Travel Nursing in Portage, WI
1 opening at $2,214/week in Portage, WI — ICU. Pay by specialty, what it costs to live there, and 0 furnished places to stay.
1 opening at $2,214/week right now.
Cost of living in Portage
Prices in Madison, WI (Metropolitan Statistical Area) run 3% lower overall.
| Category | Index | vs national |
|---|
| Overall | 97.3 | 3% lower |
| Housing | 99.7 | at the national average |
| Utilities | 89.8 | 10% lower |
| Groceries and goods | 93.8 | 6% lower |
| Services | 99.4 | at the national average |
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.
The federal ceiling on tax-free lodging reimbursement in Portage is $110 per night, plus up to $68 a day for meals (GSA, FY2026). GSA names roughly 300 higher-cost destinations individually; Portage is not one, so the national standard rate applies. That is a maximum, not what agencies pay.
Licensing
Wisconsin 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 Portage
- ICU RN — $2,214/week
All openings in Portage
Hospitals hiring in Portage
1 hospital in Portage is hiring travel nurses, 1 opening 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 Portage, WI?
- Open assignments in Portage run $2,214 to $2,214 a week.
- Do I need a Wisconsin nursing license?
- Wisconsin is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Is Portage expensive for travel nurses?
- Against the national average, Portage runs utilities 10% below and groceries and goods 6% below. The rest, housing 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 Portage?
- The federal ceiling on untaxed lodging in Portage 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.