Travel Nursing in Missouri
Travel nurses in Missouri have access to 75 furnished rental listings, 1 reviewed hospitals, and ongoing pay data on CircleRN. All data is submitted by working travel nurses.
Open assignments in Missouri
213 openings across 23 cities from $1,917–$3,352/week.
Cities hiring in Missouri
All 213 openings in Missouri
Hospitals hiring in Missouri
24 hospitals in Missouri are hiring travel nurses, 173 openings in all. Each page lists the openings by specialty with advertised weekly pay, cost of living and housing nearby.
- Barnes Jewish Hospital — Saint Louis · 50 open · median $2,525/week advertised · 1,265 beds
- Christian Hospital Northeast — Saint Louis · 24 open · median $2,368/week advertised · 265 beds
- University of Missouri Health Care — Columbia · 21 open · median $2,216/week advertised · 665 beds
- The Children's Mercy Hospital — Kansas City · 10 open · median $2,409/week advertised · 329 beds
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City — Kansas City · 9 open · median $2,227/week advertised · 478 beds
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center — Saint Louis · 8 open · median $2,408/week advertised · 402 beds
- Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph — Saint Joseph · 8 open · median $2,317/week advertised · 330 beds
- Citizens Memorial Hospital — Bolivar · 6 open · median $2,148/week advertised · 52 beds
- Phelps County Regional Medical Center — Rolla · 5 open · median $2,174/week advertised · 194 beds
- North Kansas City Hospital — North Kansas City · 4 open · median $2,170/week advertised · 385 beds
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Housing in Missouri
75 furnished rentals with a median rent of $1,800/month.
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How Missouri pay compares
Assignments in Missouri pay about the national median for the same specialties, across 121 open listings. Each opening is compared with the national median for its own specialty. Once Missouri prices are counted, that is worth about +11%.
Cost of living in Missouri
Statewide, prices run 9% lower overall. Individual metros vary, so check the city page for where you are going.
| Category | Index | vs national |
|---|
| Overall | 90.8 | 9% lower |
| Housing | 69.9 | 30% lower |
| Utilities | 79.4 | 21% lower |
| Groceries and goods | 96.3 | 4% lower |
| Services | 95.2 | 5% lower |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.
A two-bedroom runs about $910/month, the median across 159 Missouri cities (HUD Fair Market Rent, 2025, utilities included).
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement across Missouri runs $110–$150 per night depending on the area, plus up to $86 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.
Licensing
Missouri is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
Hospitals in Missouri reviewed by travel nurses
Pay by specialty in Missouri
Of the 4 nursing specialties with open contracts in Missouri, OR pays the most at $2,879 per week and Med-Surg the least at $2,192.
| Specialty | Open contracts | Median weekly |
|---|
| Med-Surg | 23 | $2,192 |
| ER | 18 | $2,215 |
| OR | 17 | $2,879 |
| PCU | 14 | $2,333 |
Cities in Missouri
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Common questions
- What is the average travel nurse pay in Missouri?
- Pay data for Missouri is still being collected. Submit your pay report to help other nurses.
- How much does travel nurse housing cost in Missouri?
- The median rent for travel nurse housing in Missouri is $1,800 per month, based on 75 active listings on CircleRN.
- Which cities in Missouri are best for travel nurses?
- Popular travel nurse destinations in Missouri include St. Louis, Kansas City, Independence, Fenton, Springfield. Each city hub on CircleRN has housing, hospital reviews, and pay data.
- How many hospitals in Missouri hire travel nurses?
- CircleRN has reviews for 1 hospitals in Missouri that hire travel nurses, including ratings for culture, management, workload, and safety.