Wakemed, Raleigh Campus is a 617-bed hospital in Raleigh, NC — Teaching.
Against the national average, Raleigh-Cary, NC runs utilities 11% below. (Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, Raleigh-Cary, NC metro, 2024.)
| Category | vs. national average |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2% below |
| Housing | 3% above |
| Utilities | 11% below |
| Groceries and goods | 3% below |
| Services | 2% below |
HUD fair market rent for a two-bedroom in Raleigh is $1,820 a month (2025, utilities included); a one-bedroom is $1,640.
North Carolina taxes wage income.
27 traveler listings in Raleigh, NC.
Other North Carolina hospitals with 300 or more beds, by open assignments.
| Facility | City | Open | Median advertised weekly | Beds | 2BR fair market rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 42 | $2,072 | 771 | $1,580 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | Greenville | 29 | $2,359 | 1,013 | $1,100 |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the | Greensboro | 23 | $2,131 | 760 | $1,200 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-salem | 20 | $2,011 | 906 | $1,200 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 12 | $2,638 | 580 | $2,020 |
3 travel nurse reviews, 3.3★ overall, 67% would recommend.
| Category | Rating out of 5 |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3.3 |
| Culture | 3.8 |
| Management | 3.3 |
| Safety | 3.2 |
| Workload | 3.0 |
Pros: Level 1 ED nights. Staff super helpful and nice and they treat travelers extremely well. Great fast track system, we cleared the lobby almost every night. 3 full orientation shifts plus a week of hosp…
Cons: One on-call shift every 4 weeks. Travelers don't triage at first. So many locations that even staff don't know the doctors, not a good nurse-physician relationship. Lacking some resources for a Level …
Pros: Lived and worked in the area 25 years and WakeMed is the best. Level 1 trauma, great docs and employees, no paid parking. Med surg runs about 1:4, maybe 1:5 on a call out. One traveler went staff and …
Cons: Triangle traffic is crazy, stay on the east side.
Pros: Maybe the floors are nicer.
Cons: Not worth the pay. Bait and switch, pay dropped 2 weeks in and again 2 weeks after that. Nights get shafted after the mid shifts leave. You work your ass off and management and charges love to microma…