Travel Nurse Stipends by City

The most an agency can usually pay you tax-free for housing and meals, from the federal GSA per diem rates (FY2027).

How it works: agencies split your pay into a taxed hourly wage and tax-free stipends for housing and meals. The GSA per diem rate for the area is the usual ceiling for those stipends.

Max weekly stipend = (nightly lodging rate + daily meals rate) × 7. To receive stipends tax-free you generally need a tax home you're duplicating expenses for — ask a tax professional about your situation.

StateMax weekly stipend
Alaska$1,267/wk
Alabama$1,267–$1,673/wk
Arkansas$1,267–$1,281/wk
Arizona$1,267–$2,128/wk
California$1,267–$2,625/wk
Colorado$1,267–$2,583/wk
Connecticut$1,267–$1,582/wk
District of Columbia$1,267/wk
Delaware$1,267–$1,561/wk
Florida$1,267–$2,947/wk
Georgia$1,267–$1,995/wk
Hawaii$1,267/wk
Iowa$1,267–$1,414/wk
Idaho$1,267–$1,904/wk
Illinois$1,267–$2,058/wk
Indiana$1,267–$1,442/wk
Kansas$1,267/wk
Kentucky$1,267–$1,792/wk
Louisiana$1,267–$1,715/wk
Massachusetts$1,267–$2,674/wk
Maryland$1,267–$1,701/wk
Maine$1,267–$1,694/wk
Michigan$1,267–$1,715/wk
Minnesota$1,267–$1,890/wk
Missouri$1,267–$1,694/wk
Mississippi$1,267–$1,498/wk
Montana$1,267–$1,652/wk
North Carolina$1,267–$1,631/wk
North Dakota$1,267/wk
Nebraska$1,267–$1,456/wk
New Hampshire$1,267–$1,673/wk
New Jersey$1,267–$1,785/wk
New Mexico$1,267–$1,827/wk
Nevada$1,267–$1,701/wk
New York$1,267–$1,820/wk
Ohio$1,267–$1,792/wk
Oklahoma$1,267–$1,407/wk
Oregon$1,267–$1,729/wk
Pennsylvania$1,267–$1,715/wk
Rhode Island$1,267–$1,925/wk
South Carolina$1,267–$2,366/wk
South Dakota$1,267–$1,477/wk
Tennessee$1,267–$2,212/wk
Texas$1,267–$1,848/wk
Utah$1,267–$2,870/wk
Virginia$1,267–$2,366/wk
Vermont$1,267–$1,918/wk
Washington$1,267–$2,156/wk
Wisconsin$1,267–$1,568/wk
West Virginia$1,267–$1,372/wk
Wyoming$1,267–$1,610/wk

Source: U.S. General Services Administration per diem rates, FY2027 (Oct 2026–Sep 2027); lodging averaged across the year. Not tax advice.