Lodging
$168/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,736
Max per month
$7,523
South Tucson (Pima County) has a GSA lodging rate of $168 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,736 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in South Tucson is about $1,573 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($5,040/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
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Banner Health · South Tucson, AZSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.