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Kansas City, Missouri pays Travel Pediatrics Emergency Department Nurses the most, averaging $2,304 per week, followed by Saint Louis, Missouri ($1,933). Saint Louis, Missouri has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,663. For comparison, the Missouri average for Travel Pediatrics Emergency Department Nurses is $2,001 per week — Kansas City, Missouri pays 15% more.

Saint Louis, Missouri pays Pediatrics Emergency Department Nurses the most, averaging $51 per hour, followed by Kansas City, Missouri ($43) and Lee's Summit, Missouri ($40). Saint Louis, Missouri also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $62. For comparison, the Lee's Summit, MO average for Registered Nurses is $40 per hour — Saint Louis, Missouri pays 29% 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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