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Only Hackensack, New Jersey reports pay data for Travel Radiology Nurses, averaging $2,711 per week. Hackensack, New Jersey also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,748. For comparison, the New Jersey average for Travel Radiology Nurses is $2,882 per week — Hackensack, New Jersey pays 6% less.

Englewood, New Jersey and Wayne, New Jersey pay Radiology Nurses the most, both averaging $45 per hour. Englewood, New Jersey also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $61. For comparison, the Newark, NJ average for Registered Nurses is $45 per hour, roughly in line with Englewood, New Jersey and Wayne, New Jersey.

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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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