Maine Travel Nurse Tax Calculator
Maine taxes travel nurse wages on top of federal and FICA — but your stipends stay tax-free within GSA limits. We compute your federal and FICA numbers from published IRS and SSA figures below; Maine's own rate isn't estimated here (see why below).
Data reviewed July 3, 2026 · 50 states, 221 cities, FY2026 GSA rates
Market pay figures on this page are our own editorial estimates, reviewed July 31, 2026 — not survey or government wage data. How we produce these numbers.
Applies
ME Income Tax
$0
Tax on Compliant Stipends
~$2,037/wk
Tax-Free Stipend Ceiling
$1,840/wk
Avg ME Package
⚠️ After-tax pay is unavailable for this state combination. A state with a claim on this income has no sourced schedule yet, so net pay is withheld rather than estimated.
Location & Filing
Sets which 2026 IRS bracket table and standard deduction apply.
Pay Package
Tax Estimate Results
⚠️ After-tax pay is unavailable for this state combination
We compute federal income tax and FICA from published IRS and SSA figures, but we do not yet have a sourced bracket schedule for every state — and your home state taxes you as a resident even when your assignment state does not. Rather than guess at the missing piece, we withhold the net figure. Understating your tax would be as harmful as overstating it. Gross pay, stipends and the federal and FICA line items are unaffected.
Where you will file
No reciprocity agreement — ME generally taxes the income you earn there on a nonresident return. TX levies no wage income tax, so no resident return is due there.
Which state has taxing authority is set by statute — that part is unaffected by the withdrawn estimate. Only the dollar amounts are unavailable.
Your package, before tax (unaffected — plain arithmetic)
Weekly Gross
$3,420
Weekly Taxable
$1,620
Weekly Stipends
$1,800
Contract Gross
$44,460
Maine Tax Questions
How much state tax do travel nurses pay in Maine?
Maine does levy a state income tax on your taxable wages (not your tax-free stipends), but we don't publish a specific rate on this page — we only compute exact state tax for the 9 states with no wage income tax at all, because a wrong number is worse than none (see our methodology). Use the calculator above with your own state's published rate, or check Maine's official tax tables. Stipends within GSA limits owe no state tax regardless of the wage rate.
Do I file a Maine tax return as a travel nurse?
Generally yes — Maine taxes income earned within the state by nonresidents, so a contract there usually means filing a ME nonresident return. Your home state typically credits taxes paid to Maine, preventing double taxation. Keep your pay stubs; the state allocation matters.
Are stipends taxed in Maine?
No — housing and meal stipends are excluded from both federal and state taxation when you maintain a qualifying tax home and your stipends stay within the GSA per diem ceiling for the assignment location (about $2,037/week combined at Maine's average rates). Fail the tax home test and the whole stipend becomes taxable wages.
What's the effective tax rate on a Maine travel contract?
Because stipends are untaxed, effective rates on the whole package are lower than wage-only jobs — but the exact number depends on Maine's own bracket, which we don't estimate here. A typical ME package of $1,840/week with $184 in stipends will land lower than the wage-only rate would suggest; run your exact split, with your own state rate, in the calculator above.
Estimates for planning only — not tax advice. Multi-state situations, reciprocity agreements, and local taxes vary; travel nurses with complex situations should use a travel-nurse-specialized preparer.