Travel Nursing in Sweetwater, TX
7 openings from $1,633–$1,987/week in Sweetwater, TX — Med-Surg, Emergency Room. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 0 furnished places to stay.
7 openings from $1,633–$1,987/week right now.
Cost of living in Sweetwater
Prices in Texas run 3% lower overall.
| Category | Index | vs national |
|---|
| Overall | 97.1 | 3% lower |
| Housing | 96.5 | 3% lower |
| Utilities | 87.5 | 12% lower |
| Groceries and goods | 98.1 | 2% lower |
| Services | 97.1 | 3% lower |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Sweetwater is $110 per night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). GSA names roughly 300 higher-cost destinations individually; Sweetwater is not one, so the national standard rate applies. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.
Licensing
Texas 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 Sweetwater
- Med-Surg RN — $1,633/week
- Emergency Room RN — $1,987/week
What Sweetwater pays by specialty
Weekly package on assignments open now, for specialties with at least three priced postings.
- Med-Surg — $1,715/week median ($1,633–$1,715), 5 open
See all 7 openings in Sweetwater
Hospitals hiring in Sweetwater
1 hospital in Sweetwater is hiring travel nurses, 7 openings in all. Each page lists the openings by specialty with advertised weekly pay, cost of living and housing nearby.
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Common questions
- How much do travel nurses make in Sweetwater, TX?
- Open assignments in Sweetwater run $1,633 to $1,987 a week.
- Do I need a Texas nursing license?
- Texas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Is Sweetwater expensive for travel nurses?
- Against the national average, Texas runs utilities 12% below. The rest, housing and 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 Sweetwater?
- The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Sweetwater is $110 a night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). That is the national standard rate, which applies everywhere GSA has not named a higher-cost destination. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay, and stipends are only untaxed while you maintain a permanent tax home elsewhere.