Travel Nursing in Shawnee Mission, KS

24 openings from $2,340–$3,050/week in Shawnee Mission, KS — Oncology, ICU, Med-Surg. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 0 furnished places to stay.

24 openings from $2,340–$3,050/week right now.

Cost of living in Shawnee Mission

Prices in Kansas City, MO-KS (Metropolitan Statistical Area) run 7% lower overall.

CategoryIndexvs national
Overall92.57% lower
Housing86.613% lower
Utilities89.011% lower
Groceries and goods94.16% lower
Services93.47% lower

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

The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Shawnee Mission is $135 per night, plus up to $80 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.

How Shawnee Mission pay compares

For the same specialties, Shawnee Mission pays about 14% above the national median, across 10 open listings. Once local prices are counted, that is worth about +23%. 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

Kansas 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 Shawnee Mission