Travel Nursing in Fairfax, MO
1 opening at $2,568/week in Fairfax, MO — Operating Room. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there.
1 opening at $2,568/week right now.
Cost of living in Fairfax
Prices in Missouri run 9% lower overall.
| 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.
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Fairfax is $113 per night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2027). GSA names roughly 300 higher-cost destinations individually; Fairfax is not one, so the national standard rate applies. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay. Look up the exact rate for any ZIP code.
Licensing
Missouri is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not. Check your license with the compact checker.
Open assignments in Fairfax
- Operating Room RN — $2,568/week
All openings in Fairfax
Hospitals hiring in Fairfax
1 hospital in Fairfax 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 Fairfax, MO?
- Open assignments in Fairfax advertise $2,568 a week.
- Do I need a Missouri nursing license?
- Missouri is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Is Fairfax expensive for travel nurses?
- Against the national average, Missouri runs housing 30% below and utilities 21% 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 Fairfax?
- The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Fairfax is $113 a night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2027). 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.