Travel Psychiatric RN Jobs
Psych RN travel contracts at hospital inpatient units, behavioral health hospitals, crisis stabilization centers, and community mental health programs. Typical open contracts run $1,650–$2,100/week, topping out near $2,450.
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Travel psychiatric nurses earn $1,650–$2,100/week on typical open contracts in 2026, averaging $1,811, with a ceiling near $2,450. That is roughly 16% below the ~$2,150 average across travel RN contracts generally — psych is one of the lower-paying RN specialties to travel in, not a premium one. Massachusetts currently pays the most ($2,454); North Carolina has the most openings at a $1,554 average. A compact RN license covers 41 states and reaches most psych contracts we carry. If higher behavioral health pay is the goal, the licensed clinician roles — LCSW, LMFT, LPCC — run $2,379–$3,453.
Measured from our own open psychiatric RN contracts and refreshed every four hours — not estimates. Volume and rate pull in opposite directions: the state with the most openings is rarely the one paying the most.
| State | Average Weekly | Top Rate Open | Open Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $2,140 | $2,603 | 34 |
| Massachusetts | $2,338 | $2,943 | 26 |
| Maine | $2,245 | $2,401 | 8 |
| Virginia | $2,091 | $2,118 | 7 |
| Ohio | $1,987 | $1,987 | 6 |
| Missouri | $2,651 | $2,651 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $2,308 | $2,631.65 | 4 |
| Illinois | $2,318 | $2,407 | 3 |
| Kansas | $2,269 | $2,397 | 2 |
| Arizona | $1,987 | $1,987 | 2 |
| Michigan | $2,749 | $2,749.2 | 1 |
| Nebraska | $2,365 | $2,365 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $1,996 | $1,996 | 1 |
Across all 100 open psychiatric RN contracts the average is $2,231/week. For comparison, travel RN contracts across all specialties average about $2,150/week — psychiatric nursing pays below the RN field, not above it.
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Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,943/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Plymouth, MI
$2,749/wk
20 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Research Psychiatric Center
Kansas City, MO
$2,651/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Research Psychiatric Center
Kansas City, MO
$2,651/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Research Psychiatric Center
Kansas City, MO
$2,651/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Research Psychiatric Center
Kansas City, MO
$2,651/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Research Psychiatric Center
Kansas City, MO
$2,650/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
MA - Float Psych RN - Evening (3p-11:30p)
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center
Holyoke, MA
$2,635/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mission Hospital
Asheville, NC
$2,632/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,605/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
$2,603/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,455/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,451/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,451/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,451/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mosaic in Rockford
Rockford, IL
$2,407/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Days
Adolescent Psych RN - Days
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,401/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Midwest Regional Reception Center
Leavenworth, KS
$2,397/wk
13 weeks · Day/Night Rotation (12 hour)
NE - Behavioral Health RN $90
Regional West Medical Center
Scottsbluff, NE
$2,365/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP)
Crescent City, CA
$2,278/wk
19 weeks · 8hr Days
Emergency Psych RN - Nights
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,275/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Adult Psych RN - Days
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,275/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Adolescent Psych RN - Days
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,275/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
IL - Behavioral Health RN - Nights
Touchette Regional Hospital
East Saint Louis, IL
$2,274/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
IL - Behavioral Health RN - Nights
Touchette Regional Hospital
East Saint Louis, IL
$2,274/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,272/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,272/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
$2,242/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,233/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,227/wk
28 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,225/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
$2,223/wk
17 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,209/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,209/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,209/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,209/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,209/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mission Hospital
Asheville, NC
$2,203/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mission Hospital
Asheville, NC
$2,203/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
$2,202/wk
16 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mission Hospital
Asheville, NC
$2,195/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,183/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,183/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
Susanville, CA
$2,182/wk
15 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,182/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Ironwood State Prison (ISP)
Blythe, CA
$2,168/wk
19 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,165/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,161/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,161/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
Holyoke, MA
$2,161/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Mids
Emergency Psych RN - Nights
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,149/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Midwest Regional Reception Center
Leavenworth, KS
$2,141/wk
13 weeks · Day/Night Rotation (12 hour)
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,124/wk
