Travel Nursing in Bartow, FL

1 opening at $2,255/week in Bartow, FL — Operating Room. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 2 furnished places to stay.

1 opening at $2,255/week right now.

Housing in Bartow

2 furnished rentals available for travel nurses.

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Cost of living in Bartow

Prices in Florida run 3% higher overall.

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

Rent in Bartow

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

Licensing

Florida 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 Bartow

• Operating Room RN — $2,255/week

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Hospitals hiring in Bartow

1 hospital in Bartow 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.

• Bartow Regional Medical Center — 1 open · median $2,255/week advertised · 72 beds

Other cities in Florida

• Fort Lauderdale — 19 openings
• New Smyrna Beach — 18 openings
• Sebring — 8 openings
• Tampa — 6 openings
• Tallahassee — 5 openings
• Fort Myers — 4 openings
• Gainesville — 4 openings
• Titusville — 4 openings

Resources

• Travel nursing in Florida
• Travel nursing by state
• Hospitals in Bartow
• Housing across Florida
• Travel Nurse Housing Guide
• Travel Nurse Pay Explained
• Pay Calculator

Common questions

How much do travel nurses make in Bartow, FL?

Open assignments in Bartow run $2,255 to $2,255 a week.

Do I need a Florida nursing license?

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

Is Bartow expensive for travel nurses?

Against the national average, Florida runs housing 22% above and utilities 10% 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 Bartow?

The market rate for a one-bedroom in Bartow is $920 a month (HUD Fair Market Rent, 2025, utilities included). CircleRN lists 2 furnished places here.

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

The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Bartow 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.