2026 Travel Nurse Pay Decoder
Find out if your travel package is competitive — or if you’re leaving money behind.
Find out if your travel package is competitive — or if you’re leaving money behind.
We’ll decode your pay package against 2026 benchmarks for your specialty and market — including what the top 10% of travel nurses in your specialty are actually taking home.
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⚠️ Tax Home Risk Detected
If your tax home situation is unclear, your housing and meal stipends may not qualify for tax-free treatment. That means thousands in taxable income you may not be planning for. Your full results (in your inbox) include what to verify with your tax advisor.
💡 Single-Agency Comparison Risk
Travel nurses who compare at least two agencies consistently report higher total packages. Agencies know when you have no competing offer — and they price accordingly. The full results in your inbox include how to use competing offers as leverage.
The full breakdown is in your inbox. In the meantime:
How Travel Pay Packages Work → Understanding Your Tax Home →