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Travel nurse pay calculator: taxable wages + stipends

Recruiters love a big weekly package. You need the split: taxable hourly wages vs housing and meal stipends. Enter rate, hours, and stipend lines — see weekly taxable, stipend total, package, and blended rate.

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When to use

Comparing two contracts; reverse-engineering a vague offer email.

When not to

Not a full 50-state take-home tax engine. Housing alone → housing stipend calculator.

Assumptions: Stipends are user-entered weekly amounts; tax-home eligibility is not decided here.

Worked examples

  • Input

    $28/hr × 36 hrs
    Housing $1,200
    Meals $400

    Output

    Taxable $1,008
    Package $2,608
    Blended ≈ $72.44/hr
  • Input

    Same taxable · Housing $800

    Output

    Package $2,208
    Blended ≈ $61.33/hr

Common traps

  • Huge stipends with tiny taxable wages can look great until underwriters only count W-2.
  • Tax-free stipend treatment depends on tax home facts — we don't certify it.
  • Agency package marketing sometimes buries cancellations.

Next metric

Housing deep-dive: housing stipend calculator. Staff-style week: nurse pay.

Common questions

Often taxable hourly + stipends for housing/meals when structured that way.
Total weekly compensation ÷ hours.
Only when IRS conditions are met — not guaranteed here.
No — browser-only estimate.

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