Lodging
$113/night
Meals & incidentals
$68/day
Max per week
$1,267
Max per month
$5,490
Lakewood (Jefferson 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 Lakewood is about $1,800 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 Lakewood
Travel Radiology / Cardiology Interventional Radiology$2,943/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · dayTravel Radiology / Cardiology CT Tech$2,348/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · 68 wks · dayTravel IMC Registered Nurse$2,252/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,243/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · dayStep Down Travel Nurse$2,211/wk
Nomad Health · Lakewood, CO · 13 wksOncology Travel Nurse$2,177/wk
Nomad Health · Lakewood, CO · 13 wksMedical Surgical Travel Nurse$2,177/wk
Nomad Health · Lakewood, CO · 13 wksTravel ICU Registered Nurse$2,113/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · dayTravel ER Registered Nurse$2,113/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · dayTravel ICU Registered Nurse$2,113/wk
Aya Healthcare · Lakewood, CO · 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.