| Weekly pay | Up to $2,600 on a 5x8 schedule of 40 hours per week |
|---|---|
| State income tax | None. Wyoming has no state income tax. |
| License | Compact state. A multistate NLC license lets you start with no separate Wyoming application. |
| The real story | The headline rate undersells it. No income tax plus low living costs make the net pay quietly excellent. |
| 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 |
Wyoming is the quiet overachiever of travel nursing, and the reason is arithmetic the headline rate hides. Start with three stacked advantages. It is a compact state, so a multistate license means no licensing cost and no waiting. It has no state income tax at all, so the taxable portion of your pay is never reduced by a state. And its cost of living is low, which means more of your housing stipend stays unspent.
Run the comparison and it gets clear. A $2,600 Wyoming week with no state tax and low living costs can leave more in your account than a higher-headline contract in a high-tax, high-cost coastal market, where the bigger number gets eroded by taxes and rent before you ever see it. Travelers who chase the largest sticker rate routinely overlook states like Wyoming and end up netting less. The smart ones run the after-tax, after-housing math, and Wyoming keeps showing up better than its rate suggests.
$0
State Income Tax
Compact
No License Wait
Low COL
More Stipend Saved
Wyoming has the smallest population of any state, and its hospitals depend heavily on travelers year-round because there simply are not enough resident nurses to fill the need. That means consistent demand and teams genuinely glad to have you. We Care Staffing's current Wyoming contracts pay up to $2,600 a week on a 5x8 schedule, with tax-free housing and meal stipends following GSA rates for travelers who keep a qualifying tax home.
The work is often broad-scope nursing at regional and community facilities serving wide rural areas, similar in spirit to other frontier states. For benchmarking, RNs earn competitive wages here per BLS data, and your days off land near some of the least-crowded mountain country in the lower 48.
Taxable Base Rate
No state tax on this
Housing Stipend
Tax-free, GSA-based rates
Meal Stipend
Tax-free daily allowance
Weekly Pay
Transparent breakdown every week
$2,600
Max Weekly Pay
0%
State Income Tax
Compact
Fast Start
We Care Staffing places travel RNs across Wyoming's regional and community hospitals in the specialties most needed: med-surg, ER, ICU, and OB. With a small resident workforce, facilities value travelers who bring a solid generalist foundation and the self-reliance that rural nursing rewards. The work is core bedside nursing as a full member of a small, close team.
We Care Staffing places nurses across Wyoming's regional and community hospitals. Demand concentrates around Cheyenne, Casper, and Gillette, with steady needs in the smaller rural facilities that rely most on travelers.
"As a new grad, I was nervous, but We-Care supported me. They landed me my first job in a supportive environment. Thank you!"
Brandon Lee
RN
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