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Travel Nurse Jobs in Dallas, TX

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    Open Travel Nurse Jobs Across Dallas-Fort Worth

    Travel nurse jobs in Dallas, TX sit in a large metro nursing workforce, with assignments spread across academic, county, community, and suburban settings. The market's anchors are UT Southwestern and Baylor Scott & White on the academic side, the HCA Medical City network, and Parkland, whose Rees-Jones Trauma Center is a Level I trauma center in Dallas County. Med Surg, OR, and labor-and-delivery needs look different in Dallas proper than in Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, or Arlington, so compare facility setting, shift, and commute before choosing where to base.

    Dallas travel nursing at a glance

    Dallas Travel Nurse Pay and Cost Basics

    Updated today
    $1,715
    Median weekly pay
    Range $1,505–$2,800 on open jobs
    14
    Open Dallas RN jobs
    Updated through the day
    Compact ✓
    Start on your license
    Single-state: ~4-6 Weeks by endorsement
    0%
    State income tax
    No state income tax on your stipends
    −9%
    Cost of living vs U.S.
    Below U.S. average · 2-BR rent ~$1,517
    57,000+
    RN shortfall by 2032 (~16%)
    TX DSHS 2024 · 739 hospitals
    See the full Dallas salary breakdown New Median & percentiles, pay by specialty & metro, hourly, and take-home
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    Pay and open jobs are live Advantis inventory: marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage. Cost of living, rent, tax, licensing and demand figures come from public sources (MERIC/BEA, HUD, Tax Foundation, NCSBN, BLS/HRSA) compiled in our State Reference. Tax and cost-of-living figures are general information, not advice; rent is a metro-varying average.

    What sustains Dallas-Fort Worth travel demand

    Few markets match the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for sheer scale, and that shapes the travel picture. About 76,680 registered nurses work across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro (BLS OEWS), and the Texas DSHS Nurse Supply and Demand Projections, 2022-2036 put a statewide shortage of 56,370 RN FTEs by 2036, about 16% of demand unmet. Living costs run about 3.1% above the U.S. average (BEA regional price parities, 2024), partly offset by Texas levying no state income tax. As a Nurse Licensure Compact state, Texas usually lets a multistate license start without a separate application.

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    Lining up a Dallas-Fort Worth travel assignment

    Do I need a Texas license for a Dallas assignment?
    Not a separate one, if you're compact-eligible. Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a nurse who holds a multistate license, with a compact state as their primary residence, can work in Dallas on it. Otherwise, file for Texas endorsement early so the paperwork doesn't push your start.
    What hospitals hire travel nurses in Dallas?
    UT Southwestern, Baylor Scott & White, HCA Medical City, and Parkland shape most of the metroplex, alongside other regional networks. Each carries a different mix of academic, county, community, and suburban settings, and facility names show right on the job cards here, so you'll know which campus a listing belongs to before you apply.
    How much do travel nurses make in Dallas?
    There isn't one Dallas rate; weekly pay is set contract by contract. What moves it is unit need, cost of living built into the stipends, and shift, so a night role at a busy campus prices differently than a weekday suburban one. Each listing here posts its weekly pay, so compare real numbers, not averages.
    Is there steady demand for travel nurses in Dallas?
    Yes, and it's spread wide. Dallas-Fort Worth runs on one of the country's larger metro nursing workforces, roughly 76,680 RNs (BLS OEWS), across academic, county, community, and suburban campuses. A market that broad supports openings across specialties rather than one niche, so the real question is usually which Dallas, not whether.
    Should I think of Dallas and Fort Worth as one job market or two?
    Treat them as one metroplex with two distinct sides. Dallas proper leans toward academic and large urban hospitals like UT Southwestern and Parkland, while Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, and Frisco shift the facility mix, housing, and commute. Pick the assignment first, then choose a base on whichever side keeps your drive sane.
    How does the cost of living in Dallas compare?
    Close to the national average, about 3% above (BEA 2024), with housing the swing factor: Uptown and central Dallas run higher, while Plano, Arlington, and the Fort Worth-side suburbs give a stipend more room. Where you base changes the math more than the metro figure does.
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