Federal per diem rates, fiscal year 2027
Travel nurse stipend limits in North Carolina
The lodging and meals rates GSA sets for North Carolina, which agencies set travel nurses' tax-free stipends against, and the week they add up to in November 2026. 10 places have a rate of their own; every other county takes the standard rate. Travel assignments open now.
Every place in North Carolina
Lodging by season and meals per day; the week is at this month's lodging.
| Place and counties | Lodging | Meals a day | A week now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel HillOrange County | $153 a night all year | $80 | $1,631 |
| AshevilleBuncombe County | $145 a night Oct to Dec, $125 a night Jan to Sep | $80 | $1,575 |
| CharlotteMecklenburg County | $143 a night all year | $80 | $1,561 |
| RaleighWake County | $142 a night all year | $74 | $1,512 |
| DurhamDurham County | $124 a night all year | $74 | $1,386 |
| Atlantic Beach / Morehead CityCarteret County | $141 a night in Oct, $123 a night Nov to Apr, $178 a night May to Aug, $141 a night in Sep | $74 | $1,379 |
| FayettevilleCumberland County | $129 a night all year | $68 | $1,379 |
| Kill Devil HillsDare County | $166 a night in Oct, $120 a night Nov to Mar, $190 a night Apr to May, $267 a night Jun to Aug, $166 a night in Sep | $74 | $1,358 |
| GreensboroGuilford County | $130 a night in Oct, $116 a night Nov to Mar, $130 a night Apr to Sep | $74 | $1,330 |
| WilmingtonNew Hanover County | $144 a night in Oct, $113 a night Nov to Feb, $145 a night Mar to May, $170 a night Jun to Jul, $144 a night Aug to Sep | $74 | $1,309 |
| Every other countyThe standard rate | $113 a night all year | $68 | $1,267 |
Travel nurse stipend limits in North Carolina: common questions
What is the most a travel nurse can be paid tax-free in North Carolina?
By GSA's per diem rates for November 2026, a week's lodging and meals come to $1,631 in Chapel Hill (Orange County), $1,575 in Asheville (Buncombe County), $1,561 in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), $1,512 in Raleigh (Wake County) and $1,386 in Durham (Durham County), and $1,267 in every other North Carolina county (the standard rate). Agencies set tax-free stipends against these limits; anything above is taxed as wages, and only a traveler with a tax home elsewhere takes them tax-free.
Do North Carolina's rates change by season?
Yes, in Asheville ($145 a night Oct to Dec, $125 a night Jan to Sep); Atlantic Beach / Morehead City ($141 a night in Oct, $123 a night Nov to Apr, $178 a night May to Aug, $141 a night in Sep); Kill Devil Hills ($166 a night in Oct, $120 a night Nov to Mar, $190 a night Apr to May, $267 a night Jun to Aug, $166 a night in Sep); Greensboro ($130 a night in Oct, $116 a night Nov to Mar, $130 a night Apr to Sep). Meals and incidentals stay the same all year.
How does North Carolina compare?
Every place GSA rates, the highest first. Travel assignments open now: travel healthcare jobs.
Sources and method
GSA's rates as its ZIP code file sets them for each month of fiscal year 2027. A week is seven nights' lodging and seven days' meals and incidentals. Not tax advice. Read 9 Nov 2026. Every state.
- US General Services Administration, per diem rates for fiscal year 2027 (ZIP code file)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Travel nurse stipend limits in North Carolina. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/travel-nurse-stipends/north-carolina