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Pay & Margin Proforma

Run any contract’s bill rate against your weekly pay and see exactly how the agency is splitting the spread — clinician pay, employer burden, and net agency profit, in real time.

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Assignment Location

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Per diem rates vary by location

Your Weekly Pay

$2,465/week

$68.47/hr × 36 hrs

$1,500/wk$4,000/wk

Agency Margin

Typical: 20-25%

Bill rate (what the facility pays)

$95/hr

$60/hr$3,420/week total$160/hr

Agency keeps:$955/week

$12,415 per 13-week contract

What If You Negotiated?

20% margin

$2,736/wk+$271/wk

15% margin

$2,907/wk+$442/wk

Lower margins = more money in your pocket

The Math

Facility pays (bill rate)$95/hr

Gross spread (28%)-$26.53/hr

− Burden (20% of ~$500 taxable)-$2.78/hr

Agency net profit (25%)$23.75/hr

You receive$68.47/hr

Burden: 20% × ~$500/wk taxable wages = ~$100/wk

Your Earnings

Weekly

$2,465

Monthly

$10,600

Per Diem

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Based on GSA rates

Where Your Bill Rate Goes

Clinician (72%)

$2,465

Burden (3%)

~$100

Profit (25%)

$855

Annual profit$44k/yr

Think About It

If the hospital can pay an agency $95/hr for a traveler, would they accept $76/hr for a permanent position?