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Travel Nurse Salary in Phoenix, AZ

Median weekly · Phoenix
$2,090
Pay after Phoenix rent / mo
≈ $7,344/mo
$2,090/wk × 4.33 − $1,706 typical 2-BR rent. Before taxes. (HUD FMR FY2026.)
State income tax
2.5% flat
Specialties in demand

Phoenix roles by specialty

Phoenix's spread across the Valley keeps a wide specialty mix posting, from general floors to procedural lines, and the rate tracks the open unit more than the Valley system behind it. What is hiring shifts week to week. Use the specialty filter for current Phoenix roles.

ER Telemetry ICU LTAC
Specialties with open contracts in this metro. Tap any for current openings. Rates vary by facility, shift, and start date.
What the number includes

The layers of a Phoenix weekly rate

In Phoenix, two forces pull against each other: rent above the U.S. line and a low state tax. A two-bedroom near $1,839 runs about 21% above national and above the roughly $1,706 Arizona average, but Arizona's 2.5% flat tax trims less than most states. The base wage and meal allowance round out the total, so the take-home math is rent up, tax down.

Hourly base, the wage portion of the rate Housing stipend, a weekly housing allowance Meals & incidentals, a daily meals allowance
The exact split varies by contract and location.
Phoenix context

Phoenix take-home under a 2.5% flat tax

Growth keeps adding beds across the Valley, so new roles open most weeks. For a traveler, the cost math cuts both ways. Overall living costs run about 8% above the national average and rent about 21% above it, a two-bedroom near $1,839 against the roughly $1,706 Arizona average, so housing takes a real bite.

The offset is tax. Arizona taxes income at just 2.5%, below most state rates, with no local income tax, so the state trims far less than most. With a multistate license in hand there is nothing to file before a Phoenix contract, and Arizona keeps endorsement quick for everyone else, about two to four weeks and around $150. The Arizona RN licensing guide walks through the steps.

2.5% flat
State income tax
Factored into take-home; travel stipends are typically tax-free.
Compact ✓
Start on your license
Multistate license? No new application. Single-state: ~2-4 Weeks by endorsement.
9.65 /1k
RN per 1,000 residents
Below the national 9.92, so the market is structurally under-supplied, which keeps demand high.
Population & retiree growth sustain metro demand
BLS Occupational Outlook
Sustained demand keeps contracts open.
Sources: HUD FMR FY2026 (2-BR rent), BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (cost of living), NCSBN; Arizona State Board of Nursing (license status), Tax Foundation; AZ DOR (state tax); all Phoenix, AZ. General information.
Live openings

What's posting in Phoenix now

Phoenix trades above-average rent against one of the lower state taxes, so read each rate after both. The Valley listings sit below with specialty and shift.

Cath Lab · Phoenix, AZ
Days · 13 wks
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CVOR · Phoenix, AZ
Evenings · 13 wks
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ER · Phoenix, AZ
Nights · 13 wks
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ICU · Phoenix, AZ
Nights · 13 wks
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Phoenix salary questions

Your Phoenix pay questions, covered

What does a realistic travel nurse salary in Phoenix, AZ look like?
A Phoenix contract is a weekly package across a broad Valley market, and the take-home math is above-average rent offset by one of the lower state taxes. The range above marks the median and the spread.
Which Phoenix specialties carry the top rates?
The Valley's growth concentrates demand in its acute and procedural lines. ICU, OR, cardiac, ER, and Labor and Delivery work carries Phoenix's top rates; Med Surg is lower and nights add a premium. The current list sits above.
How much ground does a Phoenix rate cover after costs?
Phoenix is a genuine trade-off. Rent runs about 21% above the national norm, which eats into the rate, but Arizona's low 2.5% tax gives some of it back. The net depends on how your contract balances the two.
Does my compact license let me start in Phoenix?
Yes, and relatively quick. Arizona honors a multistate license for a Phoenix assignment with nothing to refile, and a single-state license clears in about two to four weeks and $150. See the Arizona RN licensing guide.
How much does Arizona tax take from Phoenix pay?
One of the lower flat rates. Arizona applies a single 2.5% rate, below most states, with no local income tax. For a traveling nurse, that light bite is what helps offset the metro's above-average rent.
Does Phoenix pay stretch further than the state or national average?
On tax yes, on rent no. Phoenix's low state tax lifts take-home, but its rent runs above both the Arizona and national norms, so the two roughly cancel. The side-by-side above sets the metro against state and national cost.
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