Travel Nursing in Walsenburg, CO
1 opening at $1,873/week in Walsenburg, CO — Med-Surg. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 0 furnished places to stay.
1 opening at $1,873/week right now.
Cost of living in Walsenburg
Prices in Colorado run 3% higher overall.
| Category | Index | vs national |
|---|
| Overall | 103.1 | 3% higher |
| Housing | 127.4 | 27% higher |
| Utilities | 85.0 | 15% lower |
| Groceries and goods | 98.7 | 1% lower |
| Services | 99.6 | at the national average |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Walsenburg is $110 per night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). GSA names roughly 300 higher-cost destinations individually; Walsenburg is not one, so the national standard rate applies. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.
Licensing
Colorado 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 Walsenburg
- Med-Surg RN — $1,873/week
All openings in Walsenburg
Hospitals hiring in Walsenburg
1 hospital in Walsenburg is hiring travel nurses, 1 opening in all. Each page lists the openings by specialty with advertised weekly pay, cost of living and housing nearby.
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Common questions
- How much do travel nurses make in Walsenburg, CO?
- Open assignments in Walsenburg run $1,873 to $1,873 a week.
- Do I need a Colorado nursing license?
- Colorado is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Is Walsenburg expensive for travel nurses?
- Against the national average, Colorado runs housing 27% above 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.)
- How much of a travel nurse package is tax-free in Walsenburg?
- The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Walsenburg 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.