Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Grand Junction (Mesa County) has a GSA lodging rate of $113 a night and a meals rate of $68 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,267 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Grand Junction is about $1,783 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,390/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Grand Junction
Nurse Practitioner - Workplace Violence Prevention Program Manager$2,730/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Grand Junction, COTravel Radiology / Cardiology Echo Tech Cardiac Sonographer Pediatrics$2,455/wk
Aya Healthcare · Grand Junction, CO · 80 wks · dayExplore Stunning Grand Junction as a Surgical Technologist!$2,452/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Grand Junction, CO · 13 wksNurse Practitioner (Anesthesiology)$2,374/wk
Veterans Health Administration · Grand Junction, CORegistered Nurse – Cardiovascular$2,326/wk
AMN Healthcare · Grand Junction, COExperience Heartfelt Care Among Grand Junction's Scenic Wonders$2,326/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Grand Junction, CO · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Enterostomal Therapy Nurse - Wound, Ostomy and Continence$2,325/wk
AMN Healthcare · Grand Junction, CORegistered Nurse – Enterostomal Therapy Nurse - Wound, Ostomy and Continence$2,325/wk
AMN Healthcare · Grand Junction, COStep Down Travel Nurse$2,257/wk
Nomad Health · Grand Junction, CO · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Medical Surgical$2,211/wk
AMN Healthcare · Grand Junction, 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.