Lodging
$140/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,582
Max per month
$6,855
Fort Carson (El Paso County) has a GSA lodging rate of $140 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,582 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Fort Carson is about $1,761 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,200/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Fort Carson
Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner/ OB-GYN)$3,885/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, COAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Pract-Clinical/Psychiatric)$2,316/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, CONurse Practitioner$2,316/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, COAdvanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner/ OB-GYN)$2,316/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, CONurse (Clinical/Emergency Department)$2,020/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, CONurse (Clinical/Medical-Surgical)$1,906/wk
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Fort Carson, COSenior Living RN in Fort Carson, CO
Vivian Health · Fort Carson, CO · 13 wks · dayInpatient Rehabilitation Registered Nurse in Fort Carson, CO
Vivian Health · Fort Carson, CO · 13 wks · 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.