Lodging
$145/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,575
Max per month
$6,825
Durango (La Plata County) has a GSA lodging rate of $145 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,575 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Durango is about $1,940 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,350/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Durango
Travel Pharmacy Pharmacist Inpatient$2,535/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 40 wks · dayTravel Pharmacy Pharmacist Inpatient$2,535/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 40 wks · dayTravel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse$2,436/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 64 wks · dayTravel Operating Room Registered Nurse$2,413/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 60 wks · dayNeonatal Icu Nicu Travel Nurse$2,150/wk
Nomad Health · Durango, CO · 13 wksTravel NICU Registered Nurse$2,094/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 20 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,057/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 92 wks · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology MRI Tech$2,056/wk
Aya Healthcare · Durango, CO · 92 wks · dayRN NICU$2,050/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Durango, CORegistered Nurse – Telemetry$2,004/wk
AMN Healthcare · Durango, COSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.