The median advertised pay for a travel Psych (psychiatric) contract is $2,103 per week. The middle half of contracts fall between $1,916 and $2,236. Measured across 61 active travel contracts at 44 facilities, as of 2026-09-15.
These are advertised weekly totals, a taxable hourly base plus tax-free housing and meal stipends. They are not take-home, and the tax-free half depends on maintaining a tax home. How to read a pay package explains the split.
| State | Open contracts | Median weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 10 | $2,099 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $2,432 |
| New York | 4 | $2,057 |
| Indiana | 4 | $1,848 |
| Maryland | 4 | $2,200 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $2,146 |
| Maine | 3 | $2,368 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $1,833 |
| Illinois | 2 | $2,187 |
| California | 2 | $2,226 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $2,134 |
| Missouri | 2 | $1,917 |
| Iowa | 2 | $2,099 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $2,071 |
| Virginia | 1 | $1,903 |
| Alabama | 1 | $1,875 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $2,215 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $2,252 |
| Delaware | 1 | $1,780 |
| Kansas | 1 | $2,055 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $2,030 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $1,662 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $1,935 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $2,471 |
| Oregon | 1 | $2,074 |
The 25 states with the most open Psych contracts, of 28 with any. Pay varies by market, facility and shift, and a state with few contracts moves more than one with many, so treat a median drawn from a handful of postings as an indication rather than a rate.
The highest medians, among states carrying at least 10 open Psych contracts, are Massachusetts at $2,099. The table above is ordered by how many contracts are open, not by pay.
| Weekly rate | Open contracts |
|---|---|
| Under $1,700 | 3 |
| $1,700 to $1,850 | 5 |
| $1,850 to $2,000 | 11 |
| $2,000 to $2,150 | 15 |
| $2,150 to $2,300 | 13 |
| $2,300 to $2,450 | 4 |
| $2,450 to $2,600 | 4 |
| $2,600 and up | 6 |
All 61 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
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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.