The median advertised pay for a travel OR (operating room) contract in Washington is $2,579 per week, with the middle half between $2,469 and $2,658. Measured across 5 active travel OR contracts in Washington at 3 facilities, as of 2026-10-30.
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 3 percent under the $2,669 national median for travel OR contracts.
Washington 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.
| Weekly rate | Open contracts |
|---|---|
| $2,400 to $2,450 | 0 |
| $2,450 to $2,500 | 2 |
| $2,500 to $2,550 | 0 |
| $2,550 to $2,600 | 1 |
| $2,600 to $2,650 | 0 |
| $2,650 to $2,700 | 1 |
| $2,700 and up | 1 |
All 5 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
Washington has the 6th highest price level of the 51 states and territories the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures: 7 percent over the national average overall. The premium is concentrated in housing, at 26 percent over, while goods sit 4 percent over and services 4 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.
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