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Portland, Maine pays Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,565 per week, followed by Bangor, Maine ($2,366) and Lewiston, Maine ($2,242). Portland, Maine also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,300. For comparison, the Maine average for Travel Post Anesthesia Care Nurses is $2,335 per week — Portland, Maine pays 10% more.

Bangor, Maine pays Post Anesthesia Care Nurses the most, averaging $36 per hour, followed by Portland, Maine ($34) and Brunswick, Maine ($32). Bangor, Maine also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $48. For comparison, the Maine average for Registered Nurses is $48 per hour — Bangor, Maine pays 25% 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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