Know what the shift is really worth.
Compare differentials, travel packages, and PRN offers with calculators that show every step. No signup. No spreadsheet.
Calculate my shift payExample 48-hour week
Three decisions. Clear numbers.
Shift differential
Stack night, weekend, and overtime premiums without double-counting base wages.
Calculate shift pay →Travel nurse pay
Separate taxable wages from stipends and estimate weekly and annual take-home.
Compare a contract →PRN vs staff
Price benefits into the comparison and find the PRN rate that actually breaks even.
Compare offers →Pay estimates should show their work.
Nurse compensation is rarely one hourly rate multiplied by one schedule. A week can include night and weekend premiums, overtime, bonuses, stipends, paid leave, or benefits that change the real value of an offer. NursePay separates those pieces so you can compare the estimate with a contract, policy, or wage statement.
Every result is driven by the numbers you enter. The calculator does not ask for your name, employer, license number, or account. It does not determine whether a stipend is tax-free, whether a worker is exempt, or which overtime rule applies. Those decisions depend on facts and rules outside a browser calculator.
Use the estimate as a checklist.
Read a nurse pay stub
Trace hours, differentials, overtime, taxes, deductions, and year-to-date totals without mixing them together.
Open the guide →Compare two job offers
Put cash pay, benefits, paid leave, schedule certainty, and recurring costs on the same annual basis.
Open the guide →Review a travel contract
Check guaranteed hours, cancellation language, stipend conditions, housing costs, and assignment dates.
Open the guide →What NursePay can—and cannot—tell you.
NursePay is an independent educational tool published by Tickleflame LLC. It is not a staffing agency, payroll provider, hospital, union, law firm, or tax preparer. No employer pays to rank an offer, and the calculators do not recommend a specific job.
The formulas and limitations are documented in our calculation methodology. Explanatory pages link to primary references from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor, IRS, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laws and employer policies change, so your employer’s written documents and qualified advisers remain authoritative.
Use NursePay to organize the questions: Which hours are guaranteed? Which premiums stack? What enters the overtime regular rate? Which benefits would disappear? Which expenses are duplicated? Then verify the answers before relying on the estimate.