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Only Trustaff reports pay data for Travel Float Nurses, averaging $2,680 per week. Trustaff also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,009. For comparison, the Ashland, KY average for Travel Float Nurses is $2,680 per week, roughly in line with Trustaff.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky pays Travel Float Nurses the most, averaging $2,739 per week, followed by Ashland, Kentucky ($2,680) and Henderson, Kentucky ($2,305). Elizabethtown, Kentucky also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $4,280. For comparison, the Ashland, KY average for Travel Float Nurses is $2,680 per week — Elizabethtown, Kentucky pays 2% more.

Bowling Green, Kentucky pays Float Nurses the most, averaging $46 per hour, followed by Florence, Kentucky ($34) and Covington, Kentucky ($34). For comparison, the Ashland, KY average for Registered Nurses is $31 per hour — Bowling Green, Kentucky pays 49% more.

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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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