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2026 qualified dividends and capital gain tax worksheet rates: the $49,450 and $98,900 zero ceilings, the 15% and 20% breakpoints, and a calculator.

Maryland vs Virginia taxes carry one top rate, 5.75%. Compare any two states before a travel nurse assignment: 30 reciprocal deals, 35 with none, 2026 rates.

Medical assistant pay in every state from BLS wage data: $17.40 an hour in Louisiana to $28.17 in Washington, plus what the practical-nurse step actually adds.

LPN and LVN pay in every state from BLS wage data: $24.74 an hour in Mississippi to $40.34 in Washington, plus what the RN step actually…

Published tax preparer fees from two real price lists: $238 for two W-2s and a state return, $350 for two states, $537 for three or more.

Surgical technologist pay in every state, from BLS wage data: $24.36 an hour in Alabama to $40.30 in Massachusetts, plus what a nursing licence actually adds.

Imaging technologist pay in every state, from BLS wage data: $28.41 an hour in Mississippi to $56.71 in California, with the CT and MRI pay question…

Registered nurse pay in every state, from BLS wage data: $37.03 an hour in Alabama to $72.25 in California. Switch role, sort all 51 jurisdictions, compare…

Per diem ceiling for travel nurses in 2026: meals run $68 to $92 a day and lodging $113 to $499 a night. Search all 295 GSA…

The 2026 IRS mileage rate changed mid-year. Enter your weekly miles and see what the deduction is actually worth to you.

Free travel nurse paycheck calculator: enter your bill rate and your stipend split to see take-home pay, the tax on each part, and your real hourly…

Usually not. But fail one of the three IRS tests and the whole per diem turns into taxable wages, not just the part over the ceiling.…

Enter your assignment city and weekly rate. The calculator shows the GSA per-diem ceiling, your expected monthly stipend, and the taxable-excess warning.

Part of your pay is tax-free, which changes the usual advice. Which account wins depends on how much of your package is stipend.

A step-by-step order of operations for filing as a resident plus non-residents, which state first, and how the credit for taxes paid avoids double taxation.

Travel Nurse Emergency Fund guide: How much emergency fund does a travel nurse need? We break down 3, 6, and 9 months of expenses with real

The IRS calls it duplicate living expenses, and most nurses guess wrong. Every line item that protects your tax-free stipends, plus a printable PDF for your…

Free travel nurse budget template in Excel. Four tabs: your numbers, a pay-period tracker, a monthly budget, and a start-here page. Separates taxable wages from tax-free…

Eight high-yield savings accounts for travel nurses, ranked on APYs checked in September 2026, with the access and lockout trade-offs that matter between contracts.

A nurse on $118,000 gross came out $9,200 apart on 1099 vs W-2. We ran the real math on taxes, benefits, and who actually nets more.

How your housing stipend is calculated from GSA per diem tables, why two nurses on the same contract get different amounts, and how to check your…

Work in four states this year? Here is exactly when you owe state tax, when you do not, and the rule most staffing agencies get wrong…

All 50 states ranked for travel nurses: the 9 no-tax states, the flat-tax states, and the 8 states that quietly take the biggest cut from travelers.