Registered Nurse Jobs in Pennsylvania

Day & Night Shifts | 12x3 Schedule (36 Hours/Week) | Weekly Pay Up to $2,400

Facts

Quick Facts

Weekly pay	Up to $2,400 on a 12x3 schedule of 36 hours per week
License	Newly a compact state (implemented July 2025). A multistate NLC license now covers Pennsylvania.
Shifts	Day and Night shifts available
What changed	Until mid-2025 this was a license-required state. That barrier is now gone for compact-license holders.
Extras	Weekly pay and a dedicated recruiter. Stipend details vary by contract; your recruiter breaks down every package. Call (866) 680-2920.
Pay updated	June 2026

Opportunity

Why Pennsylvania Just Became One of the Best-Value Markets in the Country

Here is the news worth knowing before anything else: Pennsylvania implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact in July 2025. For years this was a license-required state, which meant a multi-week application stood between travelers and a contract. That barrier is gone. If you hold a multistate license, you can now practice in Pennsylvania with no separate application, the same way you would in any longtime compact state.

Why that creates an opening for you specifically: a market that was harder to enter is now easy, but the travel community does not always update its mental map overnight. In the window after a state joins the compact, demand from travelers can lag the new access, which tends to keep contracts available and recruiters responsive. It is a good moment to plant a flag in Pennsylvania while it is still adjusting to its new status.

July 2025

Compact Joined

3.07%

Flat Income Tax

Extra License Fee

Your Pennsylvania assignment is one application away.

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Earnings

The Pay, and a Tax Detail That Helps

We Care Staffing's current Pennsylvania contracts pay up to $2,400 a week on a 12x3 schedule. What quietly improves the take-home is the tax structure: Pennsylvania has a flat state income tax of just 3.07%, one of the lowest flat rates in the nation, and it applies only to your taxable base, not to your tax-free housing and meal stipends. Those stipends follow GSA rates for travelers with a qualifying tax home, and they vary between the Philadelphia metro and the lower-cost central and western parts of the state.

For benchmarking, Pennsylvania RNs earn competitive wages per BLS data, and the state spans a wide range of settings, from big-city academic centers to community and regional hospitals, so the contract mix is broad.

Package Breakdown

Taxable Base Rate

Competitive hourly wage

Housing Stipend

Tax-free, GSA-based rates

Meal Stipend

Tax-free daily allowance

Weekly Pay

Transparent breakdown every week

$2,400

Max Weekly Pay

3.07%

Flat State Tax

Compact

Since July 2025

Travel registered nurse at a Pennsylvania hospital

The Role

We Care Staffing places travel RNs across Pennsylvania in the specialties facilities need most: med-surg, telemetry, ICU, ER, labor and delivery, OR, and behavioral health. The work is core bedside nursing carried as a full member of an established team: assessments, care plans, medications and treatments, EMR documentation, and patient and family education.

Requirements

What you'll need

A multistate compact RN license (now valid in Pennsylvania), or a PA license by endorsement if your home state is not in the compact
At least 1 year of recent acute-care experience in your specialty; 2 or more preferred
BLS, plus ACLS, PALS, or NRP as your unit requires
Comfort with EMR systems and a team-first approach

Benefits

What we provide

Weekly pay with a clear split between taxable wages and tax-free stipends
A dedicated recruiter plus clinical support for the length of your contract
A referral benefit when you refer a fellow healthcare professional

Locations

Where You'll Work

We Care Staffing places nurses across Pennsylvania's major metro systems and its regional and community hospitals. Demand concentrates in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas and around Harrisburg, with consistent needs in the state's smaller regional facilities.

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What Travelers Say About We Care Staffing

"We-Care found me the perfect ER nurse assignment quickly. Their communication was fantastic throughout the entire process. I couldn't be happier!"

Jessica Miller

Travel Nurse

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pennsylvania a compact state for nurses now?

Yes, as of July 2025. Pennsylvania implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact in mid-2025, so a multistate license from your compact home state now authorizes practice here with no separate Pennsylvania license.

I thought I needed a Pennsylvania license. Has that changed?

It has, if you hold a multistate compact license. Before mid-2025 you needed a PA license by endorsement; now the compact covers you. If your home state is not in the compact, you would still apply by endorsement.

Why is now a good time to take a Pennsylvania contract?

Because access just opened up. A state that was previously license-gated is now easy to enter for compact holders, and traveler demand often takes time to catch up to that change, which tends to keep contracts available.

How does Pennsylvania's tax help my take-home?

Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% income tax is among the lowest in the country and applies only to your taxable wages, not your stipends, so more of your package survives than in a high-tax state.

What is a 12x3 schedule?

Three 12-hour shifts a week, 36 hours total: three days on, four off, the standard full-time hospital pattern.

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