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Minnesota pays Travel Stepdown Nurses the most, averaging $2,654 per week, followed by Kansas ($2,360) and Missouri ($2,298). Missouri has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,194. For comparison, the South Dakota average for Travel Stepdown Nurses is $2,426 per week — Minnesota pays 9% more.

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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