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Reliable Nurse Staffing pays Travel Progressive Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,592 per week, followed by RadHealth+ ($2,347) and Aequor Healthcare ($2,296). Assured Nursing has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,767. For comparison, the Kalamazoo, MI average for Travel Progressive Care Nurses is $2,079 per week — Reliable Nurse Staffing pays 25% more.

Marquette, Michigan pays Travel Progressive Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,753 per week, followed by Charlevoix, Michigan ($2,668). Marquette, Michigan also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $4,295. For comparison, the Kalamazoo, MI average for Travel Progressive Care Nurses is $2,079 per week — Marquette, Michigan pays 32% more.

Bay City, Michigan pays Progressive Care Nurses the most, averaging $100 per hour, followed by Ypsilanti, Michigan ($38). For comparison, the Michigan average for Progressive Care Nurses is $43 per hour — Bay City, Michigan pays 132% 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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