Lodging
$135/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,505
Max per month
$6,522
Birmingham (Jefferson County) has a GSA lodging rate of $135 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,505 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Birmingham is about $1,305 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,050/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Birmingham
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,994/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · dayRadiology / Imaging RN$2,967/wk
Soliant Health · Birmingham, AL · 13 wksTravel Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics RRT-NICU$2,916/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 40 wks · dayTravel EP Lab Registered Nurse$2,737/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 8 wks · dayTravel Step down Registered Nurse$2,618/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 92 wks · dayTravel Medical Surgical Registered Nurse$2,419/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 84 wks · dayTravel MS/Tele Registered Nurse$2,402/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 60 wks · dayTravel Step down Registered Nurse$2,351/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 84 wks · dayTravel Step down Registered Nurse$2,334/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · 60 wks · dayTravel PCU Registered Nurse$2,283/wk
Aya Healthcare · Birmingham, AL · daySource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.