Benchmarked, not guessed
Every result is measured against the GSA per diem rate published for your assignment city and county in FY2026. If we cannot find a rate, we say so rather than estimating one.
Contract Intelligence
Know what your contract is actually worth.
Travel contracts hide their real value in the split between taxable wages and non-taxable stipends. We check yours against the federal per diem rate for the city you're going to — the same published number the IRS uses.
Free to check. No account, no recruiter, no email wall.
No account, no email
Published GSA federal rates
Not paid by any agency
The split nobody explains
Two offers with the same weekly total can differ by thousands over a contract, purely in how much arrives taxed. We show you the split and what moving it is worth.
No side of the table
We are not a recruiter and take nothing from agencies. The only thing we sell is a $39 contract analysis, to you.
Free contract review tool
Get the Contract Red-Flags Checklist.
A practical, printable starting point for reviewing guaranteed hours, cancellation language, housing commitments, call-offs, and other terms before you sign. Use it with the free calculator or the full Contract Protection Pack.
How it works
From a weekly number to a decision you can defend.
1
Enter five numbers
Hourly rate, guaranteed hours, weekly stipends, and where the assignment is. About thirty seconds.
2
We pull the federal rate
The GSA lodging and meal rates published for that city, for federal fiscal year 2026.
3
See the gap
How much of the federal ceiling your offer uses, and what the unused room is worth untaxed.
4
Go back with numbers
A specific figure and the published source behind it — the difference between asking for more and showing why.
Travel Nurse Contract Protection Pack · $39 one time
Seven working documents for the contract in front of you.
The free calculator benchmarks the money. This pack reads the parts a weekly gross can’t — guaranteed hours, cancellation, housing exposure, clawback language — the terms that decide what an assignment actually costs you. Built by a travel nurse. Fill-in, mobile-friendly, yours to keep.
- 01 Start Here What to gather, what to inspect first, and the three things to get in writing every time.
- 02 Contract Red Flags 20 terms worth a closer look — what each may affect, what to verify, what to get answered in writing.
- 03 Cancellation & Housing Exposure A worksheet that totals what you’ve already committed if an assignment ends early.
- 04 Offer Comparison 32 rows, side by side, across three offers. No hidden score — the trade-off stays yours.
- 05 Recruiter Questions 54 questions organized by topic, with room for the answers.
- 06 Decision Worksheet Sort every term into clear, unclear, needs-written-answer, or not acceptable to you.
- 07 Tool Directory Which free RVNS tool pairs with each step.
Educational and organizational tools — not legal, tax or financial advice, and no legal determination about any contract.
Coming soon
Contract Negotiation System
A deeper, line-by-line system — in development — to help you prepare negotiation points and communicate clearly with your recruiter before you accept an assignment. Join the release list and I'll email you when it's ready.
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Your recruiter knows this number. Now you do too.
The federal per diem ceiling is public. What isn't obvious is how much of it your offer leaves on the table — and that gap is the most negotiable part of any travel contract.
Check my contract freeEducational tools only, providing estimates — not a determination of tax liability or stipend classification. RV Nurse Systems is not a tax advisor, law firm, staffing agency or recruiter, and receives no agency compensation. Tax-home eligibility depends on facts not captured here. Figures are benchmarked against published U.S. GSA per diem rates for FY2026; where no published rate exists we say so rather than estimate one. Contract terms vary by agency, facility and state — read your own contract and take specific questions to a qualified professional.