Lodging
$149/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,561
Max per month
$6,764
Lewes (Sussex County) has a GSA lodging rate of $149 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,561 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Lewes is about $2,418 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,470/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
Highest-paying travel jobs in Lewes
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$1,982/wk
AMN Healthcare · Lewes, DERegistered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU$1,982/wk
AMN Healthcare · Lewes, DERN ER$1,982/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Lewes, DESeaside Serenity: ICU Nursing Awaits You in Lewes!$1,982/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Lewes, DE · 13 wksRN Step Down/PCU/IMC$1,936/wk
Prime Time Healthcare · Lewes, DESeaside ER Adventure Awaits in Charming Lewes!$1,825/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Lewes, DE · 13 wksRegistered Nurse – Progressive Care$1,792/wk
AMN Healthcare · Lewes, DESeaside Adventure Awaits: Travel as a Telemetry Nurse!$1,792/wk
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Lewes, DE · 13 wksRegistered Nurse (RN) - Home Health in Lewes, DE$790/wk
Vivian Health · Lewes, DE · 13 wksMedical Icu Micu Travel Nurse
Nomad Health · Lewes, DE · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.