Travel Nursing in Montgomery, AL

39 openings from $1,896–$2,835/week in Montgomery, AL — Emergency Room, ICU, Operating Room. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 6 furnished places to stay.

39 openings from $1,896–$2,835/week right now.

Housing in Montgomery

6 furnished rentals available for travel nurses.

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Cost of living in Montgomery

Prices in Montgomery, AL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) run 10% lower overall.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.

Rent in Montgomery

The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Montgomery is $110 per night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). GSA names roughly 300 higher-cost destinations individually; Montgomery is not one, so the national standard rate applies. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.

How Montgomery pay compares

For the same specialties, Montgomery pays about 11% below the national median, across 17 open listings. Once local prices are counted, that is worth about -1%. Each opening is compared with the national median for its own specialty, so the figure is not distorted by which specialties happen to be hiring here.

Licensing

Alabama is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.

Open assignments in Montgomery

• Emergency Room RN — $2,090/week
• ICU RN — $2,068/week
• Operating Room RN — $2,004/week
• Interventional Radiology RN — $2,515/week
• Med-Surg RN — $2,138/week

What Montgomery pays by specialty

Weekly package on assignments open now, for specialties with at least three priced postings.

• Med-Surg — $2,017/week median ($1,896–$2,138), 24 open
• ICU — $2,064/week median ($1,951–$2,682), 6 open
• Emergency Room — $2,181/week median ($2,090–$2,835), 5 open

See all 39 openings in Montgomery

Hospitals hiring in Montgomery

1 hospital in Montgomery is hiring travel nurses, 39 openings in all. Each page lists the openings by specialty with advertised weekly pay, cost of living and housing nearby.

• Baptist Medical Center South — 39 open · median $2,068/week advertised · 342 beds

Other cities in Alabama

• Birmingham — 32 openings
• Anniston — 10 openings

Resources

• Travel nursing in Alabama
• Travel nursing by state
• Hospitals in Montgomery
• Housing across Alabama
• Travel Nurse Housing Guide
• Travel Nurse Pay Explained
• Pay Calculator

Common questions

How much do travel nurses make in Montgomery, AL?

Open assignments in Montgomery run $1,896 to $2,835 a week. Emergency Room is highest at $2,181; Med-Surg lowest at $2,017.

Do I need a Alabama nursing license?

Alabama is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.

Is Montgomery expensive for travel nurses?

Against the national average, Montgomery runs housing 36% below and utilities 15% below. The rest, groceries and goods and services, sits within a few points of average. (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.)

What is rent for a travel nurse in Montgomery?

The market rate for a one-bedroom in Montgomery is $880 a month (HUD Fair Market Rent, 2025, utilities included). CircleRN lists 6 furnished places here.

How much of a travel nurse package is tax-free in Montgomery?

The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Montgomery is $110 a night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is the national standard rate, which applies everywhere GSA has not named a higher-cost destination. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay, and stipends are only untaxed while you maintain a permanent tax home elsewhere.