Travel Nurse Stipend in Chapel Hill, NC
Up to $1,631 per week tax-free for housing and meals (GSA FY2027).
Lodging
$153/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,631
Max per month
$7,068
Chapel Hill (Orange County) has a GSA lodging rate of $153 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,631 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Chapel Hill is about $1,723 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,590/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Chapel Hill
RN PICU$2,620/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NCRegistered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care - PICU$2,465/wk
AMN Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NCExperience the Charm of Chapel Hill as a PICU Nurse!$2,465/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Chapel Hill, NC · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Infusion - Intravenous Therapy N$2,390/wk
AMN Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NCTravel Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics RRT Pediatrics$2,036/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NC · 28 wks · dayOutpatient Clinic Travel Nurse$2,016/wk
Nomad Health · Chapel Hill, NC · 13 wksMedical / Surgical RN$1,868/wk
Soliant Health · Chapel Hill, NC · 13 wksTravel ICU Registered Nurse$1,769/wk
Aya Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NC · dayRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$1,764/wk
AMN Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NCRegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$1,764/wk
AMN Healthcare · Chapel Hill, NCSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.