Travel LTC/SNF Nurse Pay in Rhode Island

The median advertised pay for a travel LTC/SNF (long-term care and skilled nursing) contract in Rhode Island is $1,493 per week, with the middle half between $1,310 and $1,601. Measured across 10 active travel LTC/SNF contracts in Rhode Island at 1 facilities, as of 2026-10-31.

Advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends; for almost all postings the top of an advertised range. Not take-home.

That is 29 percent under the $2,098 national median for travel LTC/SNF contracts.

Rhode Island is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not. The compact state list explains which states issue one, and the compact checker tells you whether yours covers you here.

Where every open LTC/SNF contract falls

Weekly rateOpen contracts
Under $1,1001
$1,100 to $1,3002
$1,300 to $1,5002
$1,500 to $1,7003
$1,700 to $1,9000
$1,900 to $2,1000
$2,100 to $2,3000
$2,300 and up2

All 10 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.

Rhode Island has the 15th highest price level of the 51 states and territories the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures: 2 percent over the national average overall. The premium is concentrated in housing, at 6 percent over, while goods sit 3 percent under and services 3 percent over. That matters more than the headline number, because housing is the part a tax-free stipend is meant to cover and the rest comes out of taxed wages.

Open LTC/SNF contracts in Rhode Island

Browse the board for current LTC/SNF assignments in Rhode Island.

Is LTC/SNF pay in Rhode Island rising or falling?

Over the last seven days the median advertised rate rose 0.0 percent, from $1,493 to $1,493 a week. Measured against the seven days before it, across 10 open postings, 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-31.

This compares advertised rates within one specialty in one state, which is the only cut where a change in the median is likely to mean a change in price rather than a change in which contracts are posted. Where the number of open postings moves sharply, no figure is shown.

What LTC/SNF travel roles ask for

Drawn from the postings that state a requirement, which is not all of them, so each figure carries the number it was measured from. Your recruiter confirms the specifics for a given contract before submission.

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Common questions

How much does a travel LTC/SNF nurse make in Rhode Island?
The median advertised pay for a travel LTC/SNF contract in Rhode Island is $1,493 a week, with the middle half of contracts between $1,310 and $1,601. Measured across 10 active travel LTC/SNF contracts in Rhode Island at 1 facilities, as of 2026-10-31. These are advertised weekly totals before tax, usually including tax-free stipends; for almost all postings the figure is the top of an advertised range. Not take-home.
Where does this LTC/SNF pay figure come from?
From the travel contracts currently posted on CircleRN, not from an industry survey or an estimate. No federal source publishes pay by nursing specialty: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports registered nurses as a single occupation, so there is no official median for an ICU or a labor and delivery nurse. We publish the median rather than the average because one crisis-rate assignment moves an average enough to misrepresent the market.
Is travel LTC/SNF pay in Rhode Island going up or down?
Up. Over the last seven days the median advertised rate rose 0.0 percent, from $1,493 to $1,493 a week, measured against the seven days before it across 10 open postings, 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-31. This compares advertised rates within one specialty in one state, the only cut where a move in the median is likely to mean a move in price rather than a change in which contracts happen to be posted.