Lodging
$166/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,764
Max per month
$7,644
Tempe (Maricopa County) has a GSA lodging rate of $166 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,764 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Tempe is about $1,623 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,980/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
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