Hospitals in Alaska
8 facilities hiring travelers across 7 cities, 24 openings. Alaska levies no state income tax on wages.
- Facilities hiring
- 8
- Openings
- 24
- Median advertised weekly
- $2,858
- State income tax
- No
Cities
| City | Facilities | Open | Advertised weekly range | 2BR rent | Housing within 25 mi |
|---|
| Anchorage | 2 | 9 | $2,679 – $3,204 | $1,560 | 11 places |
| Sitka | 1 | 6 | $2,796 – $3,403 | — | — |
| Juneau | 1 | 4 | $2,754 – $3,008 | $1,720 | — |
| Ketchikan | 1 | 2 | $2,348 – $3,225 | — | — |
| Bethel | 1 | 1 | $2,520 | — | — |
| Homer | 1 | 1 | $2,762 | — | — |
| Soldotna | 1 | 1 | $2,588 | $1,270 | 2 places |
Ranges span every open posting at the hospitals in that city, so the top of a range is usually the specialty advertised highest and the floor the lowest. For your own specialty, open a city and read its facility list.
Facilities hiring most
- Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium — Sitka · 25 beds · 6 open, median advertised $3,120 a week
- Alaska Native Medical Center — Anchorage · 153 beds · 5 open, median advertised $2,858 a week
- Providence Alaska Medical Center — Anchorage · 401 beds · 4 open, median advertised $2,824 a week
- Bartlett Regional Hospital — Juneau · 45 beds · 4 open, median advertised $2,881 a week
- Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center — Ketchikan · 25 beds · 2 open, median advertised $2,787 a week
- Central Peninsula General Hospital — Soldotna · 49 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,588 a week
- South Peninsula Hospital — Homer · 21 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,762 a week
- Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital — Bethel · 34 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,520 a week
Common questions
- Is Alaska a compact state?
- Alaska is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you need a Alaska license to work here even if you hold a multistate license.
- Does Alaska tax travel nurse pay?
- Alaska levies no state income tax on wages, so only federal tax comes off the taxable base of a package. Stipends are not wages; what counts as a stipend depends on your tax home.
- How long are travel assignments in Alaska?
- 13 weeks is the median length of the open postings at hospitals in Alaska on the CircleRN board. Extensions are agreed with the agency and the facility once you are there and are not counted here.
- Which specialties have the most openings in Alaska?
- By openings at hospitals in Alaska right now: OR (9), PACU (4), Case Management (3). Counts are refreshed hourly from the board and change daily.
- Is there furnished housing on CircleRN in Alaska?
- Yes, in Anchorage. Listings are posted by hosts for travelers; take the stipend and rent one, or use it to compare against what your recruiter quotes.
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