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Weekly pay in live travel listings
| Measure | Weekly pay |
|---|---|
| Lowest posted | $945 |
| 25th percentile | $1,191 |
| Median | $1,242 |
| 75th percentile | $1,394 |
| Highest posted | $1,894 |
| Listings counted | 152 (of 197 travel openings, Oct 21, 2026) |
What the weekly number includes. Agencies quote a blended weekly figure. Aya Healthcare, for example, says its weekly travel pay "includes both taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements." So the weekly figure is not comparable to a staff hourly wage times 40: ask the recruiter for the taxable hourly rate, the housing and meal stipends, overtime rate and guaranteed hours before you compare. Source: Aya Healthcare: travel SPT pay (note on what weekly pay includes)
For context, the BLS median for all medical equipment preparers is $22.93 an hour (May 2025), which is $917 for a 40-hour week before tax. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, 31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers (occupation profile)
Travel pay by state
States with at least 3 travel listings that quote weekly pay.
| State | Median weekly | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $1,493 | 4 |
| California | $1,451 | 23 |
| Minnesota | $1,434 | 8 |
| Illinois | $1,378 | 5 |
| New York | $1,358 | 3 |
| Colorado | $1,345 | 4 |
| Virginia | $1,342 | 4 |
| Missouri | $1,304 | 7 |
| Oregon | $1,300 | 9 |
| Ohio | $1,234 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $1,223 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | $1,202 | 3 |
| Maryland | $1,170 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $1,162 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,152 | 6 |
| Georgia | $1,127 | 7 |
| Louisiana | $1,097 | 4 |
| Michigan | $1,090 | 6 |
| South Carolina | $1,049 | 3 |
Shifts and contract length
Shift pattern
| Pattern | Listings |
|---|---|
| 5 × 8 hours | 128 (87%) |
| 3 × 12 hours | 14 (10%) |
| 4 × 10 hours | 5 (3%) |
From the 147 travel openings that state a shift pattern.
Contract length
| Length | Listings |
|---|---|
| 13 weeks | 26 |
| 14 weeks | 1 |
| 5 weeks | 1 |
| 9 weeks | 1 |
From the 29 openings that state a length.
Time of day, where stated (190 openings): Days 62, Nights 50, Mids / evenings 45, Evenings 33.
Who is hiring travel SPD techs
Travel openings in our data by agency (we list only agencies whose public job feeds we can read, so this is not the whole market):
- Aya Healthcare: 120 openings
- Medical Solutions: 45 openings
- AMN Healthcare: 29 openings
- Procare USA: 3 openings
Before you sign a travel contract
- Certification: check each listing's certification and experience requirements. State rules can apply to travelers: the Connecticut, New York and Tennessee laws cover technicians a facility contracts with, not only its employees. See certification by state. Sources: Connecticut central service technician law (HB 5913, via HSPA), New York central service technician law (via HSPA), Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-239 (via HSPA)
- Compare like with like: get each offer's taxable hourly rate, stipends, guaranteed hours and cancellation terms in writing.
- Staff vs travel: compare with permanent pay in the same state on the salary by state table.
Latest travel listings with pay
Frequently asked questions
How much do travel sterile processing techs make per week?
Across 152 live travel listings on SterileShift that quote weekly pay (Oct 21, 2026), the median is $1,242 a week, with the middle half between $1,191 and $1,394.
Does weekly travel pay include stipends?
It can. Aya Healthcare, for example, states that its travel weekly pay "includes both taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements." Ask your recruiter for the taxable hourly rate and the stipend split. Source: Aya Healthcare: travel SPT pay (note on what weekly pay includes).
Sources
- Aya Healthcare: travel SPT pay (note on what weekly pay includes)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers (occupation profile)
- Connecticut central service technician law (HB 5913, via HSPA)
- New York central service technician law (via HSPA)
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-239 (via HSPA)
- SterileShift job data: 585 live sterile processing openings collected from public hospital and staffing-agency career sites, Oct 21, 2026. How we collect it.
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