The median advertised pay for a travel Psych (psychiatric) contract in New York is $2,355 per week, with the middle half between $2,190 and $2,519. Measured across 2 active travel Psych contracts in New York at 2 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. With only 2 open contracts in New York, treat that median as an indication rather than a rate: the contracts below are the useful part of this page.
That is 16 percent over the $2,025 national median for travel Psych contracts.
New York is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you need a New York license to work here even if you hold a multistate license. The compact state list explains which states issue one, and the compact checker tells you whether yours covers you here.
| Weekly rate | Open contracts |
|---|---|
| $2,000 to $2,100 | 1 |
| $2,100 to $2,200 | 0 |
| $2,200 to $2,300 | 0 |
| $2,300 to $2,400 | 0 |
| $2,400 to $2,500 | 0 |
| $2,500 to $2,600 | 0 |
| $2,600 and up | 1 |
All 2 open contracts, banded by advertised weekly rate. The outer bands are open-ended so nothing falls outside the chart.
New York has the 5th highest price level of the 51 states and territories the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures: 8 percent over the national average overall. The premium is concentrated in housing, at 22 percent over, while goods sit 7 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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