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Only New York reports pay data for Travel Palliative Nurses, averaging $2,607 per week. New York also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,100. For comparison, the national average for Travel Palliative Nurses is $2,506 per week — New York pays 4% more.

Brunswick, Maine and Boothbay Harbor, Maine pay Palliative Nurses the most, both averaging $32 per hour. Brunswick, Maine also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $40. For comparison, the Maine average for Registered Nurses is $49 per hour — Brunswick, Maine and Boothbay Harbor, Maine pay 33% less.

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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