetts ($2,663) and Newton, Massachusetts ($2,655). Boston, Massachusetts has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,607. For comparison, the Massachusetts average for Travel Clinical Nurses is $2,467 per week — Cambridge, Massachusetts pays 25% more.

Framingham, Massachusetts pays Clinical Nurses the most, averaging $65 per hour, followed by Newton, Massachusetts ($56) and Belmont, Massachusetts ($46). Framingham, Massachusetts also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $73. For comparison, the Massachusetts average for Registered Nurses is $70 per hour — Framingham, Massachusetts pays 7% less.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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