Travel Nursing in St. Louis, MO
83 openings from $2,143–$3,352/week in St. Louis, MO — Clinic, Emergency Room, Stepdown. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 21 furnished places to stay.
83 openings from $2,143–$3,352/week right now.
Housing in St. Louis
21 furnished rentals available for travel nurses.
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Cost of living in St. Louis
Prices in St. Louis, MO-IL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) run 5% lower overall.
| Category | Index | vs national |
|---|
| Overall | 95.1 | 5% lower |
| Housing | 79.0 | 21% lower |
| Utilities | 69.9 | 30% lower |
| Groceries and goods | 100.0 | at the national average |
| Services | 98.6 | 1% lower |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in St. Louis is $150 per night, plus up to $86 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.
How St. Louis pay compares
For the same specialties, St. Louis pays about 4% above the national median, across 42 open listings. Once local prices are counted, that is worth about +10%. 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
Missouri 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 St. Louis
- Clinic RN — $2,461/week
- Emergency Room RN — $2,219/week
- Stepdown RN — $3,079/week
- Oncology RN — $2,859/week
- Interventional Radiology RN — $3,059/week
- Operating Room RN — $2,613/week
- CVOR RN — $3,117/week
- Telemetry RN — $2,368/week
What St. Louis pays by specialty
Weekly package on assignments open now, for specialties with at least three priced postings.
- Med-Surg — $2,507/week median ($2,143–$2,859), 16 open
- Telemetry — $2,353/week median ($2,337–$2,368), 11 open
- Stepdown — $2,368/week median ($2,328–$3,079), 10 open
- Oncology — $2,501/week median ($2,143–$2,859), 9 open
- Med-Surg - Tele — $2,393/week median ($2,368–$2,423), 9 open
- Emergency Room — $2,233/week median ($2,157–$2,875), 8 open
- PACU — $2,517/week median ($2,256–$2,534), 6 open
- Operating Room — $2,613/week median ($2,590–$2,879), 5 open
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Common questions
- How much do travel nurses make in St. Louis, MO?
- Open assignments in St. Louis run $2,143 to $3,352 a week. Operating Room is highest at $2,613; Emergency Room lowest at $2,233.
- 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 St. Louis expensive for travel nurses?
- Against the national average, St. Louis runs utilities 30% below and housing 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 St. Louis?
- The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in St. Louis is $150 a night, plus up to $86 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is a maximum, not what agencies pay, and stipends are only untaxed while you maintain a permanent tax home elsewhere.