32 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,118/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,118/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,118/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,118/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,118/wk
45 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,118/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) & (SVSP/PP)
Soledad, CA
$2,115/wk
13 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,114/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,111/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF)
Chowchilla, CA
$2,097/wk
25 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,097/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF)
Chowchilla, CA
$2,096/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,090/wk
28 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,090/wk
28 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,090/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Tehachapi, CA
$2,090/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,084/wk
17 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Calipatria State Prison (CAL)
Calipatria, CA
$2,082/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,065/wk
31 weeks · 8hr Mids
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP)
Delano, CA
$2,055/wk
28 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,053/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD)
San Diego, CA
$2,051/wk
26 weeks · 8hr Mids
Emergency Psych RN - Nights
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Lewiston, ME
$2,041/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,022/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP)
Ione, CA
$2,022/wk
16 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Centra Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynchburg, VA
$2,022/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
California Institution for Women (CIW)
Corona, CA
$2,006/wk
27 weeks · 8hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
CoreCivic Cimarron Correctional Facility
Cushing, OK
$1,996/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQ)
San Quentin, CA
$1,994/wk
13 weeks · 10hrs Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Highland Springs
Highland Hills, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Columbus Springs Dublin
Dublin, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Canyon Vista Medical Center
Sierra Vista, AZ
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Highland Springs
Highland Hills, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Columbus Springs Dublin
Dublin, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Days
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Highland Springs
Highland Hills, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Canyon Vista Medical Center
Sierra Vista, AZ
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
Healthcare Travel Assignment
Highland Springs
Highland Hills, OH
$1,987/wk
13 weeks · 12hr Nights
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Travel Psych RN — Holyoke, MA
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,943/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Plymouth, MI
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools · 20 weeks · 8hr Days
$2,749.2/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Kansas City, MO
Research Psychiatric Center · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,651/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Kansas City, MO
Research Psychiatric Center · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,651/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Kansas City, MO
Research Psychiatric Center · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,651/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Kansas City, MO
Research Psychiatric Center · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,651/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Kansas City, MO
Research Psychiatric Center · 13 weeks · 12hr Days
$2,650.09/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Holyoke, MA
MiraVista Behavioral Health Center · 13 weeks · 8hr Mids
$2,635/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Asheville, NC
Mission Hospital · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,631.65/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Holyoke, MA
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital · 13 weeks · 12hr Nights
$2,605/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Susanville, CA
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) · 26 weeks · 8hr Days
$2,603/wk
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Travel Psych RN — Holyoke, MA
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital · 13 weeks · 8hr Mids
$2,455/wk
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CA
34
open positions
MA
26
open positions
ME
8
open positions
VA
7
open positions
OH
6
open positions
MO
5
open positions
Active RN License
Compact or state endorsement. Compact covers 41 states; CA, NY, MA, IL require separate license.
1–2 Years Psych Experience
Inpatient psychiatric nursing required. Most hospital contracts: 1 yr minimum. Correctional psych: 2 yrs preferred.
BLS / ACLS
Both required by most facilities. AHA certification preferred. CatSol will confirm facility-specific requirement.
CPI / De-escalation Training
Crisis Prevention Intervention or NVCI training. Many facilities require or strongly prefer this.
PMH-BC Certification (Optional)
ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health RN Board Certification. Adds $1–$4/hr and strengthens your profile in competitive markets.
CCHP-RN (Corrections Optional)
Correctional health certification. Adds $2–$5/hr on CDCR and TDCJ contracts. Apply after 2 yrs corrections experience.
CDCR operates under a federal Coleman consent decree requiring mandated psychiatric staffing levels, and it is a real source of behavioral health contracts. It is worth being precise about which credential it hires: California correctional behavioral health is filled through Licensed Psychiatric Technicians and licensed clinicians — LPT $2,017 average, LCSW up to $3,422, LMFT $2,701 — rather than psychiatric RNs. We have never placed a psych-specialty RN on a California contract, so a CA BRN endorsement will not open this work to you.
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