Travel nursing in New Hampshire
Stipend ceilings by area, compact license status, and every hospital guide in the state. Real numbers, with sources.
Housing stipend ceilings in New Hampshire
The most an agency can pay tax-free for housing is the GSA lodging rate × 7 nights. Cheapest: $791/wk (standard rate, every county not listed below, 5 hospitals). Most expensive: Lebanon / Lincoln / West Lebanon at $1,155/wk on average, $1,302/wk at peak.
| Area (county) | Housing /wk | Meals /wk | Hosp. |
|---|---|---|---|
Lebanon / Lincoln / West Lebanon Grafton | $1,155 $1,050–$1,302 · peaks Oct, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | $518 | 5 |
Laconia Belknap | $1,149 $1,015–$1,337 · peaks Oct, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | $518 | 1 |
Portsmouth Rockingham | $1,069 $903–$1,302 · peaks Oct, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | $518 | 4 |
Conway Carroll | $1,025 $917–$1,176 · peaks Oct, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep | $560 | 2 |
Manchester Hillsborough | $952 flat all year | $518 | 4 |
Durham Strafford | $940 $889–$1,092 · peaks Jun, Jul, Aug | $518 | 2 |
Concord Merrimack | $889 flat all year | $518 | 3 |
Everywhere else Standard CONUS rate | $791 | $476 | 5 |
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New Hampshire nursing license
New Hampshire is a compact state. If your primary state of residence is another compact state and you hold a multistate license, you can work here without a new license. If you live in New Hampshire, your multistate license comes from the New Hampshire board.
If you don't have a multistate license: typical endorsement steps
- Apply for licensure by endorsement on the New Hampshire board of nursing's site.
- Verify your current license through Nursys (or your original board if it doesn't use Nursys).
- Complete the criminal background check and fingerprints if the board requires them.
- Ask whether a temporary license is available while the full application processes, and how long processing takes now.
Requirements and timelines vary. New Hampshire board contact details (NCSBN) →
Where can your license take you?
Source: NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map, checked 2026-10-11. Covers RN/LPN compact licensure for the 50 states and DC. Confirm with the state board before you accept an assignment.
Charting systems in New Hampshire
Certified EHR reported to CMS by 26 of 26 hospitals. Know the system before day one.
- Epic9 · 35%
- MEDITECH8 · 31%
- Oracle Health5 · 19%
- Altera2 · 8%
- MEDHOST1 · 4%
- TruBridge1 · 4%
No hospital living guides in New Hampshire yet; guides cover the top 100 travel-nurse housing markets. Use the offer checker for any of the 26 hospitals here.
Questions
- What is the maximum tax-free housing stipend in New Hampshire?
- Under GSA FY2027 rates it ranges from $791/week (the standard rate for counties not listed) to $1,302/week in Lebanon / Lincoln / West Lebanon at peak season. The meals and incidentals ceiling is $476/week or more depending on the area.
- Is New Hampshire a compact nursing license state?
- Compact state (Enacted NLC), per the NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map checked 2026-10-11.
- How many hospitals are in New Hampshire?
- CMS lists 26 acute care, critical access, children's and VA/DoD hospitals in New Hampshire. TravelNurseMap has living guides for 0 of them in the top travel-nurse markets.
- What EHR do hospitals in New Hampshire use?
- Of the 26 New Hampshire hospitals that reported a certified EHR to CMS for 2023–2024, 35% use Epic, 31% use MEDITECH, 19% use Oracle Health. Each hospital guide shows its own system.